Ah Tinder, the Holy Grail, yet somehow also the trashcan of the dating world. Whether we would like to admit it or not, most of us have used it, or will end up using it at least once. And for those of you who have used it, you have been privy to some common types of male profiles. Some are good but most of them are bad, really bad. And they always seem to remind you just how sad the dating culture has gotten in America. The following ten are the ones that are the most common and the most depressing.
1. The “can't see his face”
Is it because he really likes far away artsy shots? Is it because he's ugly? Usually it's the latter and almost always ends in a quick unmatching.
2. The “let me show you my muscles”
Because apparently that's all women ever want in a male. So, whether he has them or not he's going to try to flex them in his picture to try to get you to swipe right.
3. The “group pic that's always the ugly dude”
This is precisely why they put up the group picture because you swipe right hoping that he's a cute one and he almost never is. Bummer.
4. The “girls like me because one is kissing/hugging me”
Why do guys think this is acceptable? Are we really going to swipe right because you have a girl on you and your pictures? Do you want us to instantly be jealous of her and want to make you ours instead? We don’t.
5. The “animal one”
“I'm sensitive and I like animals so that means that I’ll like you and treat you well too.” Rolls eyes.
6. The “mirror selfie”
There’s nothing wrong with a mirror selfie when done right but you can always tell when a guy doesn’t use social media very often. If he has a dirty mirror picture and his iPhone that's about three generations behind. And he’s usually the old dude that lied about his age to attract a younger graphic.
7. The “I'm an athlete so you have to like me”
Oh, the athlete picture. Usually they're in their uniforms. Of course around here it's usually football and you can never tell what his face looks like because he always has his helmet on. But “you have to like me because I'm a football player”. Rolls eyes, again.
8. The "family guy"
This one isn’t awful but it’s usually deceiving because it's usually the guys who are jerks that have this picture up to make it look like they're family oriented and sweet. Guess what? They lied.
9. The "drunk one
This is so common in a college town. The guy doing a keg stand or the guy with four beers in his hand; usually the frat guys. They look like a fun time but they are almost always jerks.
10. The "perfect one that will never be"
You finally came across the perfect looking guy. He has a nice face, average body, he seems like he has nice personality, his bio was on point. But he doesn't. Match. You. Back! You might as well throw your phone away.
While the dating culture is pretty sad in America right now, we have to admit it is pretty entertaining. A lot of us use Tinder just as a confidence booster or as a way to kill a couple of hours on a Thursday night by laughing hysterically at some of these horrible profiles and bios.
