Dating apps are brutal

"i was stuck in this loop where i'd get a few matches, but nothing ever turned into a date. the review pointed out that my profile had no 'handle'. i swapped my first photo (less posed), rewrote 2 prompts to be more specific, and changed the order. within a week i was getting openers that actually referenced my prompts."

"honestly just needed a second pair of eyes. the reviewer caught things my friends didn't mention."

"most useful part was the photo-by-photo notes. i had one picture i loved that apparently made me look way less approachable than i thought. i also didn't realize how repetitive my prompts were. made the changes and i've had more 'let's grab a drink' momentum in the last three weeks than i had in the previous two months."

"I expected generic advice, but it was weirdly specific in a helpful way. It called out that my photos were giving 'cool + distant' which is exactly the opposite of what i want to signal. It didn't explode overnight, but the quality shifted fast. More thoughtful likes, more normal conversations."

"i was pretty skeptical, but the teardown basically diagnosed why my hinge likes were low. i didn't change everything. just fixed the opener photo, made one prompt more personal, and adjusted the order. it genuinely made my profile feel more like me, just sharper."

"My issue wasn't getting matches, it was attracting the wrong kind of matches. The review pointed out that my profile read like 'party/travel/banter' even though i'm not really trying to date like that anymore. Updated two prompts and swapped out one 'flex' pic. The difference was immediate."

"liked that it didn't feel like a roast. it flagged that my photos were all basically the same setting (bars + nights out) and that it made my profile feel one-dimensional. added a daytime photo and replaced a blurry one. started getting more likes from people i'd actually swipe right on."

"preview score was fine, but the full breakdown changed things. like 'this photo makes you look shorter than you are' or 'this prompt doesn't give anyone anything to respond to.' i made the edits in one sitting and it honestly felt like i finally had a 'clean' profile."

"Didn't realize how much photo order matters. I had a strong picture in slot 4 and a weak one in slot 1. Reordered, swapped one pic, and adjusted two prompts. Within a few days i noticed my match rate going up, but the bigger change was the type of people matching me."

"Worth it just for the prompt rewrites alone. My old ones were so boring."