If you feel like the dating landscape is bleak, take comfort in the fact you’re not alone. A recent YouGov poll showed that 46% of people using apps like Tinder and Bumble have had bad experiences, and three in five people find the profiles they’re shown to be unappealing. Combine that with a cost of living crisis and the widespread closure of nightlife venues in the UK, and it’s a tough time for people looking to meet their life partner.
Blaine Anderson is a dating coach who has helped over 3,000 men get out of their dating slump and navigate the modern challenges of finding love. A world apart from the highly dubious world of ‘pick-up artists’, Anderson wants to help men get better at presenting themselves, not simply to pursue sex but so that they can build meaningful, lasting connections. “Dating for men is a marketing problem,” is how she puts it, “… and great guys often suck at marketing.”
Below, she shares her top tips for finding love – from nailing the perfect app profile to mastering the art of texting and meeting people IRL.
They are:
- Crafting the perfect dating app profile
- Don’t spread yourself thin
- Keep the conversation light
- Plan a first date that is convenient for her
- Don’t over text
- Try meeting people IRL
No, keep it the standard crowd. I want a gf who likes Linux and Star Trek as much as I do.
there’d be zero women in that case lol just go to one of those conventions good luck you’ll need it
Not single for long, but they do exist. Also far more people are open to experiencing Linux and Star Trek than have experienced either, so you might want to look for more root indicators like curiosity, enjoying tinkering / learning, likes fiction, etc.