Dating Apps - not getting matches

[Sunnydays1974]

Been trying this online dating for the past 2 years on and off.
Whichever app I decide to sign up to I get lots of profile views but very few actual likes or matches. I like to think that I am quite presentable, I write a decent bio which is not too serious or detailed, yet nothing.
I hear about algorithms that these apps use to which put people at the back or the front of the queue but it's all a bit secretive.
Any ideas/tips etc please, as this year I really want to find a partner properly and I don't have many friends who'd like to hit the town over a weekend.

Im finding on line dating very strange this year-This time last year I was chatting to some nice people,one of which turned into a short relationship and we are still friendly.
Went back on there recently with the same profile and bio and I can barely get a response from anybody,and I always write something interesting rather than "hows you" or "hiya"
Has it really changed that much in a year?

As long as you are female and dont look like quasimodo you should be racking them up.

Yes but I am not as per my post.

Are you on Tinder/Bumble etc?

Say less in the bio, the less the better.

Yes but not the ones you want

Maybe cos they dont exist. Set your expectations.

Assuming OP is 50, do you think there is a good supply of nice 50 year old men out there? Dream on.

I'm early 50s, and am obviously doing something wrong as there are some decent people to match with, or at least via profile it seems.

Its the same on the usual apps. Maybe my photos possibly.

No offence but do you look a bit plain? Librarian type? I can't understand a lack of matches. Must be the pics as theres not much else to go on.

None taken. I wouldn't say I plain nor am I glamour model-esque. I think I'd be quite presentable for someone to want to match and at least have a chat.
Maybe I need to lower the top a little, or undo another button or so...

Sex sells. Well you need a few pics including full body shots. Ideally no filters and looking happy/cheeky!

And smile!!!

it amazes me how many don’t smile and pull a stupid Victoria beckham style pout face. So unappealing.

smiling makes you approachable, and try and mix up your pics a bit.

I don’t agree a bio should be short, it should be enough to show who you are, what you’re about and what you want but leave enough for guys to want to know more. Try and squeeze in a really random fact about you which should prompt a question off the back of it.

and remember, most of the apps allow you to message first, even if you haven’t matched. On hinge you can comment on a picture although in reality you can just use that space to send any random message, I think bumble has the same option as well. But send a message that prompts a reply rather than just a hi etc.

lastly, if you’re not getting matches, it’s not you, it’s the algorithms. Just bear with it and keep your options open.

Try the Burned Haystack Dating Method on Facebook. Advice on building a good profile and finding good matches, also on Instagram I think. I too am finding it very quiet this year, although last year met some awful men so kind of grateful for the break!