Men's Dating App Profile Starters That Should Be Non-Starters

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Note: This article is about the super-common and not-necessarily-toxic-but-still-problematic patterns that we see OVER AND OVER again. There are obviously WAY worse things men write into their dating app profiles, but you don’t need someone with a Ph. D. in rhetoric to break that down—those things are bright red flags 🚩

This article is about the ones that you could easily gloss over but shouldn’t.

Here are some of the most common snippets of profile text that should usually be block-to-burns:

1. “I don’t really know how this app works, so send me a message . . .”

2. “New to this site and I don’t really do online stuff . . .”

3. “Really bad at talking about myself, so . . .”

4. “Never know what to write on these sites . . .”

5. “Not a subscriber, but . . .”

I recommend blocking all these men. In my opinion and experience, they are telling you one of two things (or maybe both of these things):

• “I’m lazy”

• “I’m stupid.”

• “I’m both lazy and stupid.” [I know the word “stupid” is not PC right now, but I’m a Gen X-er and I’m doing it anyway for the sake of clarity. I’m using “stupid” to signify “clueless and unwilling to learn.”]

Also, just think about what they’re really saying:

“I don’t know how this app works.”
My golden retriever could figure out how to use a dating app. I’m not sure what this move is, other than an excuse to sit back and do nothing or a pathetic attempt at playing it cool, as in, “I’m a devil-may-care guy, so if you see anything you like here, Ladies, you better figure out how to appeal to me since I can’t figure it out.”

“New to this site and I don’t really do online stuff . . .”
Nobody in 2024 “doesn’t really do online stuff.” Don’t make me cite statistics for how many men there are on Pornhub right now.

“Really bad at talking about myself, so . . .”

I think this guy is just lazy. Or he thinks he’s mysterious. Exhausting, either way. Hard pass.

“Never know what to write on these sites . . .”

The sites literally prompt you, and your subject matter is yourself. Two possibilities here: Laziness, as above; Or, he truly CAN’T figure out what to write (again, about himself, in response to direct prompts): you can’t move forward with this person.

“Not a subscriber, but . . .”

He’s either not serious, or he truly can’t afford to pay up to 30 dollars per month. Might not be his fault, but that also means he can’t afford to date YOU. 😊

In all of these cases, the profile-owner is clearly conveying a lack of interest in and a lack of commitment to dating, which will almost certainly translate to a lack of interest in and a lack of commitment to you.
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