Think about the kind of information you would enjoy discovering from the profile of an old friend – chances are they will be interested in the same kind of information about you and your life.

You might want to talk about some of the areas listed below. But do remember that anyone can read your profile so, to help ensure your privacy, we have also included a list of things we recommend you don’t mention.

Write about…

• Your job or career
• Whether or not you have children and how many
• Whether you are married, single or divorced
• What part of the world you have chosen to live in
• How your life has developed since you were younger
• How you have changed or not since the old days
• Your interests, hobbies and achievements
• A funny or touching memory which stands out in your mind

Leave it out…

• Any personal contact details such as your email address and phone number
• Your address or the name of the street in which you now live
• Anything which you may use as a password such as the names of your children or pets
• Your birthday or date of birth
• Anything which could be offensive or insulting


Example profiles

Still stuck? You might find it useful to have a quick read of the following example profiles…

“Long time, no see. There’s too much to tell in a few lines, but I’ll give it a go… After university I went travelling around South America for six months, which was amazing. Now I live in London and work in advertising, which is going really well (just about come to terms with not being a professional footballer!). I’ve got a great girlfriend who lives with me but no kids on the way yet - as far as I know! Still see a lot of Paul and James. Get in touch if you want to know more – it would be great to hear from people.”

“Hello everyone. I’ve just retired from work as a human resources manager and I thought it would be nice to contact some of my old friends now that I’ve got a bit more time on my hands. I live in Cheshire with my wife who is retiring next year and we plan to see a bit more of the world (or Europe at least) in our mobile home. Our daughter has just had our first grandchild so we see them as much as possible – they are not too far away in Manchester. I would love to know how all the old gang is getting on.”

“Well, where to begin? I’ve just got divorced for the second time (I know!) but I’m now living with a wonderful man who I met after I joined a local book group (our eyes met over Pride a Prejudice!). I haven’t had any children but I’ve got a beautiful pony who takes up a lot of my time. I work as a hairdressing lecturer at a further education college in the Midlands, which I really enjoy. If you fancy reminiscing about the old days, then I’d love to hear from you.”

“Hi. Does anyone from school remember Mr Brown’s ‘hilarious’ impressions (not)? What’s everyone doing now? I’m working at a hotel in Barcelona at the moment, after doing leisure and tourism and Spanish at college. It’s a lovely place but I do get a bit home sick, so send me an email to cheer me up.”