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Successful prompt responses have a mix of humor and vulnerability, so don't be afraid to be yourself
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Hinge's top prompt is "The way to win me over is..."Credit: Hinge
If you have no idea what to put on your dating app profile, fear not — Hinge provides many prompts to get you started. No more empty bios here; with prompts, you can easily share more of your personality in your profile.
Best Hinge prompts
Now, for the first time since 2020, Hinge reveals the top 25 prompts, based on how frequently they lead to a conversation:
The way to win me over is
My simple pleasures
I go crazy for
Together, we could
My most irrational fear
We'll get along if
I'm looking for
This year, I really want to
Typical Sunday
A life goal of mine
My greatest strength
Dating me is like
I'm convinced that
I want someone who
Unusual skills
The key to my heart is
First round is on me if
What if I told you that
I'm weirdly attracted to
My Love Language is
All I ask is that you
I'll fall for you if
I won't shut up about
The one thing you should know about me is
I bet you can't
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How to separate romantic rejection from your self-worthTwo categories of prompts are more successful: those that help you find what you're looking for, and those that help you express yourself.
In terms of the former, Hinge's director of relationship science Logan Ury points to hardballing, or being clear about what you're looking for in a relationship up front. This trend has occurred since the pandemic, when — due to existential anxiety — people realized they can't wait around for what they want.
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"This isn't about being needy," Ury noted. "It's about saving time by making sure you are on the same page as the people you're dating."
Prompts that encourage users to express themselves are an opportunity to be quirky or silly, or share your values and get vulnerable, Ury said. "These Prompts help you give someone a sense of what it would be like to date you, by painting a picture of who you are and what brings you joy," she explained. "Telling someone your specific quirks or pleasures can help create a vivid image of who you are and help them picture what a relationship with you would be like."
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The dating app glossary: The A to Z of terms you need to knowSuccessful prompt responses have a mix of humor and vulnerability, according to Ury, so don't be afraid to be yourself. If you want to use the top prompt — "the way to win me over" — she advises you to dig deep and think of something that's original and unique to you. "Stop talking about your love for The Office and start telling us about your secret hobby as a herbal tea connoisseur," she commented.
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Don't write one-word answers, either. Ury advises to answer prompts in a way that encourages more in-depth conversation. And if you're having trouble thinking of what to write, try talking it out with Voice Prompts.
"One of my key tips to designing a great dating app profile is to think through three things you want to express about yourself and use your photos and prompts to get those messages across," Ury said. "Prompts like these are a great way to share those three things."
Anna Iovine is associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on X @annaroseiovine.
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