Swiping Dealbreakers
Good evening! I asked my friends on Facebook and Twitter to list things that are guaranteed left-swipes on dating apps, and this is a fairly comprehensive list.
1) Women in the picture (guys always claim it’s their sister)
2) Lots of group pictures where you can’t tell which one is the guy/girl
3) Selfies
4) Shirtless selfies
5) Gym selfies
6) Hotel room selfies
7) All selfies
8) People in their 30s “just looking for fun”
9) Saying in their profile that they went to the school of hard knocks (have you noticed that no one ever seems to graduate from this school?)
10) Flipping off the camera
11) Sticking out your tongue
12) A toilet in the background of a selfie (especially a metal toilet—like the prison selfie my friend received)
13) Facial tattoos
14) Civil war memorabilia
15) Pictures with your kids—I’ve touched on this subject before. I would be too afraid of pedophiles
16) Cigarette smokers
17) Married men
18) Couples looking for a “bull” (I’m afraid to look it up on Urban Dictionary)
19) Too many political references in the profile (especially if they are extreme in either direction)
20) Appearing overly religious
21) Using the word “swolemate”
22) Bad grammar
23) Bad spelling
24) Pics taken far away so you can’t see the person's face
25) Extreme sports/fitness junkies
26) People who say “no drama” usually have a lot of it
27) People who look unclean
28) People who use lots of porn terms in their profile
29) “Separated” guys whose wives are actually just in the next room
30) Pictures of random things (and not the person)
31) People who say “I’m not racist, BUT”
32) When there is nothing written in the profile—only pics
33) Saying they’re looking for “someone special”
34) People who talk about how bored they are
35) Pics with your dog. Is your dog coming on the date? I would rather hang out with your dog, actually.
Want to add anything to the list or argue? Comment below or e-mail me at nicole@thebeentheredonethatproject.com.
I'm probably going to be adding some different, non-dating-related content in the near future for reasons I'll get into at a later date. If anyone has any ideas for that, you know where to find me.
I'm playing Doki Doki Literature Club and I'm almost at "that point", so I might not be sleeping much tonight. Erin, let me know once you catch up!
See you guys in the morning.