For men on dating apps, a shirtless pictures may seem like a good idea to get matches. In fact, according to a new survey by Dating.com, 90% of men think so.
But the study found they have the opposite effect: men who use a topless photo in their profile actually get 25% fewer matches.
The study had two parts: first, interviews with 2,000 random users across the company's dating apps; second, comparing their responses with the app's own data.
It revealed that, despite men's belief in the power of a topless photo, 66% of women said they found shirtless pictures to be a sign of immaturity. What's more, 79% of women said they wouldn't even consider dating a man with a shirtless selfie on their profile.
The same mentality doesn't seem to apply to photos on women's profiles. According to the survey, women who had bikini pictures in their profiles were 40% more likely to get matches than those without.
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