Try These Hinge Prompts & Answers To Improve Your Profile

Finding ways to distill our personalities into bite-sized online profiles is only becoming more important, but that doesn't mean it's easy. We're complicated people with a range of interests, moods, and desires—how can someone see all of that by just scrolling through our dating profile? They can't, but that doesn't mean we can't use prompts to try our best to convey the things that matter the most to us.

"Your imperfect profile should be perfectly you. It gives you the best chance to meet somebody who is a real fit for you as a person and helps you weed out people you probably would have ended up eliminating on a second or third date anyway," Pillsbury previously wrote for mindbodygreen.

To answer this prompt, just think about topics you actually want to be asked about. For example:

What are you looking for in a partner? Think of green flags as the opposite of red flags—good signs that your match will meet your needs:

Take this as an opportunity to open up about your needs in a relationship. If someone doesn't fit the bill, then you probably don't want them to match with you in the first place:

Here's a chance to flex your knowledge and, you guessed it, convey another one of your values. What kind of food do you like eating? Are you a coffee snob? Do you stop by a museum every weekend?

Maybe your photos tell one story, but you want your potential match to know that you contain multitudes. You can subvert expectations with this prompt. Share something that people might not expect when looking at you:

Love them or hate them, dad jokes are useful for an easy laugh. There are no shortage of dad jokes available online, but here are a few ideas to get you started:

Not to downplay your fears, but this prompt presents a good opportunity to poke some fun at yourself. Choose a fear that is so irrational that it really is kind of funny:

It doesn't matter if you're actually the go-to advice guru for your friend group or not. You can still answer this prompt in a funny way. Try to take this prompt less seriously, and answer according to your sense of humor:

Here is another opportunity to share something about your values—and help your potential match understand how they could make you happy:

Use this prompt to reveal something intimate, but not too vulnerable, about yourself:

This prompt is open to a lot of interpretation, so get creative with your answer:

Here's where you can communicate the kind of relationship you're seeking, whether that's a monogamous relationship, a casual fling, or a polyamorous partner:

Just because you used your phone to get your date doesn't mean you should use your phone while on your date. According to Hinge, 78% of Hinge dates feel like their date isn't interested in them if they spend time on their phone during the date.

You don't want to overshare on your date, but Ury suggests sharing stories that reveal what's really going on with you if you want to build a connection with someone else.

Sure, you could grab a drink or a coffee, but what if you did something a little more creative? Try going to a flea market and finding unique treasures, or going on a guided tour of your city, or taking a dance class. Your date will be more memorable and, at the very least, will break up the monotony of dating.

Dating apps provide an opportunity to meet people outside of your immediate circle—and start a relationship off on the same page. But making the perfect match isn't easy, so try opening up about your feelings, needs, and opinions to help find someone compatible with you.