I use Tinder and I don't get a single match ever.

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I like the general idea of structuring your profile around a me/you/us theme.

I moved to a new city in November, restructured my profile around this idea, and went on dates with two people; I've been seeing one of those people steadily and the other is now a good friend. I'm 33, only marginally employed (I'm a 'freelancer'), and not especially good-looking (not bad-looking either, IMO, just not everyone's cup of tea).

Having said that, my mileage has historically varied greatly by locale, e.g. in NYC people expect you to like have a 'job' and all that

You guys have it all wrong. You literally can't fail to get a date at Dollar General.

This may be true in Addis Ababa, but I have met many of my wives on Tinder.

Employ the strategy my buddy uses...swipe right on everything as fast as you can not even looking at anyone

Yep.

You can do a bump and run, then have access to medicines that will clean up any consequences.

Well, a lot of them.

That might help you get more first dates but then you're a liar so don't expect it to last long.

LOL I was thinking the same. I would take two points off any self-assessed attractiveness score, so a 6/10 becomes 4/10. Just like any guy on dating apps who admits to being shorter than 6’1” is generally at least 2” shorter than their stated height.

The data is very clear, men out number women on the app by over 4 to 1. Its simple supply and demand, women can be choosy, men cannot because there is an over supply of men to choose from.

Write a witty short profile, have a nice photo of your face and a few photos highlighting you doing activities you love. One photo should show your full body with clothes on (shirtless is ok if it matches the activity and you have a six pack level body, otherwise cover up).

You should swipe right on basically every profile of a normal looking woman you find mildly attractive. Don't bother reading their profiles, you match with 1 in 20 at best, so its not worth your time. You should swipe left on every super hot instagram model. Since your swipes are limitted unless you pay, they won't match with you or are fake accounts, so they are a waste of a right swipe. You might ask why did I bother setting up an amazing profile if I don't read theirs in detail? You shouldn't read them until you match with them, but women do read them because they can be choosy and will match with like 1 in 2 they swipe right on. So they only have to swipe a few times and exit the app. You on the other hand have to swipe at least 20 times before you even get one match. Sorry that's just how it works.

Chat a bit on the app if you match. Read their profile before chatting. If the chat it is going well after a few back and forths, set up a coffee/drinks date and ask for their phone number. Your goal is to move out of the app as quickly as possible. The morning of the date, confirm they are coming, to avoid being stood up.

It's a lot of effort, but its also a lot of effort going to bars and meeting randoms. To each their own. I like neither, but I play the game.

Pretty much this.

The algothithm will put your profile at the bottom of the pile (and there are probably 1000 men to every woman). However if you pay then the algorithm will put your profile back near the top.

None of this changes the fact that 99.9% of women who use online dating don't take it seriously so the chances of getting someone decent are almost nil.

My BIL and his wife met on Eharmony. Is that different than Tinder?

A buddy at work got matched and the meet was set at 10:00pm @ a bar near battery park. we thought that was weird.

he was hopeful and he went anyway. sure enough, he got stood up. since it was a weeknight bar, there was hardly anyone else there either.. except a girl who just happened to be stood up as well.

they got married.

Waiting for that "you need to lift bro" post.