Is the number of matches you receive on tinder an indicator of how attractive you are?

[Anonymous]

If you get lots of matches and messages online, does it mean you’re attractive?

[VincentLaw]

If you see attractiveness as how many people find you attractive, then yes. Given that they can actually see real pictures of you of course.

But who cares, really? Attractiveness is something you want so that when someone you like comes along, the odds are better that they'll like you too. After that, you only have to worry about being attractive to your partner. If you want to be generally aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, go for it, but when it comes to how popular you are with the opposite sex that really falls to the wayside once you find someone

[Mega_illuminati]

not really. Most of this could be attributed to the good photography skills. Having good photo, may make you attractive. Other than that, your profile bio also matters. In case of a girl, if bio says she is just looking for one night stand, then she would receive lot more matches. In case of a guy, if he sings/play an instrument, then he may receive lot of matches.

[Asker]

What if the girl gets attention from men offline?

[Mega_illuminati]

then she probably is. No need to take tinder into account right?

[Asker]

i Mean, guys are often afraid of approaching women offline, so I would think that it would mean something if a woman receives a lot of attention online.

[Mega_illuminati]

yeah that factor is also important. But still, you may receive 100 matches, and your friend who is looking for hookup might get 200. That doesn't mean she is prettier though.

[Asker]

Yeah, that’s very true. I posted on my bio “not looking for hookups”. I still gets lots of messages, but I imagine I’d get much more if I posted “looking to have fun tonight.”

[Mega_illuminati]

exactly.

[Malita55]

I woukdnt say so. Its an indicator of a lot of things. How attractive you are is one, but also how good your bio is, how many fuckboys/girls there are in your area, how many desperate guys/girls there are in your area, how large the age range is for your tinder account, etc

[Asker]

Agreed. An ugly girl open to hooking up is going to have more matches than a pretty girl not looking to hook up.

[Malita55]

Exactly!

[Anonymous]

no. heard that guys swipe right for a lot of girls so they get any matches they can since it's more difficult for them.

[Asker]

Why would they swipe right on girls they’re not into for the sake of getting matched?

[Opinion Owner]

they get as many matches as they can so they can weed out who they actually like and who they don't.
it's a game.

[Asker]

That defeats the whole purpose though. Why not just match with who you like if you’re going to end up umatcging the ones you don’t like anyways?

[Opinion Owner]

because options.

[Asker]

Doesn’t make sense though. You’re just wasting your own time.

[Dudeman1234]

It gives you a better idea of who in your league. If you swipe right on only women you find very attractive you run the risk of getting few to zero matches, the risk is greater if you are overestimating your own attractiveness. Swiping right on everyone allows you to view all of you're possible options then choosing the best of the lot.

[Asker]

@Dudeman1234 If you swipe right on women you’re not attracted to just to get some swipes, you’re just lying to yourself and wasting your swipes and the time you’re swiping. I still don’t see the logic behind it nor do I see its benefit.

If anything, they’re swiping right on everyone to get an ego boost after seeing “who likes me”.

[Dudeman1234]

The logic is that quite often the girls you attracted to aren't the girls you can get. Realistically, you're going to have to settle for someone less attractive. So it's better to swipe right with everyone them choose the most attractive of those you matched.

[MusicMayhem]

To use the rubbish girls as practice for flirting so when a good one comes along a guy won't a few it up by being boring or weird.

[MusicMayhem]

*screw it up

[Saray]

I get my fair share of matches. And hell no it isn't... Guys hop on those thinking every girl which is on there is a way easier hook up then irl. You need less confidence to type a message on a keyboard then look into the eyes and say it. there's a easy way of explaining this.

If you see an amazingly hot , and beautiful woman on the street. Chances are you'll think (Way out of my league , dont want to get rejected in front lf everyone)

On the other side online no one knows you get rejected... Its kind of an ego thing.

[Caaarl]

No, not necessarily. A lot of males swipe just to get a wider net. They realized that competition is so feirce for men that they should just try as much as they can and take what they can get.

You might be underestimating what a lot of matches is in comparision to what other women get. It's easy to be a woman on tinder.

[Deydey12345]

That ^

[GetNaeNaed]

The only people who use Tinder are shallow bitches, men and women. Tinder is a meme ground. Go to another dating website that's more professional your chance of trying to find someone else that's professional on Tinder is slim to none. Tinder is used for one night stands not long term relationships. I'm not saying trying to find a long term relationship on Tinder is impossible, but it is definitely hard. You're wasting your time go to another dating app/website. I'm younger then most people on app and I've already figured this out on my own.

[GetNaeNaed]

To answer your question, NO.

[GetNaeNaed]

If anyone uses Tiner for a real relationship, your mistaken.

