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<p>Dating apps aren&#39;t for the faint of heart.</p><p>When you build a profile on an app, you&#39;re signing yourself up for scrutiny and judgment from strangers, awkward conversations, and potential rejection.</p><p>While everyone is looking for something different in a fling or romantic partner, there are certain patterns that consistently turn prospective matches off.</p><h2><strong>In a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/111os6p/men_of_reddit_on_dating_apps_whats_something_you/" target="_blank">popular Ask Reddit thread</a>, straight men on dating apps shared what &quot;turns them off&quot; a women&#39;s profile.</strong></h2><h2><strong>1. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ChromeSyndkt/">ChromeSyndkt</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&quot;You better be able to hold a conversation&quot; Then my back hurts as I proceed to carry the whole conversation.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>2. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/WhoIsPorkChop/">WhoIsPorkChop</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&quot;I&#39;m not on here much, add me on Instagram/Snapchat/TikTok.&quot; I&#39;m not here to increase your follower count and I&#39;m not chasing you across platforms.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I&#39;m specifically referring to people who have this as their bio, not asking to move off your dating site of choice after talking to someone for a while.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>3. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/beansff/">beansff</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&lsquo;Entertain me&rsquo; &lsquo;don&rsquo;t be boring.&rsquo;</p> <p>Typically these people are the dullest and most entitled people I&rsquo;ve ever interacted with.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><h2><strong>4. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BigTimberSauce87/">BigTimberSauce87</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;If you can&rsquo;t handle me at my worst, you won&rsquo;t deserve me at my best.&rdquo;</p> <p>If I can&rsquo;t handle you at your worst, I don&rsquo;t want you at your best.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>5. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/notagoodtexan/">notagoodtexan</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Anyone who pretends they are too &ldquo;cool&rdquo; for dating sites.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;My friends dared me&rdquo; &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll probably delete this in 24 hours.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>You are just like the rest of us Diane, lonely or horny. Get over yourself.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>6. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/foxpaws42/">foxpaws42</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>One profile I saw a while back, the woman stated that she wouldn&#39;t consider any man who makes less than 100K. There are more subtle ways to convey that: &quot;I want someone ambitious, driven, and successful in his career.&quot;</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>The way she phrased it made her look like a gold digger, especially since she wasn&#39;t making anything close to that amount.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2><strong>7. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/random___enigma/">random___enigma</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re not ___ tall don&rsquo;t swipe&rdquo;</p> <p>I&rsquo;m not ___ tall.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>8. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/NutellaCakes/">NutellaCakes</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;Make me laugh.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I&rsquo;m not a comedy show you selected on Netflix. I&rsquo;m a man. If you laugh at what I say cool. But don&rsquo;t put pressure on me to be some comedian for your amusement.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>9. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/AlmostEasy89/">AlmostEasy89</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>When it&#39;s 2-3 of the same people in every single picture and I have no idea who she is. That level of obliviousness is so unattractive. Disturbingly obvious filters.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>10. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/JustAnOrdinaryRyan/">JustAnOrdinaryRyan</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking for my Joker to my Harley Quinn.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Sorry, but unless it&rsquo;s for cosplay or Halloween, that tells me you&rsquo;re rather dysfunctional in relationships and somehow thrive in it.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>11. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/comeonitstimetogo/">comeonitstimetogo</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&quot;I&#39;ll probably like your dog more than you.&quot;</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2><strong>12. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Blackhawk510/">Blackhawk510</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&quot;Change my mind about men&quot;</p> <p>Dawg if you come into this expecting to dislike me by default, it isn&#39;t worth my time.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>13. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Factal_Fractal/">Factal_Fractal</a>:​​​​​​</h2><blockquote> <p>Background is a f**king dump, doesn&#39;t matter how many filters you put on if you live in a sh*tshow it&#39;s gonna be apparent.</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>14. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/elegantshoshon/">elegantshoshon</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>&ldquo;Fluent in sarcasm.&rdquo; Oh, so you&rsquo;re insufferable. Thanks for letting me know!</p> </blockquote><h2><strong>15. From </strong><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/DEAD_LYNX/">DEAD_LYNX</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Crazy manicured eyebrows. Lookin like a stencil, barely attached to your head, just floating there. Wired, I know.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

15 men on dating apps share what 'turns them off' a woman's profile.

