“Who’s still using Tinder?” you might ask as you see the title of this article. Many people, actually, and don’t be a hater — more than 75 million people from all around the world use it, generating 2 billion swipes per day. Although it’s popular to hate on dating apps, some people do believe it’s good for making human connections, whether it’s looking for a soulmate or just a fun one-night-only adventure.
It’s not all doom and despair on Tinder; in fact, people with a good sense of humor and a way with words still exist there. Don’t believe us? Check out these screenshots of conversations and bios we came across on the r/Tinder subreddit. Who knows, maybe one of them will inspire you to sign up and try your luck at love again?
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#1 Don’t Let Her Being The Same Height Stop You From Getting That Number Kings
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#2 I Won’t Be The Only Uncomfortable One
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#3 We’re Both Currently At The Gym- We Matched, And He Messaged Me This 👀😂
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Not every bio or conversation on Tinder is a winner, but you have to be realistic and can’t expect every interaction on a dating app to be positive — that would be statistically improbable. We think this list is a good reflection of what you might find on Tinder — a little bit of humor, a little bit of disappointment, and a solid dose of WTF moments in between.
So, what works best on Tinder? When it comes to words, it’s humor. One experiment by behavioral scientists showed that humorous conversation starters and replies yielded more matches than earnest ones. When participants used funny one-liners and jokes, their odds of getting a match increased by 12%.
#4 I Got Unmatched Immediately After
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#5 Why Was This One Of His Photos?!
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#6 Well There’s Always A First For Everything
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Since men tend to get less than half as many matches and replies on dating apps as women, the researchers focused on sending messages from hypothetical men’s profiles. They sent out a total of 1,227 messages to 1,227 unique Tinder profiles — from straight men to straight women — and observed how differently women responded given the nature of the message.
The default “funny” sentence they used wasn’t even particularly complex: “Hey, did we have class together? I could have sworn we had chemistry.” The competing “earnest” sentence was “Hey, what song have you been playing on repeat lately?” Perhaps even the slightest attempt at humor is what piques a woman’s interest — they might value a good sense of humor more than good looks.
#7 This Guy Is Using AI Right?
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#8 Men, This Is Your Competition. Me (Blue, 26f) And Grey (33m)
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#9 I Said “Girl What” Aloud
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It wouldn’t be fair to assume that all kinds of humor are appreciated on dating apps. Another Tinder study found that women like funny men, but don’t appreciate jokes that are objectifying or in any way comment on their appearance. For example, the joke “Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only 10 I see,” while combining humor and a compliment, did not do well.
#10 I Found My Dream Girl ❤️🥵
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#11 Insulting A Girl At 5am For Not Replying Is Diabolical 💀
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#12 This Has To Be A Joke
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“For a successful dating experience, do not use ‘cheesy’ or ‘cliché’ pick-up lines,” co-author of the study, assistant professor at Kennesaw State University, Minhao Dai told PsyPost. “Simple humor or a simple compliment works well. However, when you cramp too much into one pick-up line, Tinder daters, especially female users, found it off-putting.”
#13 My Bio Says “I Have Zero Talking Stages Left, Lets Just Grab Tacos” He Continued From There
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#14 Then Why Are You Here
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#15 Hope That Line Works For You 😁
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If you’re looking for ways to increase your dating app matches, there’s one thing that’s almost guaranteed to bring them down — a pic of you holding a fish. The infamous “fish pics,” where men are holding their unalived catch, are such a meme at this point that Tinder even ran a humorous April Fools’ campaign promising to ban all fish pics: “The app is expected to be fish-free in 24 hours,” they joked.
#16 I Mean We Started The Conversation At 6:50 Am And I Already Managed To Piss Him Off By 7:41 Am 😅 Mind You…he Knew That I Worked And Have A Kid And My Focus Would Be On Getting Ready For Work And Camp This Morning
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#17 I Think She Likes Me
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#18 Can’t Make This Up
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Instead of fish pics, dogs work way better. A survey by the online dog walking and sitting marketplace Rover found that 60% of pet lovers would swipe right if they came across a profile with pics of an owner with their dog. Philip Tedeschi, professor and researcher on the human-animal bond, says that people feel more comfortable and attracted to someone who demonstrates a loving bond with their pet.
