This ‘Lazy’ Dating Habit Sabotages Men’s Efforts
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This might sound trivial, until you realize it’s the difference between matches and being ghosted.
When was the last time you updated your dating app profile? Maybe it was adding that cute photo you took at the beach last summer. Maybe it was removing a prompt that now feels a little cringe.
For straight men, though, the answer is probably “a long time ago.”
According to Feeld, nearly seven in 10 straight millennial men have never updated, or rarely update, their dating app profiles since first filling them out.
This raises a question: Is this lack of care an early warning of the future burden women might have to shoulder in relationships? As women become pickier — as they absolutely should — even something seemingly minor, like refreshing a dating app profile, could make or break a potential match.
The data also reveals a clear gender divide in approach. Women and gender-expansive members tend to refine their profiles for self-expression, while men are more likely to tweak search parameters simply to expand their reach. Yet Feeld suggests that these differences are more nuanced than cultural scripts about lazy men versus discerning women might imply, pointing to deeper patterns in how people present themselves — and how seriously they take the art of digital dating.
