32m here and ive been on dating apps for over 10 years and think they’ve gotten worse since the whole swiping algorithm. I always do max swipes daily on fb dating, tinder, and bumble with minimum to no success. Tinder being the worst of the three. Ik irl is better, I just am not good at it with social anxiety and overthinking. Anybody find what works on these apps if you’re an average looking man?

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      5 days ago

      There is no universal definition of attractive for all people, women, men, robots or space aliens.

      Be your true self and if you look far enough, you’ll be someone’s fantasy ( no guarantees on if you will find them attractive as well ).

      Even if only 1 in 10 million people think of you as their fantasy; that means you have 800+ possible partners to choose from.

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          4 days ago

          Attractive for me is about the contents of one’s mind and heart.

          I prefer my husband; who could gain or lose more than a 100 lbs and I would still be attracted to him. (Not that I wouldn’t encourage him to be healthy, so we can share more years together)

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            4 days ago

            Wow, that is really sweet. For most people I think physical attractiveness plays a much bigger role, especially on dating apps where it’s just a picture or two and a bio.