Cosmopolitan_Australia_October_2017

We’re so proud

of you. Now it’s

time to really

delete your

profiles. Just

removing the

apps from your

phone won’t

take you

offline. First,

erase all your

deets within an

app, disable

your account

or contact

customer

service and

submit a

request. Then

scratch the app

from your

devices and

your Facebook

account

settings.

SWIPE RIGHT FOR

YOUR ULTIMATE

TINDER PROFILE

STEP 1

WRITE AN INTRIGUING BIO

Research shows that people with

bios attract more conversations

than those without. The perfect

length? ‘Short and sharp’, says

Rosette Pambakian, VP of

communications and branding

at Tinder. ‘Use phrases, like

travel enthusiast or beach meditator,

that are highly descriptive of who

you are,’ suggests relationship

coach Laurie Davis Edwards,

eFlirtExpert.com founder and

CEO. Stating what you’re after

• a casual fling or long­term love


• can help filter out anyone who’s
  not down for the same. A few
  apps also now allow you to link
  to recent posts or playlists on
  Instagram or Spotify, so you can
  give suitors even more material
  to work with.

STEP 2

CURATE YOUR PHOTOS

Your mix of four or more photos

should present a 360­degree

view of how you and your life

look. ‘The goal is to represent

yourself in a very real way so

there’s no disappointment later,’

says pro photog Charlie Grosso,

founder of the private company

Tinder Photography. Include

one close­up headshot (Grosso

suggests asking your BFF to

take one of you in natural light),

YAY,

YOU

FOUND

LOVE!

‘I’LL FORGIVE THE
HEIGHT LIE SINCE
YOU CAN DO A DIRTY
DANCING LIFT.’

Experts and hard data agree: to find love in an app-filled place,

you must follow these five steps. Study up or flunk out

SNAGGED

YOURSELF

‘THE ONE’?

GO YOU!