My honest advice to men using dating apps to find a relationship

From a woman who isn’t selling a course

I’m not here to batter you, gentlemen. I get it: this is hard. Boring. Frustrating. Often distressing. But I want you to succeed: less lonely men means a better, happier world. I know how the algorithm works on dating platforms and engineers (inside sources), I know how women read your profile, and I know how you can optimise and gamify your own success. Before we start, this is for men looking for serious relationships and not hook ups. Shall we just begin?

Slow down and read every profile carefully

1. Don’t like every profile in front of you

The business model works a lot like gambling; you, a desperate man, will like lots and lots of “ok” women in the hope you “win”. Uhoh! The algorithm has marked you out as a potential profit maximiser and will flag you to buy more premium tokens and extras. You will be presented with lower success rate options (women who either are inactive or not at all compatible with you) to keep you on the…