Say if you screwed up your profile with bad pics and a lame bio and your score for the algorithm got so lowered that you're not seen by anyone but average or below average girls and barely get decent matches anymore... do many of you guys just delete and recreate your profile through some other method? I did that once (initially FB, then recreated through phone number, with an age 2 years younger since I hit 30 but could pass for a lot younger). I notice for the first week or so I got a much higher number of matches, but then I devolved into bad swiping habits (indiscriminately swiping, and changed my profile around in a way that turned out not to be great), so I basically ended up in the hole again. I hear you can get around the dip in score by recreating about once every month, or just go three months without using. Is this an effective thing? How sustainable is it in the long run? Do you need to get new fake numbers each time? I feel like the first recreate is easy, but after that it gets tough finding alternate options. Also, you can't re-enroll in Gold with the same card or Apple ID. But say if you're earnest about a profile makeover following the pic and bio guidelines from PWF, is it a good option to start at an even level, rather than having to slowly and painstakingly crawl your way out of the hole? Is it possible to get out by just improving your profile without resetting it? Also, since you can't get verified with these recreated profiles, I wonder, how important is it to be verified on Tinder from a girl's perspective? Does your profile really take a hit in some regard, either to them or in relation to the algorithm? And finally, does a similar thing apply to other apps like Bumble, OK Cupid, POF, Coffee Meet Bagel, Hinge, etc? Thanks!

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avilench . Avatar

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it likely wasn't your swiping habits but the fact that the new boost were off. It is not recommended to constantly keep restarting your tinder because that can easily get you shadowbanned. Instead, i recommend just focusing on getting the best possible profile pictures and creating a great profile that girls will want to swipe. If you do all of that then eventually the algorithm will figure itself out,

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Ok cool, good to know. I guess it just takes a while till you profile starts getting viewed more once you make those changes. But I mean, my profile wasn't that terrible either. I had a variety of decently cool pics in different settings. The kind of experience I've had for the last few months on the app would make it seem like I'm freaking Quasimodo or something lmao... doesn't seem congruent with reality (everyone irl seems surprised I've been having trouble on here lately and for some reason they assume I'm killing it on there based on appearance alone), unless there's like a certain threshold when it comes to profile quality that you need to have, and if you're even a bit below that, you get basically nothing.

It's weird think that must mean that sometimes even women who are like 5s are swiping left, even though in real life they'd jump at that chance or be lining up, and in many situations I don't even have problems with like 7s. Funny how things change so much when people are behind a screen and the impression of endless options exists. It's also those dudes who are swiping on everyone that are ruining it for the rest of us lol.

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post a screen shot of your profile. And i'll checkout.

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