“BRAG: The number one reason I hear that women will swipe left to attractive guys is when their profile screams that they are a cocky douchebag.”
“BE CYNICAL: What I mean by this, is basically dissing Tinder and the fact that you are using it. Imagine if you went to a speed dating event, and the first thing you said to all of your dates was: ‘I wish I weren’t here, my friends signed me up…’.”
“BE DEMANDING: Don’t scare off potential suitors by explaining what kinds of girls you usually date, or how you don’t date women under 5’5”. Grow up.”
Is online dating just a game?
After all this, I set my preferences to both men and women, started swiping, then left my phone for a couple of days, like a farmer waiting for harvest.
To no surprise, I came back to 47 male matches and three female matches, proving my assumption that women swipe with a more discerning eye.
According to Louis Farfields of TextGods (again… wow) the worst way to start a Tinder conversation is with the word ‘hey’.
“Matching with a cutie only to scare her off with the first text freakin’ HURT… ‘Why would “Hey” scare her off? It’s so non-threatening.’ Let me tell you bro: It means you likely aren’t creative; you didn’t really check out her photos and bio and most importantly ‘hey’ forces her to put in the effort…”