#19 Might Have Found The Most Insufferable Man On The App
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#20 God This Is Insufferable
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#21 What Are We Doing?
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What are your tips about being on dating apps, Pandas? What sort of openers do you usually go for, and is humor what you’re looking for in a potential date? Let us know your strategies and share your Tinder success and horror stories with us in the comments!
And if you’re craving some dating app disasters, check out our previous publication about horrible men who had women swearing off dating apps and these “nice girls” who got called out for their delusional behavior.
#22 I’ve Matched With Her Before And She’s Just Crazy Dry So I Enjoy Saying Random Things When We Match
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#23 Wow I’m So Lucky 🙄
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#24 Just When I Thought I’ve Seen It All
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#25 Can I Rizz My Way Back Into This?
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#26 Caught Quite The Catch
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#27 First Message… Pretty Blown Away By This One
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#28 Got Told After I Got To The Spot
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#29 This Was Funny 😄 10/10
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#30 My Humor Is Wasted On These Apps
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#31 POV It’s 10 Am On A Tuesday And You Open Up Tinder
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#32 Mark, Don’t Miss Your Shot!
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#33 Well, That’s A New One For Me
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#34 Who Is The Weird One
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#35 Am I At The Bottom Of The Barrel Yet?
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#36 First Impressions That Didn’t Land For Me
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#37 She Must Be Job Seeking On Hinge Then
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#38 I Wish Men Were Normal 🤩
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#39 W Rizz? Repost To Remove Names
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#40 Spent 30 Minutes Sweating An Opener. I Don’t Usually Make It This Far
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#41 Fumbled The Girl But At Least She’ll Still Mod My Wii. Small Victories
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#42 Was I Being Mean To Her?
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#43 I Found The Perfect Opener, It Works Every Time
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#44 I Gotta Get Tf Out Of Texas Gng
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#45 First Time For Everything
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#46 Is It Just Me Or Do You Think Using Pregnancy Photos For Your Tinder Is A Crazy Move? Especially For The First Picture
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#47 That’s A Pickup Line
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#48 The Jokes Write Themselves (We’re In Canada)
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#49 This Conversation Was Absolutely Rough LOL
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#50 I Appreciate The Honesty 💯
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#51 Matched With This Guy That Work It In My Company So I Had To Shoot My Shot
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#52 I’m Proud Of This One
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#53 First Message Mind You 😂
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#54 That’s Crazy 😭
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#55 I Must Be Losing My Touch
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#56 Basically The Whole Convo Btw
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#57 Does This Ever Work, Like Ever?🥀
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#58 This Is Probably The Worst Profile I’ve Ever Seen
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#59 Truly Didn’t Expect This To Work
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#60 Can’t Make This Shit Up (Ignore My Spelling Mistakes I Type Fast)
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#61 She Does Not Drive To Meet Men!!
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#62 Thats A Terrible Opener. What Am I Supposed To Say? ._
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#63 She Was Giving 3-4 Word Answers So I Decided To Mess Around
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#64 Is ‘Dating’ Not An Actual Thing Anymore?
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#65 What In The Delulu Is This? How Often Do Women Try And Pull This Move?
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#66 Life Is Worth Living
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#67 👁️👄👁️
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#68 Cool Dad
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#69 Now We’re Being Used Entertainment For A Bachelorette Party? Wtf
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#70 I Wanted To See Eye To Eye 😔
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#71 Half Ironman
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#72 At Least She Is Clear On Her Type
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#73 I Need To Escape This Place (Edited+response)
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#74 No Way She Wouldn’t Match Me After This😭
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#75 No You
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#76 They Just Take Any Excuse To Mention It
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#77 Get These Beggars Out Of Here
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#78 She Is A Catch
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#79 Prayer Really Does Work
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#80 Is This What Counts As “Non-Political” These Days?
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