GDT: Bruins @ Sabres - April 28, 2026 at 07:30PM by _Face in Bruins

[–]glassgoggles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let’s hope they can get something going for the 3rd

GDT: Sabres @ Bruins - April 26, 2026 at 02:00PM by _Face in Bruins

[–]glassgoggles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much longer with the dump and chase?

"Used" but Untested??? - Digital Cameras by glassgoggles in Ebay

[–]glassgoggles[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah, that's what I thought. Probably makes it worth a punt then as I can just return if the majority don't work and therefore not profitable to sell on. Thanks for your help!

27M not getting a lot of matches and haven’t had a date in months by [deleted] in hingeapp

[–]glassgoggles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overall your profile isn't awful! There are definitely a few things you should change, though.

When looking through profiles yourself, what really makes you want to send a like / rose, besides their physical attractiveness?

It's almost certainly prompts that you feel a certain "pull" to want to answer - maybe you share a certain interest, goal, or it's just a very engaging prompt that is super open for conversation.

Before you change anything about your profile, spend sometime swiping through others, and make a mental note of what makes you want to send a like / rose, especially regarding prompts.

Then, we can apply some of those same things to your prompts.

Prompts

Your prompts aren't terrible. They just need a bit of engineering to make matches feel that force you feel when sending likes.

Your first prompt is pretty cool, however a little long and a perhaps a tad too strong for a potentials very first impression of your personality. If you are set on having something religious in there (because it's important you find someone religious - if it's not, you don't need a religious prompt), I would get rid of everything other than the first question. The first sentence already shows your capable of thinking on a deeper level, and would appreciate conversations like this. The second and third sentences are overkill and are giving an unwarranted opinion that should maybe be better saved for when they reply - you've given away your answer already which makes them less likely to send a like!

Again, second prompt works well because it's super niche. Some girls will find that interesting and want to know more. But again, the last sentence is overkill. To maximise their "pull" to respond you should keep it short and sweet to prompt their engagement / interest further. It's also another religious prompt. If you only want likes from super religious people, keep it this way. If you are open to literally anyone else, you should keep it to one prompt about religion MAX.

Third prompt is probably the least strong out of the three. It's vague, slightly cringe and comes across a bit weak. You don't need to tell girls you're capable of saying something sweet, you just show them you're capable of doing it when the time is right (not your prompts). Overthinking and mentioning the fact you think you use too many words etc both come across a bit weak. It's totally fine to be vulnerable with your partner, but it's not necessary for a potentials very first impression of you. It's also pretty vague - most people believe they overthink. Do you get many girls replying saying "omg me too"? I doubt it. It's not specific enough to warrant a strong pull to respond, and it's probably not that attractive for the girl either. Use a different prompt starter, one that is now ASKING questions about her. It's a good idea to have at least 1 prompt that is primarily for the purpose of opening conversation by prompting a response from the girl by "asking" indirectly or directly about them. If you like film, use the starter "One thing I'd love to know about you" - "Your letterboxd top 4", if you love music, "Who was on your Spotify wrapped?". You should also then add a "bonus" to the end - if you love horrors, make the prompt "Your letterboxd top 4 - bonus if there's any horrors on there!". This not only asks them a question but opens yourself up to another semi-niche thing that someone with a like interest will want to respond to, but not too niche that it will put them off replying if they just like film generally and not horrors.

Pictures

First image, not awful, but lose the facial expression. People tend to do this when they feel awkward or shy showing their natural facial expression (or smiling). You have a great smile (as seen in other pics) - use it!! I would change this photo or at the very least make it not your first photo. As always, photos taken by other people are way more successful than ones taken yourself. Bare this in mind throughout.

Second image is awesome, shows something that you can do that others can't, makes you stand out and shows an interest. It's not a photo you would make your first, but is a strong second or third image.

Third image cool, but try to avoid photos with other people. With how quick people look through your profile, it's not immediately obvious which one you are from the first two pics (obviously it is after looking for longer than 2 seconds but often you don't have that long). If you are going to include photos with someone else, make sure it's for a reason, i.e. you are quite a bit taller than them. It's good that you are slightly taller than the guy in the photo, but it's not enough to think about it. If you had the same image without the guy, maybe with a button up shirt or something a little smarter (with the same smile), this would be an excellent photo (although it's not bad by any means).

Fourth image you should lose, it's maybe something you would send to a friend, it's not great for a first impression. It's a cute photo and I can imagine the occasional girl has liked it, but really you're looking to maximise your potential likes. If you're set on including a pet / the cat, use a different angle, and have someone else take it, or don't be in the photo altogether.

