I think it is much simpler than this. I know a guy that is 35, is ripped and takes model level photos of himself. He will basically brag how he is picky on tinder. He is also 5'7" and has the most average salary.
Whoever has the best looking pictures gets most of the attention. I practically grew up on the old dating sites and my weight fluctuated wildly from eating out when I was young. I can remember it was like two different experiences depending if I was on a diet and weighed 15lbs less. 15lbs was the difference between a massive amount of attention vs basically none.
The idea that all that matters is how good your picture looks is so obvious but it doesn't fit the romantic stories we tell ourselves so we pretend like there are all these deep flaws in dating apps. They are doing exactly what we should expect them to do. Guys with great pictures are getting all the sex and attention at the expense of basically everyone else. Duh.
I'm shredding now right now and some stats on Reddit that the two most successful types of pics are 1) shirtless if you have a nice body and 2) pics with an animal.
So I'm gonna take a nice shirtless pic while holding my cat in one arm and have fun with it lol.
Whoever has the best looking pictures gets most of the attention. I practically grew up on the old dating sites and my weight fluctuated wildly from eating out when I was young. I can remember it was like two different experiences depending if I was on a diet and weighed 15lbs less. 15lbs was the difference between a massive amount of attention vs basically none.
The idea that all that matters is how good your picture looks is so obvious but it doesn't fit the romantic stories we tell ourselves so we pretend like there are all these deep flaws in dating apps. They are doing exactly what we should expect them to do. Guys with great pictures are getting all the sex and attention at the expense of basically everyone else. Duh.