This may not work for everyone, but these are some of my personal filters:Well lit photos outdoorsClear, nor blurry photos that seem recentSmiling in photos (not the same creepy brooding expression in every photo)Definitely not the "My height since it matters" - (they clearly know it matters, and are intentionally obtuse)Not too long, not too short write up, devoid of emoji sentences like this 🍻🍷🍰👯♂️Attention to grammar In clean, decent clothingMention of goals, hobbiesNo pictures of fish, snowboarding (nothing wrong with either of these activities, but it seems like they are on there to attract other men when they put this on? And so many have both of these photos)
My boyfriend’s profile didn’t say travel, it said a niche type of travel. It didn’t say he liked to write, it said what he wrote. In a sea of vague, his stood out. He put his real height with no comment (he’s short). He answered the prompts with thoughtful but short answers with perfect grammar.I wouldn’t say it was a great profile. It was that the others were so bad that I was about to give up on OLD. Where the green flags emerged was his messages that showed he read my profile and he took an interest in getting to know me. After our first date he made it clear that he was interested in me.
Upon seeing @Bathsheba's concise post, I'll give my two cents. The man I am dating had fun and clever aliterration and word play, that briefly glossed over his career, height and hobbies. His profile stood out, but he had a pretty bad collection of photos (one skiing, blurry and one outdoors, bad angled and blurry) one that almost had me pass over him. His saving grace was one photo that was clear of him, well dressed and giving a speech at what was clearly a wedding. At this point I was having fun having a scrotation, but flustered at everyone dropping the ball at one thing or another when I met him. He was quick to message after matching, and showed an interest in getting to know me, but didn't take too long before showing an interest on taking me on a date. He aced the phone interview, was charming and fun on our dates together thereafter, and we are happily dating now.
Men with shirts ON No mention of "this is my height since it matters" Pictures with a dog States the qualities in a mate that he admires instead of what he doesn't (I'm totally guilty of this)
Pictures out in nature (with him in them, not just random nature scapes)
Thought put into the profile (I see a lot of random facts about people especially on Hinge, and you can tell the person hasn't thought about the things a future partner might actually care about)
Expectations for the relationship
Some type of long-term goals, not just "seeing what happens"
An actual picture of his face not half a face, not backlit, not cut off at the chin;A write-up of his qualities/characteristics;What he’s looking for (not everything from casual to long-term, make a choice)An effort to connect within a few days time by phone first
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This may not work for everyone, but these are some of my personal filters: Well lit photos outdoors Clear, nor blurry photos that seem recent Smiling in photos (not the same creepy brooding expression in every photo) Definitely not the "My height since it matters" - (they clearly know it matters, and are intentionally obtuse) Not too long, not too short write up, devoid of emoji sentences like this 🍻🍷🍰👯♂️ Attention to grammar In clean, decent clothing Mention of goals, hobbies No pictures of fish, snowboarding (nothing wrong with either of these activities, but it seems like they are on there to attract other men when they put this on? And so many have both of these photos)
My boyfriend’s profile didn’t say travel, it said a niche type of travel. It didn’t say he liked to write, it said what he wrote. In a sea of vague, his stood out. He put his real height with no comment (he’s short). He answered the prompts with thoughtful but short answers with perfect grammar. I wouldn’t say it was a great profile. It was that the others were so bad that I was about to give up on OLD. Where the green flags emerged was his messages that showed he read my profile and he took an interest in getting to know me. After our first date he made it clear that he was interested in me.
Men with shirts ON No mention of "this is my height since it matters" Pictures with a dog States the qualities in a mate that he admires instead of what he doesn't (I'm totally guilty of this)
Pictures out in nature (with him in them, not just random nature scapes)
Details about personality, hobbies
Thought put into the profile (I see a lot of random facts about people especially on Hinge, and you can tell the person hasn't thought about the things a future partner might actually care about)
Expectations for the relationship
Some type of long-term goals, not just "seeing what happens"
An actual picture of his face not half a face, not backlit, not cut off at the chin; A write-up of his qualities/characteristics; What he’s looking for (not everything from casual to long-term, make a choice) An effort to connect within a few days time by phone first