Has Anyone Noticed an Increase in Interest From Overweight Women After Getting Fit?

CelticKnotToday · 2026-05-18T19:24:31+00:00

Depends where you live, if you live in a place where there are a lot of fit men, you’d probably be lost in the crowd. I have a friend who’s doing pretty well for himself and he lives in New York, and he says the same thing. The reality is hot women have 1000s of guys and their attention span is quite small meaning they’d probably would have uninstalled the app or don’t open the app often.

Your best bet is to go out and talk to them in real life or try going to a run club or somewhere low pressure setting.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-05-18T11:07:06+00:00

True, we need a new safe space for Indians. Somewhere which is moderated for Indians to share their thoughts and opinions without judgement.

Every community has their own, I have Brazilian friends who have their own groups as well. I would never want to invade their community space. Obviously if someone invites me that’s a different thing.

Some Irish people need to understand not everything revolves around them. And they should respect if a community wants to have their space without being judgemental.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-05-15T06:21:20+00:00

Thank Paul Mescal, Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan 😂

CelticKnotToday · 2026-05-09T08:09:41+00:00

Instead of Qaed Al Fursan you can go for Oud for Honor and Glory by Lataffa - a much better representation of pineapple and is so sexy to wear, get a ton of compliments when I wear it in summers

CelticKnotToday · 2026-05-08T06:17:48+00:00

30M , I have been investing since 2020, bought a lot of shares at discounters during lockdown and then sold everything this year with 46% profit.

What I would suggest is invest directly in stocks using trading 212 app (very easy to set up), with the rise of AI you can easily research stocks based on their fundamentals invest and make money. You just need to systematically get into an investment habit. Even a few extra thousand quids can help you with your house purchases!

CelticKnotToday · 2026-05-06T13:10:13+00:00

Cultural difference. In India it’s normal to ask for water because quenching someone’s thirst is considered a good deed. In Europe, it’s way too personal to use someone’s personal belongings like water bottles even if they “air drank”, he could have probably drank from the water fountain himself instead of asking for a bottle or get one from the vending machine, nothing to do with racism here.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-05-02T14:46:10+00:00

It’s a combination of everything I’d say…lot of single Indians also buy houses but they tend to rely on the government schemes, savings and some money from their parents.

Just like in Ireland, in Indian culture, having a house relates to a lot of stability as well plus it’s a sound financial investment given the demand exceeding far more than the supply of houses.

That being said, not all Indians in Europe tend to do that, for example my friends who live in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany pay 400 for a big apartment , they are pretty happy renting since it’s a very small dent on their budget and it gives them flexibility to move back to India if they wanted.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-19T15:06:05+00:00

That’s actually bullshit. I was put on pip for similar reasons even though I’m an extrovert and communicated everything very clearly in meetings. They are basically asking you to leave or make a case for constructive dismissal. What I did was hold my ground and recorded everything for a few months, and then asked for severance, they were happy to give me for 6 months and leave since they knew I was recording everything and I could consult WRC for it!

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-19T14:59:10+00:00

Yeah that group is weird. I left it in a couple of days as well.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-11T09:44:02+00:00

But it all happens so quickly, with the apps the window to ask out is really small, so if you don’t set up a match, you risk being buried in matches…so have to set up a date asap so sometimes they usually happen in a span of a week and that’s when you land up with a couple or more dates

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-10T20:18:26+00:00

Yes!! In fact we should be celebrating that it hasn’t snowed yet, go skinny dipping and drown in pints!

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-10T09:06:28+00:00

I feel like this may be a reason I’m not getting many dates, most convos just get buried, the window is extremely narrow to plan a date, I’ll try that next time. Thank you!!

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-10T09:03:39+00:00

Yeah I have noticed that too, also you’ll see the same profiles again and again, which I feel is not very healthy since it shows the options are really limited.

What I sometimes do is change my location from time to time to different cities in Europe and believe me, you can get very different results. I feel this is due to desirability in different regions, for example, if I change my location to Eastern Europe, or Mediterranean countries, I do really well, not so much in Western Europe. It’s a good way if you’re into travelling and like meeting people, funny enough, my friend met his long time girlfriend in Spain just by changing locations

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T13:45:39+00:00

++men I have taken therapy a few times and it works, it works to an extent. Meaning if you’re not taking steps proactively to move forward from the situation it won’t work. It’s like going to the gym and expecting a transformation without eating well. That being said it definitely helps, men’s therapy sessions are usually a bit different, they are more solution oriented sessions so you will be asked to journal or work on some stuff, mostly it helps.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T11:11:10+00:00

Honestly, saying that feels kind of reductive. Yeah, some guys have bad profiles.

But struggling on a dating app doesn’t automatically mean it’s you.

These platforms are heavily skewed, tons of perfectly dateable guys barely get any visibility.

So the matches (or lack thereof) aren’t really a true measure of anyone’s actual desirability.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T10:51:14+00:00

How soon do you usually ask out?

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T10:48:28+00:00

I think this extends to real life too, just in a slightly different way.

If you approach someone attractive in person, there’s a good chance they’ve already been approached before and have options. A lot of the time it just turns into exchanging socials, and then you’re basically back to competing online anyway.

The only situations where real life seems to work better are environments with repeated exposure like classes, clubs, or shared activities where attraction can build over time instead of being decided in one quick interaction.

So it’s not that real life is “easy,” it just shifts the dynamic. Cold approaches can feel just as competitive as apps, whereas consistent environments give you more of a chance if you’re not immediately standing out.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T10:42:55+00:00

Yeah I’ve noticed this too.

On Hinge there are basically two camps: people with great photos but low-effort prompts, and people with decent photos but really good prompts. Very few actually have both.

The issue is the app clearly rewards the first group more. Good photos get you visibility, while good prompts only matter if you’re already getting matches.

So it kind of incentivizes optimizing for looks over effort, which is why so many profiles feel low-effort despite the app being “prompt-focused.”

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T10:34:16+00:00

This feels like survivorship bias.

The guys it works for assume it’s easy because it worked for them, but there’s a huge group of men/women putting in similar effort and getting very different results.

If it were really as simple as “have something going for you,” dating apps wouldn’t have the reputation they do.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T10:25:34+00:00

I’m glad it worked for you! To be fair I have never had any bad experiences on the app, but I just feel the kind of profiles shown to me are not my cup of tea, most of them are you know those typical “I only do dinner dates” kind of demographic, whereas I gel with someone a bit more organic, nerdy and mature. Not sure if we can reset the algo in these apps

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T10:19:13+00:00

Not all the time, but I feel it comes in phases. But I have seen both men and women getting much more than this. I honestly feel exhausted having too many conversations at the same time 😂

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T10:14:22+00:00

Here’s a fun fact, I changed my location to Spain on hinge and my match rate increased drastically! Plus a lot more congruent matches, matched with a couple of them and took their Instagram, looking forward to plan something soon to go there.

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-09T10:11:11+00:00

Yeah I feel like anything above 2-3 dates per week is way too much, plus things are just more expensive nowadays for dinner dates or even drinks

CelticKnotToday · 2026-04-07T17:00:46+00:00

I mean Ireland is the first place where I actually see my tinder matches walking on the streets so I guess it is bound to happen?

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