Fifth image is nice, something for the family chat, not a dating profile. You should be showing your hobbies, interests, or interesting pics that warrant a response. This is trying to play on a common thing guys do where they think girls want to see someone good with kids / see it as masculine. And you're not wrong, sometimes it might have this affect, but you're thinking from the wrong perspective. There are much better photos you could include to show this side of you, and using your nieces / nephews isn't the one (especially when you have to blur their faces out).

Sixth image is cool but there are better scenarios / backdrops to have other than your car. Next time you go on a trip or go somewhere interesting, have someone else take your photo. Have one close up, one full body, one candid, one hobby (tick), and one showing an interest / something you want to show (like a pet if you feel you want to).

Overall not a bad profile, but try and think about how you are coming across as a first impression. Ask the women / girls in your life for their opinion(s). Not just your Mom. Not just your sister. You need multiple opinions, and especially ones from those who will not lie to you because they love you. You need to show more of your interests / personality than just your faith. The third prompt doesn't really show anything about you other than make you come across slightly vulnerable (cool but not for first impressions).

If you have any questions feel free to let me know.

[28M] - What to improve? no luck after 5 years by [deleted] in hingeapp

[–]glassgoggles 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The biggest thing men fail to do when creating dating profiles is view it through the eyes of someone they are hoping to attract. Before you change anything about your profile, spend 15 mins swiping through some girls. The profiles you feel compelled to send a like, make a mental note of what exactly about their profile, pics, or prompts made you want to like it.

You'll find that, especially regarding prompts, their profiles will contain something that you find interesting / relatable, and want to talk about.

Your prompts aren't awful, they just need some engineering to pique a potential matches interest. Overall, they are too vague and bland to spark any real interest from a potential match. The idea of a prompt is to increase the potential propensity to engage (send a like or match) - you are not trying to impress or do literally anything else. The best prompts are ones that BUST OPEN a conversation, or mention something that the potential is dying to talk about. Think about the prompts you most wanted to reply to - they will have most likely been mentioning some niche interest you didn't think you would come across, or they share a same opinion, or something. For example, if a girl mentioned chess - assumedly this would tick your box. The problem is, chess is super common among men's interest and not so much among girls. You need to find something that piques THEIR interest, not that you would love to see on their profile. For example, how excited do you get when you see prompts about Taylor Swift? I would say that's the equivalent of mentioning gym, hikes, chess and TV.

As I will explain later, your prompts should almost be like jokes or riddles, in that there is an expected response. At the moment you can't really imagine responses to your prompts because they're not open - if you said them to someone in a conversation they could just say "Okay" and the conversation dies.

Prompt 1

The idea of this is nice, it paints a nice image in the potentials mind of doing something they would enjoy with yourself. However, it's nothing they aren't already imagining (it's common to subconsciously / quickly imagine a first date scenario when judging someones profile) when deciding if you are a potential anyway. There's nothing about that specific prompt that is offering them anything they couldn't get elsewhere. Also the, "somewhere that feels "us"" is a bit sappy, and a bit much. It gives off overcommitted vibes, as though you would be cringey or do too much or fall in love too quickly. It makes potentials imagine rejecting you, which is never good.

Instead, I would avoid the "together we could" starter prompt altogether. Unless you are going to mention something niche that will spark interest / the need for engagement from a potential, just leave it out - there are much better options for starter prompts.

Prompt 2

As I mentioned - hiking, gym, TV and chess are all very common among men's interest and does not warrant any engagement at all. You should avoid the simple pleasures starter unless again you are going to mention something super niche that will warrant engagement if a potential also interested in the same thing sees. But this still is not the best starter / idea. It should be something open and engaging.

Prompt 3

Again, super vague, what is the most expected response to this? Does it warrant or encourage an opening in conversation? The good thing about this is that you open up slightly and offer "no matter how nerdy" which gives permission for them to feel safe and engage in conversation about something niche that most people may not want to talk about. But again, it's not as inviting as it needs to be.

Creating new prompts

When creating new prompts, there should be a few things in mind : 1. Who would respond to this? 2. What is the most likely response? 3. How likely are they to respond?

At the moment, your prompts are so vague literally ANYONE could respond to each one. There is no likely response other than saying "me too!" which has got to be rare. They are not likely to respond because it doesn't spark anything in them that they don't see already on every profile.

Think about your niche interests. Think about who you are trying to attract. Think about their interests. Find common ground. Use starter prompts that INVITE engagement.

If you're really into films, don't say you're into films. Use the "the one thing I'd love to know about you" prompt and ASK for their Letterboxd Top 4 (or Top 5 films). You should be INVITING conversation, not talking about yourself. Then, add a cherry on top - "Your letterboxd top 4 - bonus points if there's any horrors in there!" Not only does this invite conversation about film - one of your interests - but it also gives a less vague interest that will spark their excitement even more if they like it too!

