2. How much information is too much information?

The Man section explores, etiquette, dating, how to’s, and the female perspective of how today’s gentleman acts, thinks, and feels.

After a few years of uncertainty, the verdict is in: dating apps are here to stay. Single millennials around the globe have officially transitioned from deciding whether to use a dating app to deciding which dating app to use. Tinder, Bumble or Hinge? Perhaps even the new and upcoming Happn? One is apparently no longer enough. What Tinder started, others have tried to finish, adding different features, gimmicks, and angles, trying to find the perfect combination of swiping, pictures, and information to get everyone on board.

A traditional topic of discussion amongst men has started to take on a different dynamic as of late, all because of these platforms. The question has always been, “How do I best position myself to attract the people I find attractive?” This is commonplace in everyday life. But in real life, you get to show off your sense of style and your personality more effectively than in a finite set of photographs and a couple of sentences. What if you don’t take good pictures!? You swear you’re good looking, but the camera just doesn’t love you. You’re Bradley Cooper in person, but Pauly Shore on Tinder.

In an attempt to ic, we’ve gone through the basic elements of the apps and performed a little experiment. Let’s see if we can get a few girls to truthfully answer the questions that go through a gent’s head when setting up his profile. Continue reading →