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Scientific Tips for Online Dating

The rules to crafting an attractive online dating profile might seem obvious—use your best photos and write a bio that only includes the most interesting aspects of your life. But according to science, there are several subliminal factors that can maximize your online success. Choosing a username that begins with a letter from the first half of the alphabet (A-M) seems to work while sticking to the golden ratio—70% about you and 30% about them—in your bio is proven to be effective. Another oddball tip is that rhyming messages get more responses, but we’ll leave that for you to decide.

Via scientificamerican.com link opens in a new window

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