June 8, 2020
The good folks at Wired recently culled through copious amounts of data from several online dating sites to uncover what exactly makes a successful online dating persona. Among the many interesting nuggets (e.g. selfie shots are OK for women, but not for men), they discovered the most attractive hobbies to include in your profile. Amazingly, "yoga" and "surfing" are among the most desirable activities for both men and women. Wired dismisses this phenomenon as "either desirable singles are super mellow or it’s aspirational, and everyone wants to be mellow," but we think there's more to the app