1.Stay away from generic pictures
After the amount of memes on social media about this topic you should all have levelled up by now but if you need another reminder, please keep the generic pictures off your profile. Lads, stay away from images of you holding up a fish. One glimpse at a trout and the gals are envisioning their Sundays spent cold, wet and bored and will swipe left without a second thought.
And for the ladies, I know the Instagram and Snapchat filters make you feel glam, but using them as your main picture on a dating app signal one of two things: You're insecure or you're a catfish.
It's time to boycott the filters. You are *chefs kiss* a natural beauty.
2. Boring bios
You have a very limited amount of time to convince someone you're worth the swipe right which means you can't be stingy with your pitch. Kim Kardashian became a billionaire because she identified her best asset and used it to sell herself. Time for you to do the same.
If you want to avoid a dry inbox, stay away from bios like, "I don't know what to put here" and "here for a good time, not a long time". They make you seem too cool for dating apps and completely bypass anything about why you're a great potential fling like the fact you have a beaming personality!
3. Don't lie about your stats
Based on the mountains of TikTok videos I've seen of people exposing men for lying about their height or age on dating apps, I'd suggest saving yourself the trouble and just being honest - or skipping the stat section altogether. Imagine how embarrassing it would be when you meet your match in person and have to explain why you're absolutely nothing like your photo. I'm getting secondhand embarrassment even thinking about it.
And let's not forget - short kings are in! Thank you Tom Holland.
4. Don't have stanky chat
Some people are fantastic at talking in person and some are brilliant over text. If you fall into the latter, godspeed to you my friend and remember, the secret to keeping a conversation going is answering a question with a question.
Forgo the blunt replies of "yes", "no" and "I guess" and indulge in an awkward initial chat. Sure, there are only so many ways you can make the general questions like "what do you do for a job?" sound cute, but come on Shakespeare, I know you've got the ability to make someone swoon over your words.
5. Don't lie about what you want
Dating app experts are always drilling into us that successful real-life relationships from dating apps are due to people being honest about their intentions. If you're looking for a non-serious fling or hook up, state that in your bio. If you are looking for a serious relationship be honest about that too. You are on the app for a reason so don't be passive with your intentions. Be an assertive queen.
Whether or not you decide to troop through cuffing season alone or with the help of a sexy fling, remember the best way to date is by being your authentic, genuine, charming self and always have a little fun with it.
