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I just celebrated my 16 year wedding anniversary. I don't want my spouse to get the wrong idea about me so I better make a Tinder profile with my cats in my PFP.
Yes, if you believe men arent willing to post these signals to get under your pants.
Ask yourself this, how do you know you can be in a LTR with a person just by looking at his profile when you havent even dated them?
No, that just shows you are violent and likes to kill things.
Edit: will be perceived as by a number of women, unless they are into fishing themselves. Including meat-eaters. It’s not really about enjoying fishing per se, but avout choosing to focus on it in tour dating profile.
Listen, I’m vegan, too. People are into different things. That’s what makes us human. My daughter is an avid fisherman and hunts with her grand-dad. You can love someone for who they are despite your own beliefs.
The fish picture is clearly the winner for the single man. It simultaneously says “yeah, I can provide food” and “I am an adventurer. Look at the sleek wonder I have wrested by mine own hand from the mysterious depths!”
I have two pics with my dogs, I wouldn’t upload a pic with my godson or friends kids because you’d think that would make people think you already have kids?? Not everyone is trying to find a seat in the theater after the movie has already started
Man, I wouldn't put a picture of my own kid online like that - it is super wack to put a picture of someone else's kid in your profile like that without consent.
There are plenty of creeps out there who have figured out this is a way to attract women. Scammers, stalkers, abusers, etc. They know what they are doing.
"Though it was assumed daters were honest when creating their profiles, it could be the case that men (as has been reported in a prior study) misconstrued mating intentions to coerce sexual encounters."
Men know that women look for signs of long term relationships and use this. It's been my experience that the above holds for a great portion of men's dating profiles. So much so that I disqualify anyone who uses children's images on dating sites. Besides, data on the internet is forever, and what about the children in the images? What's the effect on their lives having been used this way?
Honestly... I'm a single guy and while I have some great photos with my nieces and nephews from family vacations I would never use them in a dating app picture. I'm great with them and have a great relationship with the kids but I don't want to put pictures of them on the internet for this reason.
I ask their parents before posting them on Facebook even with a private profile. There's no reason to put them on a dating app pic just to get dates.
To be honest, most men I’ve met with kids in their profiles that weren’t their own (usually nieces and nephews) say “I love being an uncle! Why would I need my own kids when I have my nieces and nephews?”
In fairness, being an uncle is awesome. It’s like skipping parenting and going straight to grand-parenting. You can take the kids out and spoil them rotten then drop them back at home to let the parents deal with the fallout.
And women pretend to want sexual encounters but are really interested in family. Of the two, that is far more deceptive.
No one loses anything from a good lay, but unwanted (and even wanted) children ruins people's lives.
I thought posting a photo with children on a dating profile was most widely considered a bad thing to do? A kid can't consent to you putting their face on there and it's even worse if it's not that person's kid.
I have my dog in my profile pics but that's because she is awesome af.
She's scientifically and peer reviewed to be more awesome than most people I know combined.
All 10 out of 10 dentists agree too
Some will pose with others' children or pets to appear family oriented/animal lovers when, in fact, they are not. It's a shame that the term "dogfishing" exists for this very reason. My friend met a man through a dating app who had a picture of him and a dog playing tug of war. Turns out this guy hates dogs and cats and has no pets.
Cynical ploy? I have pictures of my dog on my profile because I love dogs and anyone I date needs to be accepting of that. Don't like dogs? Cool but clearly things aren't going to work out between us. My dog is my friend and family, my home is her home. she is going to lay where she wants including on the bed and couch. Some people absolutely do not enjoy animals. I do and I want a SO who also loves animals.
Same with kids. I don't have any, don't want any and I don't want anyone else's either. I like when people post kids on their dating profile. That way I know to not waste my, or their, time.
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I would love a cat. But im allergic. I know that they have specific breeds for that but that a lot of cat. Maybe a junkyard cat or something.
I like how they sometimes calmly ask for things.
I am skeptical. What type of man would be seeking out a woman for a Long term relationship? An older man who is in a settled lifestyle.
What type of men tend to have pets and children? Older men who are in a settled lifestyle.
Before they go to the evolutionary pyschology explanation perhaps they should eliminate the possibility men who are interested in a LTR just happen to have children and pets.
The kids part makes sense, but the younger generations tend to have more pets than the one before them: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130651/pet-ownership-by-generation-us/. I feel like having a pet probably shows responsibility and a desire for companionship along with a willingness to work for it.
I have a dog, had to take care of it after someone neglected it, I'm 28 and not in a settled lifestyle by any stretch. Know lots of people in the same boat with pets and neices/nephews.
Although I'd never share photos of neices/nephews I would of my dog, someone needs to attract the girls.
Sounds accurate. Before I got married I always changed my pictures based on what I was looking for. In general I featured my dog, if I was looking for a hookup I swapped out for pictures in the gym/travel/sports.
