Whether you’re a first-timer at online dating and have no clue how to go about it or you’re someone who’s been doing it for quite some time, there is always room for improvement. So, if you want to nail online dating, the following science-backed tips will surely help you improve your game.
Nail Online Dating By Taking These Into Account
There’s a hell of a lot of dating advice out there, but the best kind has to be the one that’s backed by science. So, we’re giving you some online dating tips that are not just ideas, they are based on actual scientific facts.
#1. Use A Question On Your Online Profile
Apparently, adding a question to your profile is a great way to strike up a conversation, as it gives the prospective partner a good excuse to talk to you. It is also a great way to explore if there’s common ground. For instance, if you are into art, you could ask “Who’s your favorite modern painter?” after you’ve mentioned some of your preferred artists. Sociologist Dr. Jess Carbino, told Business Insider: “A lot of individuals need to have fodder to make conversation. It’s very difficult for people sometimes to put themselves forward and try to make that first move.”
#2. Don’t Cover Your Face
The same sociologist also advises online daters to let their facial features be on full display. This doesn’t just mean not putting your hands on your face; it includes not wearing any face or head accessories, like hats or sunglasses, either. That’s because people do what psychologists call “thin slicing.” According to Carbino, we take “thin slices of information and in a very quick period of time make very accurate judgments about somebody.”
#3. Don’t Post Selfies
According to Business Insider’s entertainment editor Nathan McAlone, research has found that selfies are 40% less likely to be a partner magnet on your online dating profile. It’s better to use photos of you taken by someone else, not yourself.
#4. Be Expansive In Your Profile Pic
Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy coined the term “power pose” in her TED speech in 2012, to describe the kind of expansive photo pose where you take up a lot of space and feel powerful and confident. According to a 2016 study, people tend to feel stronger attraction to those in expansive postures rather than those in contracted ones. So, no slouching on your dating profile photo.
If you’ve never heard these pieces of advice before, you are very welcome. Now, it’s time to put all this newly acquired knowledge into practice, don’t you think?
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