[spartan55]

Absolutely. Facebook likes mean even more, if you get lots of those it means you are SUPER COOL. But Instagram likes are DEFINITELY the most valuable (if you are lucky enough to get some)...
(this is sarcasm for those who believe this) and judging by this forum there are a lot who do.

[ryryryan]

On some statistical level, that would indeed be a basis for calculating ones attractiveness among a random sample of tinder users. Choosing g attractive pictures also matters, so I wouldn't say it's an objective measure, but maybe the closest thing to an objective measure i. e. Based on data

[Havel]

If you're a guy then yes absolutely it means you look incredible
However if you're a girl it doesn't mean jackshit because guys will swipe on literally ANYONE because they want to be with anybody they can get. Tinder is particularly rough for dudes because even average looking dudes will never get swipes on there. Typically women are far too picky when it comes to swiping on tinder

[TitusAlexis]

Lmao i would say for women perhaps. For men no way. Because men are so much easier to please they swipe rigjt on every decent girl. Where as women have their pick of the lot so they only choose better options. Now i had a pretty good bio and nice photos on my tinder and very rarely did i ever get a match. But read about the apps algorithm, its set up for failure so you will spend them moneys to be liked.

[ReachingNirvana]

Well, while I am positive you are both beautiful in face and spirit, I also know (from unfortunate experience) that tinder is filled with gentleman (who I am sure are lovely) who are very, very …. um, let's say … excitable and frisky.

[VaIiant]

No. There have been studies showing a woman who has two accounts, one as a brunette and one as a blonde, she gets more messages and matches as a blonde. It’s not attractiveness, it’s easiness.

[Asker]

Maybe the blonde girl looks better as a blonde than a brunette? I don’t buy the whole “blondes look easier” notion. I think the clothes you wear along with the make up can reveal the easiness aspect. But, I don’t see how hair color plays a role in that.

[VaIiant]

They don’t look easier, but men perceive them as such.

[GingerGuy]

If so, I'm pretty frickin ugly! lol

But no I don't think this is true necessarily. Some people will message anyone and everyone. I can find someone physically attractive and won't message them. There's more to them.

[JDavid25]

Well, in a way yeah.. But also no.. It could just mean you took good pictures, and whatnot.. Shoo, Ethnic group also play a factor.. When I was on tinder, I got a decent amount of matches, from mostly "Black" chicks..

[MrKinktastic]

It means you posted a photo in which you appear attractive.

Good photos of a so so girl appear more attractive than bad selfies of what would otherwise be a bombshell in my opinion.

[kik94esseker]

The matches I don't think that it indicates that as guys use to swipe right without seeing the photo cause they don't get that matches
But the messages indicates it

[Sourcerer]

80% true if you get many matches, 50% true if you don't.
Not matching is the status quo. You can't expect everyone to be swiping and seeing you, they probably don't see you, so low number of matches could mean either a thing or the other...
But, if you are getting lots of matches, you can definitely say you are attractive

[000_000]

Not really, some guys do this thing called suicide swiping where they swipe right on everyone and see who they match with. Weird strategy but people do it. So some of your likes might not have even seen your profile

[Asker]

What if they message you telling you how beautiful you are?

I think intent plays a role too. A guy might swipe right cause he thinks you’re hot, but may not message you after reading your bio saying “not looking for sex or whatever”

[000_000]

Sure, if a guy goes out of his way to tell you you’re beautiful that’s a pretty good indicator

[ScaryCool]

I hate those apps and things cause you gotta pay to find out if those matches are even legitimate or not.

[ShortCircuit]

I think in any online dating outlet, the amount of attention women get as compared to real life will be inflated, and the reverse is true of men.

[Anon-ymous1]

Well... it means that if you're male; it doesn't mean that if you're female. Females get attention online no matter what.

[Asker]

There’s a experiment on YouTube showing how attractivess plays a role in the number of matches you get. Chicks do get messages even if they’re average, but attractive women get even more than that since tinder is a superficial app.

[stbiker]

This question just broke my heart. I've been on Tinder for years now and I've got only three matches in the whole period. I never really thought I'm unattractive though. You just planted that thought in me. Thanks!

[Razabaza]

Maybe you need to take better pics , have a friend that's good at taking pics take one for you. Also it could be your bio , girls read that all the time

[stbiker]

Hey thanks for the comment. My Tinder pics are pretty well shot I guess. And the bio is not very bad as well. Maybe you're right too. Will give it a thought. ✌

[Anonymous]

Girls always gets tons of msgs, matches etc. All the girls.
Guys are desperated for us.

Although on the other side.. Guys never get any msgs and barely any matches cz they r ugly