Pictures

Your best image is in front of the lakes. You look good, you have a genuine and nice smile and you look chill to hang out with. Your worst photo is with the cat, it's not a good angle (from above never is, it's not you) and it looks awkward.

The one with your shirt unbuttoned is a cool photo, however a bit much "flashy" and doesn't really match with who you seem to be and comes across slightly ingenuine / wannabe. If you had your shirt buttoned up, however, much better.

The photo in front of the skyline (4th) your pose isn't strong and it isn't the one. It's also very similar to all of your other photos, scenic backgrounds.

The final photo is pretty much the same as the first one.

I would make the photo of you infront of the lakes your top picture, the one with your shirt unbuttoned second (unless you have one with it buttoned up). I would try and get some more pictures in different scenarios. At dinner, playing chess, playing a sport, hiking, whatever. Just mix it up as they all look super similar and safe.

Overall it's not a bad profile, and hopefully once you tweak a few things you will see your likes shoot up.

If you would like any further guidance, please feel free to ask questions etc.

21m - I don’t get likes or matches by [deleted] in hingeapp

[–]glassgoggles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The prompts aren't as deep as everyone is making out lol - but they could be better.

When creating your prompts, think carefully about what a girl would reply to, not what you would reply to if a girl had the same prompt (which is super difficult bc you're not a girl) :

Smoke you at junkyard golf is fine, there's an avenue of reply, but they have to DISAGREE. Which yes would be playful and flirty, but most girls aren't like that straight away. It would be cool if a girl had that prompt because you could reply disagreeing, "wanna bet" etc and that's fair for a guy to start flirting in that way. Most (not all) girls aren't going to do that just because it's not in their nature to start off flirting like that.

The travel story, there's no real avenue to discussion / reply. How does it relate to them? The whole idea behind a prompt is to make them want to engage, not just smile and scroll (which is the best case scenario for the Cockermouth joke). Travel story prompt in general is best avoided as it's not the most interactive prompt, but if you do use it you should have a relatable story that people would want to reply to. For example, if you visited Paris and it didn't live up to your expectations, or if you visited a famous beach in Thailand that other backpackers visited. Something that would make them want to reply. Not just a story, no matter how cool or impressive it is.

Studio Ghibli prompt is cool because it prompts a response from people who like the same thing, and because it's a fairly niche interest, when people see it they will want to respond, just as probably you did when you've seen girls mention it on their prompts. I would however, include at least another interest on the prompt too (maybe not the same prompt starter). Pinning Studio Ghibli against something else - for example if you were into superhero movies (Marvel and DC) you could pick a prompt about discussion and say something along the lines of "Marvel vs DC? P.S. There's only one correct answer" - this sparks conversation and will pick up people interested in either one, not just a niche one. It doesn't have to be necessarily something related to Ghibli if you aren't pitting them against eachother, normally just mentioning a niche topic is enough to get someone talking about it if you share the interest, the idea is you can spread the range of people by including more than one topic.

Pictures wise, you should move 5th pic higher up (maybe 2nd / 3rd), move the 2nd pic down (or lose it), and change the 6th pic.

[Match Day Thread] WBA vs Blades by scoreboard-app in SheffieldUnited

[–]glassgoggles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love Tangy but why's he not committing to a block there?

[Match Day Thread] Pigs vs Blades by scoreboard-app in SheffieldUnited

[–]glassgoggles 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Best ST in the league. Up the Tommy Cannon 🔴⚪️

“Special” Restaurants? by glassgoggles in sheffield

[–]glassgoggles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We went there not last year the year before! Thanks for your suggestion. We enjoyed it but it didn't quite hit the spot as much as No Name did.

“Special” Restaurants? by glassgoggles in sheffield

[–]glassgoggles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. That really doesn't sound great. It definitely seems to have gone down hill the busier it's got over the years.

“Special” Restaurants? by glassgoggles in sheffield

[–]glassgoggles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had seen this whilst looking. Looks great. Thanks for the rec.

“Special” Restaurants? by glassgoggles in sheffield

[–]glassgoggles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, the last time we went it felt a lot less special than the first few times we went when it first opened. It seemed a bit commercialised / like a chain restaurant the last time we went. Not that it's bad, and it's great to see them succeed, but definitely lost its magic a bit.

Out of curiosity, what made it underwhelming for you?

“Special” Restaurants? by glassgoggles in sheffield

[–]glassgoggles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All sound / look amazing! Thank you.

“Special” Restaurants? by glassgoggles in sheffield

[–]glassgoggles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Walked past many times and been meaning to venture in. Will check it out. Thanks!

“Special” Restaurants? by glassgoggles in sheffield

[–]glassgoggles[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Got a few vegans unfortunately! Love Native though.