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If you’re on a dating app like Hinge, you want to make the best first impression possible. That’s where Hinge prompts come in! These prompts are designed to help you start a conversation and get to know your potential matches. We’ve gathered the best Hinge prompts for guys, as well as example answers to help you make your profile the best it can be so you can find your perfect match.
Things You Should Know
- Choose Hinge prompts that show off your personality. You’ll likely get more matches by being funny and witty.
- Be open about what you’re looking for. Answer questions that help you find matches that have similar goals and values.
- Share your hobbies and interests. This way, you can find a match who likes to do the same things you do.
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I think I’m a relatively attractive guy with some decent things going for me. I have a good job, a car etc. I know I’m not Ryan Gosling, but it still feels like I’m just not getting the matches I should be on Tinder, Bumble, or Hinge. I’ve asked a few of my guy friends to review my profile and they all say it’s fine, but they’re not exactly crushing the dating game either, so I’m not totally sure I can trust them on this one. I’d love to get some ideas from the ladies out there—what are you looking for when you’re browsing the dating apps? What do you want to see in the perfect guy’s bio? What is it about a profile that makes you go, “He’s a catch”? What kinds of photos are you looking for? Any and all advice is deeply appreciated!
I find that men often don't have selfies of themselves or great photos of just them–most of their pictures are group pics or action shots. So, if you don't have good photos, why not just get some professional photos taken that really show you in your element? Then, you can mix those in with other shots of you that are less flattering and polished. The general rule of thumb for anyone's profile is that you have to be the star of your profile. That means that pictures with other people potentially give someone a reason to say no to you or a reason to confuse you with other people in your photos. You want to keep the attention and the focus on you.
Use what I call the Three C's – Color, Context, and Character. Color is strategic. It is to stand out from the crowd. No white button downs. Anything that doesn't have a story to it or isn't memorable will get swiped past. And that primary photo is really important. If you consider it again, from the perspective of someone swiping, they're going through picture after picture after picture, they might not even be getting to your second photo. You have to give them a reason to stop and pay attention. Color is really strategic in that way. A lot of times, I'll recommend the color red, because we are psychologically conditioned to see red, stop, and pay attention.
The second C is context. If you go past someone's first photo and further into the profile, that's where we need the context. That's telling your story through your photos. What do you like to do? What part of town do you live in? Tell your story visually, conveyed at a glance. This approach gets that person more invested than if you've just written it on the page.
The third C is character. This is the one that most people forget. This is showing your personality. It's showing your fun side, your wild side, your quirky side, your goofy side, your nerdy side. It's the picture that usually someone will comment on because there is so much in there to unpack with the person. And that's really the goal of the profile. Get them to stop and pay attention. Get them to like you and then get them to engage with the message. I try to make my advice as actionable and simple as possible. And then just one more guideline that might be helpful for profile writing. You want to also have a mix of face and body photos. And you also want to be aware of the focal point of the photo. Where does the eye go when someone looks at your photo initially? A lot of the apps now will crop your picture to square. Again, consider it from the point of view of the person that is going to be looking at it and how they will see it. And sometimes, a picture that is cropped to square will not look the same. If it's like a full body or three-quarter shot, it will not look the same that you will not focus in on the same things when it is sort of shrunken down to square format.
Use what I call the Three C's – Color, Context, and Character. Color is strategic. It is to stand out from the crowd. No white button downs. Anything that doesn't have a story to it or isn't memorable will get swiped past. And that primary photo is really important. If you consider it again, from the perspective of someone swiping, they're going through picture after picture after picture, they might not even be getting to your second photo. You have to give them a reason to stop and pay attention. Color is really strategic in that way. A lot of times, I'll recommend the color red, because we are psychologically conditioned to see red, stop, and pay attention.
The second C is context. If you go past someone's first photo and further into the profile, that's where we need the context. That's telling your story through your photos. What do you like to do? What part of town do you live in? Tell your story visually, conveyed at a glance. This approach gets that person more invested than if you've just written it on the page.
The third C is character. This is the one that most people forget. This is showing your personality. It's showing your fun side, your wild side, your quirky side, your goofy side, your nerdy side. It's the picture that usually someone will comment on because there is so much in there to unpack with the person. And that's really the goal of the profile. Get them to stop and pay attention. Get them to like you and then get them to engage with the message. I try to make my advice as actionable and simple as possible. And then just one more guideline that might be helpful for profile writing. You want to also have a mix of face and body photos. And you also want to be aware of the focal point of the photo. Where does the eye go when someone looks at your photo initially? A lot of the apps now will crop your picture to square. Again, consider it from the point of view of the person that is going to be looking at it and how they will see it. And sometimes, a picture that is cropped to square will not look the same. If it's like a full body or three-quarter shot, it will not look the same that you will not focus in on the same things when it is sort of shrunken down to square format.
You say you're a good-looking guy, and I'm sure you are, but do your photos represent that? It may seem obvious, but a good profile picture for Bumble or Tinder or any one of those is not the same as a good profile for LinkedIn. I was coaching a client who used his LinkedIn picture in his dating profiles, and while it was very nice looking, he was very professional and it didn't come across as warm or fun—it didn't make potential dates say "I'd like to meet this person." There are different pictures for different contexts.
So, get five pictures together where you come across warm and approachable. Put your best picture first, that's your lead picture. And then if you have a picture, that is your weakest of, say, the five or the six or whatever, put that one in the middle, and then put your second strongest picture at the very end. So the very first thing that they see and the very last thing that they see, those are your strongest pictures.
So, get five pictures together where you come across warm and approachable. Put your best picture first, that's your lead picture. And then if you have a picture, that is your weakest of, say, the five or the six or whatever, put that one in the middle, and then put your second strongest picture at the very end. So the very first thing that they see and the very last thing that they see, those are your strongest pictures.
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This article was reviewed by John Keegan and by wikiHow staff writer, Raven Minyard, BA. John Keegan is a Dating Coach and motivational speaker based in New York City. With over 10 years of professional experience, he runs The Awakened Lifestyle, where he uses his expertise in dating, attraction, and social dynamics to help people find love. He teaches and holds dating workshops internationally, from Los Angeles to London and from Rio de Janeiro to Prague. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Humans of New York, and Men's Health. This article has been viewed 71,996 times.
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