"Beige Flags" are Red Flags and low effort scrotes.

Do bland, unoriginal, trite and tired phrases in bios count as beige flags? - "Partner in crime" - "Loves to laugh" - "Wanderlust" - "Binge watch" It's very telling that almost ALL of the comments on this article are seething, frothing-at-the-mouth scrotes who are pissed that women are developing higher standards that they can never hope to match. 😂 No one wants your crusty boring dicks, die mad. And then the few women commenters just saying "Yeah online dating sucks just don't do it". 🤣

"Because we humans are a fascinating bunch, and I struggle to understand why people are on dating apps if they don’t plan on getting to know someone properly."

That poor author. One day I hope she learns the incredibly harsh yet freeing truth about men: If he's not chasing after you, he's just not that into you.

"The amount of blokes who have instantly responded to that answer with something like, “Yes I love that show, I’m a plumber so let’s give it a go!” or “I’m handy with a tool kit, what can you bring to the design front?” has been a game-changer!"

Oh my gosh, he pulled a "what do you bring to the table" and she thinks that's a good thing. Rescue mission material.

I have a HVM uncle who treats his wife like a queen. My aunt is a sahm and they adopted 2 girls since she wasn't able to have biological kids. A lot of men would have left her wanting to pass on their genes or some bs. He's very successful in the chemistry field and the own a huge house and he's able to provide them a very comfortable life. He's a hobby Salmon fisherman and he goes a few times a year on trips and bring back tons of Salmon which we all get to enjoy at family gatherings during the holidays.

He's a sporty man even in his 50s. They met back in the day when online dating didn't even exist but I could just imagine him if he was young and single present date having a dating profile with pictures of him cycling and holding up a nice big Salmon on a boat.

All that to say I don't think a fishing picture is a red flag. I personally love salmon and nothing tastes as great like fresh wild caught fish. If you're a fish eater this could be a great match.

As for hunting, hunting for show like hunting exotic animals in Africa somewhere will never sit right with me.

BUT it's a big but. Hope I explain it respectfully.

Where I live hunting is a very normal and highly respected practice. It's very organized and has to do with controlling populations of wild animals mostly boar and deer. The meat is sold to local restaurants and there's actually a "wild" hunted meat season where restaurants serve these traditional dishes.

People (both men and women hunt) are well-trained and highly skilled and take hunting very seriously. The people I have met who hunt have enormous respect for nature and the animals and the killing of an animal must be done very carefully so death is immediate. Hunting organizations are very protective of the environment and are very vocal and active in climate change initiatives and local problem solving for immediate climate change threats.

By all means a hillbilly with a rifle shooting squirrels is a red flag.

But I think there's more nuance to it than just straight up dismissing hunters and fisherman.

I'm a big meat lover and prefer wild caught fish and game over factory farmed meats any day. I can't be vegetarian for personal health reasons, so of course I prefer to have the best quality meat I can. A man who would provide that for me (like my uncle can for his family) would be an amazing match for me personally.

Literally, just expecting basic social etiquette means you rule out all of the men from online dating, hence why I don’t do it anymore

There was a similar male propaganda article someone posted a Twittter screenshot of here a week earlier, where the Metro Opinion said the concept of red flags are "toxic". Thankfully the FDS poster said they were dragged in the comments.

What's wrong with hunting/fishing pictures?