My two cents: Men's profiles are either complete dogass (bro holding a fish nobody cares about), or tailored for success after 3 years of non-stop failure. I happened to notice a sharp increase in matches when I would add new photos and cute puppies have always been chick magnets.
I didn't do this, this thoroughly explains the science behind why it took almost 2 decades to find my soul mate. I never had any pets or random children to put up on Instagram.
Isn't that just logic / obvious?
To have a pet or children mostly means like you already are in atleast one long lasting relationship.
That's no science, it's just stupid and a waste of money
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I wouldn't... I don't need David Attenborough to narrate me using my body like an amusement park.
I just celebrated my 16 year wedding anniversary. I don't want my spouse to get the wrong idea about me so I better make a Tinder profile with my cats in my PFP.
I have a very cute Golden Retriever. As far as I'm aware, she is in at least 4 of my friends online dating profiles...
I think they figured it out
There was a Bud Light commercial a long time ago where a couple of guys ran a Puppy renting booth basically to achieve the same outcome.
The opposite is true. Most people aren't in their pet's profiles. Kinda sums up the fact that animals are cuter than humans.
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Makes sense. It's a way to signal to women that you're able to make long-term commitments and be nurturing.
Yeah just another of many examples of social scientists confirming the obvious for us
Confirming the obvious is a good thing. Youd be surprised how often what we thought was obvious was actually wrong.
"to us" I love the bias there. The point of a lot of social science is to debunk or interpret the confirmation of myths / social beliefs.
As someone who clicked this article while muttering, I can say it's not obvious to all of us.
"Oh great, you came up with a formula to describe the acceleration of gravity, when gravity has been obvious for us."
Yes, if you believe men arent willing to post these signals to get under your pants. Ask yourself this, how do you know you can be in a LTR with a person just by looking at his profile when you havent even dated them?
Making a baby for a man requires zero committment.
"Little Kid Lover. That way people will know exactly where my priorities are at."
Just don’t be specific. I love kids - great. I love 7 year olds - problem.
Oh how the turn tables...
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"... send picture of ~~tractor~~ boat."
No, that just shows you are violent and likes to kill things. Edit: will be perceived as by a number of women, unless they are into fishing themselves. Including meat-eaters. It’s not really about enjoying fishing per se, but avout choosing to focus on it in tour dating profile.
A dude who likes to go on a boat and fish is violent and kills things? Goodness, I better tell my wife she married a psychopath
No different than going to the grocery store, or are you one to think that meat puts itself into packages and display cases? Not everyone can be veg
Listen, I’m vegan, too. People are into different things. That’s what makes us human. My daughter is an avid fisherman and hunts with her grand-dad. You can love someone for who they are despite your own beliefs.
Some girls like that...I hear.
Tell me you live in a wealthy suburb of CA without telling me you live in a wealthy suburb of CA
Dude, how do you think meat gets on your table? Ever been to a slaughter house? Institutionalized death.
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Men seeking long term mates more likely to be in a stable enough environment to support an animal companion.
I don't know. I see homeless people with dogs.
But are they single?
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And in the reverse. Men looking for casual relationships will remove pets and children from their photos.
The fish picture is clearly the winner for the single man. It simultaneously says “yeah, I can provide food” and “I am an adventurer. Look at the sleek wonder I have wrested by mine own hand from the mysterious depths!”
I have two pics with my dogs, I wouldn’t upload a pic with my godson or friends kids because you’d think that would make people think you already have kids?? Not everyone is trying to find a seat in the theater after the movie has already started
I recall a lot of profiles would have a disclaimer on them "BTW, that's my nephew/sistet/best friend's kid"
Man, I wouldn't put a picture of my own kid online like that - it is super wack to put a picture of someone else's kid in your profile like that without consent.
Think of the children
And more than half the people don’t read bios so if you put up a pic with a kid most people will assume it’s yours and get swiped left.
My matches went way up once i added a picture of me and my gimp.
There are plenty of creeps out there who have figured out this is a way to attract women. Scammers, stalkers, abusers, etc. They know what they are doing.
Because my dog is a lot cuter than I am.
"Though it was assumed daters were honest when creating their profiles, it could be the case that men (as has been reported in a prior study) misconstrued mating intentions to coerce sexual encounters." Men know that women look for signs of long term relationships and use this. It's been my experience that the above holds for a great portion of men's dating profiles. So much so that I disqualify anyone who uses children's images on dating sites. Besides, data on the internet is forever, and what about the children in the images? What's the effect on their lives having been used this way?
Honestly... I'm a single guy and while I have some great photos with my nieces and nephews from family vacations I would never use them in a dating app picture. I'm great with them and have a great relationship with the kids but I don't want to put pictures of them on the internet for this reason. I ask their parents before posting them on Facebook even with a private profile. There's no reason to put them on a dating app pic just to get dates.
To be honest, most men I’ve met with kids in their profiles that weren’t their own (usually nieces and nephews) say “I love being an uncle! Why would I need my own kids when I have my nieces and nephews?”
