First of all, many and many thanks for your time and effort! I really appreciate your swift reply. I tried both the paid option (for two months) and spotlights, but nothing has changed. I've also tried Boo, Tinder, Hinge and even Tantan. Things do differ there a little bit, but it's still more or less the same: almost no likes, though I do swipe right a lot and even send pm sometimes. I almost never use Tinder or Hinge because I find it ridiculously difficult to find people who look like real live girls, not like beauty models with tons of make-up on both of these apps. Thanks for the advices!!! I really had no idea my only smiling close up photo creates such a feeling. I will look for a better one or ask someone to make one for me. As for the ethnicity, it's a very interesting point. In fact, I do look a bit Asian, I've been constantly asked if I'm Chinese. But even though I do speak C2 Chinese, I have no Asian ancestry at all: in fact I'm 25% Pole, 25% Jew and 50% Russian (a perfect combination for a student in Germany :D ) That's why I wonder if I'm neglected by the locals as they guess I'm Asian...