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In Dating, it’s Not the Size of the Fish That Counts
10 Ways for Men to Improve Their Profile Pics and Optimize First Impressions
I’m just dipping my toes into dating apps, and quite frankly, they scare the hell out of me. I’m newly separated after 25 years of marriage (although we were together 33 years total), so I don’t know how to date. I mean, I really don’t know how to date. So it may seem odd for me to give anyone advice.
I do, however, know marketing and communications and social media. And after spending just a short time on these dating apps, and seeing an excessive amount of blurry middle-aged men holding fish, I can tell that there is a lot of room for improvement.
Dear Men — you need to learn how to take better profile pics — not just better quality, but photos that go deeper than typical male posturing.
Your photos are not presenting you in the best light, and it’s ruining your first impressions. Yes, it’s shallow to judge someone by a picture, but this is our modern dating world. Two strangers look at each other across a crowded room — or in this case — on a tiny screen, and there’s either a spark or there’s not.
Before you get bent out of shape, please know I am offering this advice with the best intentions. I want you to succeed in…
