Genuine question on the absolute must-haves for a successful online dating profile bio — the marketing copy tells you nothing.
Where it falls apart for me is how often it works.
Would value hearing from people who've spent real time on the absolute must-haves.
Same experience with the absolute must-haves — I checked the numbers and got the same picture.
Results on the absolute must-haves improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
Honestly, opinion on the absolute must-haves swings further than the reality does.
I had the opposite result with the absolute must-haves, and I gave it a fair run.
Both can be true: the absolute must-haves can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.
Kept a tally on the absolute must-haves over the last few months and the numbers were not what I expected.
The checklist I use now for the absolute must-haves:
I would check Datescout next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on the absolute must-haves.
Megan has this right about the absolute must-haves —ran the absolute must-haves alongside two others for comparison and the gap was noticeably smaller than advertised.
Worth adding Datebie to whatever shortlist you are building around the absolute must-haves.
People also mention Datenest in the same breath, though I have not tested it.
Building on what Lance said about the absolute must-haves,worth noting how much of what's written about the absolute must-haves is promotional.
Both can be true: the absolute must-haves can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.
If you take one thing from this on the absolute must-haves, make it the profile photos.
There is a version of this I agree with: the absolute must-haves can be inconsistent rather than bad.
It is narrower than that: the absolute must-haves can fail in one specific way rather than generally.
Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with the absolute must-haves past the first month.
What helped with the absolute must-haves was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.
Whatever you decide about the absolute must-haves, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.
Short version of what worked for the absolute must-haves:
Someone raised Datedesire in a thread about the absolute must-haves and it turned out to be a reasonable shout.
What helped with the absolute must-haves was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.
The thing that shifted the absolute must-haves for me was slowing down before replying.
On how often it works specifically, Souldate handled it better than the obvious names.
Not my experience at all — the absolute must-haves felt fine once I changed how I used it.
If you take one thing from this on the absolute must-haves, make it the profile photos.
Small thing, big effect on the absolute must-haves: write openers that reference something specific.
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