Dating apps aren&#39;t for the faint of heart.When you build a profile on an app, you&#39;re signing yourself up for scrutiny and judgment from strangers, awkward conversations, and potential rejection.While everyone is looking for something different in a fling or romantic partner, there are certain patterns that consistently turn prospective matches off.In a popular Ask Reddit thread, straight men on dating apps shared what &quot;turns them off&quot; a women&#39;s profile.1. From ChromeSyndkt: &quot;You better be able to hold a conversation&quot; Then my back hurts as I proceed to carry the whole conversation. 2. From WhoIsPorkChop: &quot;I&#39;m not on here much, add me on Instagram/Snapchat/TikTok.&quot; I&#39;m not here to increase your follower count and I&#39;m not chasing you across platforms.  I&#39;m specifically referring to people who have this as their bio, not asking to move off your dating site of choice after talking to someone for a while. 3. From beansff: &lsquo;Entertain me&rsquo; &lsquo;don&rsquo;t be boring.&rsquo; Typically these people are the dullest and most entitled people I&rsquo;ve ever interacted with.  4. From BigTimberSauce87: &ldquo;If you can&rsquo;t handle me at my worst, you won&rsquo;t deserve me at my best.&rdquo; If I can&rsquo;t handle you at your worst, I don&rsquo;t want you at your best. 5. From notagoodtexan: Anyone who pretends they are too &ldquo;cool&rdquo; for dating sites.  &ldquo;My friends dared me&rdquo; &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll probably delete this in 24 hours.&rdquo;  You are just like the rest of us Diane, lonely or horny. Get over yourself. 6. From foxpaws42: One profile I saw a while back, the woman stated that she wouldn&#39;t consider any man who makes less than 100K. There are more subtle ways to convey that: &quot;I want someone ambitious, driven, and successful in his career.&quot;  The way she phrased it made her look like a gold digger, especially since she wasn&#39;t making anything close to that amount. 7. From random___enigma: &ldquo;If you&rsquo;re not ___ tall don&rsquo;t swipe&rdquo; I&rsquo;m not ___ tall. 8. From NutellaCakes: &ldquo;Make me laugh.&rdquo;  I&rsquo;m not a comedy show you selected on Netflix. I&rsquo;m a man. If you laugh at what I say cool. But don&rsquo;t put pressure on me to be some comedian for your amusement. 9. From AlmostEasy89: When it&#39;s 2-3 of the same people in every single picture and I have no idea who she is. That level of obliviousness is so unattractive. Disturbingly obvious filters. 10. From JustAnOrdinaryRyan: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking for my Joker to my Harley Quinn.&rdquo;  Sorry, but unless it&rsquo;s for cosplay or Halloween, that tells me you&rsquo;re rather dysfunctional in relationships and somehow thrive in it. 11. From comeonitstimetogo: &quot;I&#39;ll probably like your dog more than you.&quot; 12. From Blackhawk510: &quot;Change my mind about men&quot; Dawg if you come into this expecting to dislike me by default, it isn&#39;t worth my time. 13. From Factal_Fractal:​​​​​​ Background is a f**king dump, doesn&#39;t matter how many filters you put on if you live in a sh*tshow it&#39;s gonna be apparent. 14. From elegantshoshon: &ldquo;Fluent in sarcasm.&rdquo; Oh, so you&rsquo;re insufferable. Thanks for letting me know! 15. From DEAD_LYNX: Crazy manicured eyebrows. Lookin like a stencil, barely attached to your head, just floating there. Wired, I know. 

Dating apps aren&#39;t for the faint of heart.  When you build a profile on an app, you&#39;re signing yourself up for scrutiny and judgment from strangers, awkward conversations, and potential rejection.  While everyone is looking for...