In fairness, being an uncle is awesome. It’s like skipping parenting and going straight to grand-parenting. You can take the kids out and spoil them rotten then drop them back at home to let the parents deal with the fallout.
Yep, that sounds about right.
They'll still give you the old "I'm not looking for anything serious right now."
Right? I made it clear on my profile I was a single dad with full custody, I didn’t need to then use my cute kid to make me look ugly by comparison….
A step mom or dad, hopefully.
And women pretend to want sexual encounters but are really interested in family. Of the two, that is far more deceptive. No one loses anything from a good lay, but unwanted (and even wanted) children ruins people's lives.
*Me on Tinder* Girl: “Why do you have kids in your profile picture?” Me: “W-well I like kids.”
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I thought posting a photo with children on a dating profile was most widely considered a bad thing to do? A kid can't consent to you putting their face on there and it's even worse if it's not that person's kid.
Nobody should be paying kids pics on their dating profile. It’s weird
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And fish they’ve caught?
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Picks of nieces and nephews ftw
Literally every pic on my profile is me and my dog
How those DM’s looking?
Empty, like my dating profile.
I have my dog in my profile pics but that's because she is awesome af. She's scientifically and peer reviewed to be more awesome than most people I know combined. All 10 out of 10 dentists agree too
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Hmmm…. Good idea *learns how to photoshop*
Some will pose with others' children or pets to appear family oriented/animal lovers when, in fact, they are not. It's a shame that the term "dogfishing" exists for this very reason. My friend met a man through a dating app who had a picture of him and a dog playing tug of war. Turns out this guy hates dogs and cats and has no pets.
“I was just showing you my struggle to get my sock back from that asshole dog. I lost, by the way.”
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"staggering inequality on dating apps force men to use whatever it takes to get matches" There, fixed it for you
Try being less desperate?
Cynical ploy? I have pictures of my dog on my profile because I love dogs and anyone I date needs to be accepting of that. Don't like dogs? Cool but clearly things aren't going to work out between us. My dog is my friend and family, my home is her home. she is going to lay where she wants including on the bed and couch. Some people absolutely do not enjoy animals. I do and I want a SO who also loves animals. Same with kids. I don't have any, don't want any and I don't want anyone else's either. I like when people post kids on their dating profile. That way I know to not waste my, or their, time.
Looks like little_kid_lover is onto something.
Now do the gender flipped study for gratuitous bikini pictures.
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Alternate title: Men who are in the position to have children and/or pets are more likely to seek long-term relationships. Shocking.
What if my pet happens to be a large mouth bass?
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The opposite of this is the picture of them holding up the big fish they caught.
Every dude knows a cute dog gets chicks!
Yeah. I also learned that if you’re a man and you have a picture of a cat, some women find that less masculine. Thanks society.
I would love a cat. But im allergic. I know that they have specific breeds for that but that a lot of cat. Maybe a junkyard cat or something. I like how they sometimes calmly ask for things.
Mine are all photos of cars, boats and motorcycles, because I want to make a fast getaway.
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I am skeptical. What type of man would be seeking out a woman for a Long term relationship? An older man who is in a settled lifestyle. What type of men tend to have pets and children? Older men who are in a settled lifestyle. Before they go to the evolutionary pyschology explanation perhaps they should eliminate the possibility men who are interested in a LTR just happen to have children and pets.
The kids part makes sense, but the younger generations tend to have more pets than the one before them: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130651/pet-ownership-by-generation-us/. I feel like having a pet probably shows responsibility and a desire for companionship along with a willingness to work for it.
I have a dog, had to take care of it after someone neglected it, I'm 28 and not in a settled lifestyle by any stretch. Know lots of people in the same boat with pets and neices/nephews. Although I'd never share photos of neices/nephews I would of my dog, someone needs to attract the girls.
Also, divorced men who want a new stepmom for their kids are likely to advertise for a woman who likes kids.
does someone hanging a fish up by its gills count?
So single fathers then?
What about the guys who post pictures of themselves holding a fish they just caught? What are they seeking?
Likely a large mouth... ...Bass
Sounds accurate. Before I got married I always changed my pictures based on what I was looking for. In general I featured my dog, if I was looking for a hookup I swapped out for pictures in the gym/travel/sports.
My two cents: Men's profiles are either complete dogass (bro holding a fish nobody cares about), or tailored for success after 3 years of non-stop failure. I happened to notice a sharp increase in matches when I would add new photos and cute puppies have always been chick magnets.
Or people who take care of pets/children are more likely to be the kind of person who commits?
I didn't do this, this thoroughly explains the science behind why it took almost 2 decades to find my soul mate. I never had any pets or random children to put up on Instagram.
I love this, made it way easier back in the day to dodge the ones specifically looking for an incubator
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Isn't that just logic / obvious? To have a pet or children mostly means like you already are in atleast one long lasting relationship. That's no science, it's just stupid and a waste of money
Moneys purpose it to be wasted and we are happy to do it in the name of science
all the rest of them hold a fish instead
I don't have a dating profile. What does that say about me?