3. Use Your Dating Profile As an Ice-Breaker

  • Nix the selfies, which can come across as too narcissistic.
  • Don’t wear sunglasses in your shots. Corny as it sounds, eyes are the windows to the soul and sunglasses can look as though you’re hiding something.
  • Avoid bikini shots, unless you’re just looking to hook up chemistry app.
  • Avoid group shots. It’s important to make it easy for him to see you and get excited about you. In this fast dating world, people don’t take the time to figure out which one you are – they just swipe left.
  • Don’t include shots of you with people that could be mistaken for a boyfriend or girlfriend. (I don’t care how much you love your brother. Keep him out of the shot.)
  • Ditto for shots where you clearly cropped your ex out of the shot. Yes, we all have a relationship history but we don’t need to see the arm of the person that was there before us. (more…)
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