Do Guys Get Less Matches on Dating Apps?

If you're wondering why women have the upper hand on Tinder, this article will explore the different experiences men and women have on dating apps. The number of photos you use can have a big impact on the number of matches you get. As a result, gay women and men receive more partners than heterosexual men. In one of the first quantitative studies conducted on Tinder, researchers created an equally attractive fake male and female profile and then swiped on everyone who appeared on the app.

They then recorded the number of swiping matches and messages each of the fake profiles received in return. The female profile had a match rate of 10.5 percent, while the match rate for the male profile was a mere 0.6 percent, with most matches coming from gay or bisexual men. If you send the same generic “hi” as you did to all those other guys, don't expect an answer. Unlike a resume where your updated version is viewed in isolation and independently by the startups you send it to, your dating profile is weighed by the success (or lack thereof) of your first counterparts and is properly displayed to others.

Since users don't know what hit a match's reward will bring, Tinder uses a variable-ratio rewards program, meaning potential matches will be randomly scattered. All a guy like you has to do is capture her attention instantly in a memorable way with both your profile and your messages, then spend as little time as possible convincing her to meet you in person. When it comes to the size of the dating pool, the statistics noted above suggest that, despite the number of potential matches, the success of finding someone is quite low. Tinder users were more likely to report being cheated on by romantic partners they met through the app, and had lower overall satisfaction with their last first date than the other two groups.

So there you have it: why online dating doesn't work for most guys, plus 5 steps to change your game. Additionally, women on dating apps were much more likely than men to report experiencing harassment on the app, including 46 percent of women who reported receiving unsolicited sexual messages or images from a partner. I had long assumed that this guy shouldn't have been blessed with a particularly app-friendly face, but seeing that perfectly innocuous-looking Bumble biker, swiping right quickly to astonishingly few matches (or at least a few immediate matches) a few years later, got me thinking that dating apps might simply be a more competitive landscape for men than for women. Dating apps sell false hope to users by claiming they can get X more matches with premium Y feature. Men and women in the top 10% (that is, the 10% of users who received the most matches) usually watch a minimum of five games per day, and a select few can watch dozens per day.

However, despite the easy and convenient appeal of Tinder, getting a date through the app is notoriously exhausting. Most people don't put much thought into this as they get likes and matches pretty easily at first and all of a sudden things slow down and even stop completely. The result is a large number of men fighting over a comparatively small group of women, allowing women to choose potential mates very carefully. While I found no statistical difference between Tinder users and the other two groups regarding the desired length of the relationship and the likelihood of having sex on the first date, Tinder users reported experiencing frustration with their romantic encounters. So why do guys get less matches on dating apps? The answer lies in how these apps are designed: they create an environment where there are more men than women competing for attention. This means that women can be very selective when it comes to choosing potential mates.

Additionally, many men send generic messages or use outdated photos which can turn off potential matches. Finally, Tinder's variable-ratio rewards program means that potential matches are randomly scattered which makes it difficult for men to find success.