AspiringMaleStripper said:
I went ahead and ripped a frame from a video of me climbing and swapped it out with my old climbing photo; I think it looks a fair bit cooler. I also had a friend of mine take some shots of me with his cat. I'm going to keep working on getting a better animal pic, but I think that the new cat pic will do for now. I'm thinking that I'll probably drop by his place every time I go downtown and see about getting a few more shots with his cats, and hopefully I'll eventually get one that I'm actually satisfied with. Lastly, I went ahead and threw in a pretty decent photo of me with the Grand Canyon in the background. I think I'm going to try to get a good shirtless photo to show off my chest tattoo.
Squilliam said:
You're also alone in all your photos, which gives off loner vibes.
This is a good point, and I think that I'm going to prioritize getting some group photos with my friends during my next couple get-togethers / nights out. Hopefully I'll look good in one of them.
AspiringMaleStripper said:
The bio is alright. I would leave out the "sort of" part on the judo champion thing cuz that just discredits what you said. Also I would leave out "nice booties" as your weakness (personally) cuz it just seems like... I don't know, it doesn't fit your current aesthetic. I think you need to be a certified bad boy before you could put that on your profile, but I've seen worse.
I hope this is helpful to you. Making a winning tinder profile takes a lot of work and understanding how to play the game. Also, have you considered wearing contacts? You look like you're kind of skinny, and I think glasses on skinny guys makes them look kind of dorky. In my experience glasses only look good on dudes who are somewhat buff and theres no question that they're cool. Then the glasses make them look refined and sexy. Just my two cents. Good luck on your journey!!
I think you're right about the bio, so I went ahead and changed it a bit. I think that I'll be sticking with this template for the foreseeable future, since I can pretty easily shuffle it around as the circumstances of my life change and I'll be able to use different things to DHV in the bio (also I have a history of some truly dumpster fire bios, so I'm just happy to have a mediocre one at this point). As for the glasses, I think that you might be right, but I need to choose between working on a sleeve tattoo or getting contacts in the near future (financially). I'll be moving in a year, and I currently have access to a tattoo parlor with some really, really good artists in it - I've seen 5 absolutely god-tier sleeves come out of that parlor - so I'm probably going to prioritize the sleeve for now. I doubt I'll ever find that much proven talent in one place again. Also, I think that I might actually lean into the "athletic geek" aesthetic, and the glasses might be good for that imo. Maybe get a photo of me reading a fantasy novel or dressed up in cosplay. I'm a pretty nerdy guy, so I think that I'd prefer to be pulling girls that are into that sort of thing.
Also, I really appreciate the constructive feedback.
Edit: Link to current profile: https://tinder.com/@basim217