A Good Bio For A Dating App
I have a favorite line to use on dating apps. I've most certainly written about it before, and I'm waiting for the day that someone on an app tells me, 'Someone just used that line on me.' (JK, I don't have that reach. Yet.) End of build-up: it's, 'Pizza or tacos?' Not a life-changing question, but I enjoy it because it's a hard choice to make, and everyone has an opinion about it. While I use it as an opening line, it works as a dating app profile bio too. Great Tinder bio ideas that prompt responses are, unsurprisingly, often questions.
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Besides setting up a killer profile, you need to have some great online dating openers ready to intrigue her. During my 100-date experiment, I analyzed thousands of dating profiles. When you deliver awesome opening lines for online dating sites and apps, your chances of connecting with quality women increase greatly. On average, the length of dating app profile in the U.S. Is a brief 19.51 words. You’ll find the most detailed dating app bios in Denver, Seattle, and Fort Worth, with an average bio length of 23.8, 22.75, and 21.6 words, respectively. This could be very useful in making sure you only swipe on people you’re likely to connect with.
The way I see it, there are three major questions to ask yourself before crafting your Tinder bio. First, is it engaging? Is your bio an invitation to chat or express an opinion on a particular Black Mirror episode? Awesome. Is it a question you'd actually like to know people's responses too? Excellent.
Second, does your bio represent yourself well? Does your Tinder bio capture your vibe at least somewhat accurately? You don't need to curate your 500 characters exhaustively, but why include a David Bowie lyric if you're not really a David Bowie fan? Be yourself, because everybody else is taken, you dig?
Third, is your bio just a series of emojis? If yes, then edit that sh*t immediately. I mean, do whatever you want because I definitely should not be telling you how to live your life. However, if you are looking suggestions on how to obtain more interesting responses from your dating app matches, unless you are some emoji wizard, usually a line of text works better ( a sprinkling of emojis is fine). Here are 15 unsolicited recommendations for use at your discretion.
1. 'Next trip: Japan or Australia?'
Even if you have no such plans to take a vacation of this scale, it's a fun hypothetical to get the people involved.
2. 'What's the weirdest city you've been drunk in in the U.S.?'
I have to give my BFF credit for this one. From Accident, Maryland to Chicken, Alaska, the responses can be pretty entertaining.
3. 'Where's your favorite slice of pizza?'
An iteration of my beloved, 'Pizza or tacos?' the answers to this one will be informative, if nothing else.
4. 'How many friends do you think I have?'
This abstract, slightly self-deprecating line is sure to attract matches with similarly bizarre senses of humor.
5. 'What's the last thing you ate?'
Because everyone's got an answer for this.
6. 'If you haven't run a marathon, message me.'
No shade, but like, why does everyone and their mother run marathons these days?
7. 'What's your favorite condiment?'
HOT SAUCE OR BUST.
8. 'What kind of bagel can fly?'
Dumb jokes for the win. Oh, and it's 'a plain bagel.'
Short Bio For Dating App
9. 'Where can I take you out on our first date?'
I feel like if I saw this on a man's profile, I might take it as presumptuous, but something about a lady owning her power and asking a partner out via Tinder bio feels just the right amount of 2018.
10. 'Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?'
A line from The Graduate that is also flirty and a question. Do this.
11. 'Can't decide what to Seamless. Plz advise.'
Again, mention food and you'll invite lots of conversation.
12. '5'2. Don't work for Google. Looking for someone lazy and who never showers so I don't feel inadequate. Please inquire below.'
Honesty can truly be the best policy, plus, anyone with a decent sense of humor will detect your pseudo-sarcasm.
13. 'I can show you the world.'
Shoutouts to Aladdin are bound to rouse some responses.
14. 'No, I will not give you my Snapchat before a first date.'
Because WHAT A RANDOM TREND THAT WHOLE 'SC: [Insert Handle Here]' trend is. Attract like-minded people from the get-go.
15. 'Dislikes: dogs, beer, and the outdoors.'
More sarcasm that is bound to attract some trolls, but hey, you wanted engagement right?
There you have it. I must admit that I have not participated in any kind of real-world trials with the above, so please report back if you have excellent (or terrible) results. No matter what, don't take your bio, or life, too seriously. Happy swiping.
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Dating in 2018 gets a bad rap. Using app algorithms to find human connection is tricky, and 'human connection,' means different things to different people. My dad recently admitted to me that he thought dating apps were like the now-defunct Craiglist 'Personal Ads' page, specifically, the 'Seeking Casual Sex' portion. (Which is why he'd looked so horrified any time my brother or I mentioned using them.) Different people use dating apps in different ways, depending on what they're looking for. So what do you put on your dating app bio if you want a relationship?
I co-host a podcast about dating, and our listeners write in about dating qualms, bad date stories, and more. With every email about anxious overthinking, blatant ghosting, or a situationship troubles, there seems to be one piece of advice that applies to all situations: make sure you communicate what you want.
Or what I like to call, 'Say it, don't spray it.' Don't drop hints or send angsty texts because you want more than you have from the person you're 'seeing' — just tell them what you want. It's scary AF, but it will save you time and tears in the long run. If there's one piece of relationship advice I could go back and give my recently graduated, 21-year-old self, it would be to ask for what I want.
This is why I don't think it's a bad idea to make it clear from the get-go that you're not looking for a casual hookup on your dating app bio. Just say it! However, I have to admit that when I read a profile that says 'Serious relationships only,' I feel a weird pressure to not disappoint a stranger who I haven't even been on one date with — eek!
My general philosophy when it comes to online dating is to take it one date at a time, and to try not to expect to find the love of your life on a first date. (That's usually just physical chemistry anyways.) Putting pressure on yourself to have a sixth sense for knowing what a person will be like in person after messaging them on an app for a while is all too much, and bound to lead to disappointment.
So while it's incredibly important to communicate what you want early in a relationship, if you're going to be explicit and put what you are looking for on your dating app profile, keep it light. Rather than writing, 'I'm looking for marriage in the next three to five years,' try something with a sense of humor like, 'I'm DTFR, Down To Find A Relationship.'
I must admit that reclaiming 'DTF' was entirely inspired by comic genius Nicole Byer. She talks about her dating app profile on her podcast 'Why Won't You Date Me?' and her profile includes, 'I'm DTF... Down To Figure Skate.' What I like about the 'DTFR' version of Byer's line, is that it's legitimately funny, but still gets the point across — you're not looking for a casual fling, you're actually using the apps to hopefully find your person.
So, if you're swiping and on the apps looking for a relationship, it's really smart to make that clear early on. Throwing that out there on your dating profile is a great way to cut through all of the BS you're not interested in, but you can also wait and mention that after you see how the first date actually goes.
Bio For A Dating App
And if you're going to put 'Looking for a relationship,' on your profile? Keep it fun. I highly recommend, 'I'm DTFR, Down To Find A Relationship,' but I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. So please, if you give it a go, let me know how it works out. Happy dating!
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