For those of you who have tried dating apps, what is your strategy to maximize what you're looking for? Do you think you have a good strategy? Why?

[Jammaa]

[Anonymous]

I’d say trying different apps and finding one or two that suit your tastes is the first step. I tried Match, Plenty of Fish, OK Cupid and Eharmony, and then settled on Christian Cafe. I find that people who are looking for more serious relationships will be more willing to pay for a dating app.

I try to be upfront about what I want and what I’m looking for in a relationship in my profile, and have nice, flattering pictures. A lot of the times I’ll make the first move by sending a “smile” or “wink” to every guy who I’m interested in, and by that point it’s just playing the waiting game of who’s going to respond and start a conversation. :)

[DummyThiccFeraligatr]

I'm on Bumble presently (stupid, I know). With this same profile photo, I've received 1 like in a month. Being 5'8" means that I'm automatically filtered out from most women's searches (not complaining, just being blunt).

Dating apps are a waste for all but the top ~10% of men on the desirability stack. Women can land quite a few hookups, but an actual relationship isn't likely for them, because the dudes they're all chasing have an abundance of options.

Don't give money to these predatory companies, people.

[DummyThiccFeraligatr]

Thanks for MHO.

[Lionman95]

I´ve tried dating apps by reading people´s profiles and only like those that I would like to have a conversation with that is about 1/4 because many profiles are empty besides their social media accounts.
I personally wrote some of my interests and character traits in the profile and what I´m looking for in them.
Either I´m not looking good or the strategy didn´t work because I rarely got matches.

[slatyb]

They worked for me after I divorced. My strategy was to have a profile of about three paragraphs that was carefully written to appeal to the women I most wanted to meet and to turn off the women I didn't want to meet. It worked. I was never single for long.

[Billlewis]

I rarely do online dating, because there are literally too many choices -- which means that ultimately you end up with nothing.

[lazermazer]

Are you really looking to date someone? Or just sex? Because apps is for the later.

[Andres77]

Never gonna