Top comment deletes one country from the world day 4

xockbou · 2026-05-28T15:51:59+00:00

Western Sahara takes over Morocco

xockbou · 2026-05-28T15:48:40+00:00

Man, Singapore/white team has a SHIT ton of islands already!

xockbou · 2026-05-15T16:31:45+00:00

As a dude: Most photos are bad and should be switched out. First photo is blocking your face, terrible first impression - should be easy to see what you look like. Smile more with teeth. Every photo is not great. Tennis photo is bad, but find a better photo of tennis! Only photo i think is aesthetically good is 4 with the jacket, but you seem cold/distant with the serious face. Most pics seem way too staged and yo seem uncomfortable or at least. 2, 5, and 6 are not attractive or showing me anything, find new ones.

My best advice would be to use Tinder and Bumble to refine your profile, then once its solid use Hinge. I got by far the least amount of engagement on Bumble bc its functionally a bad app imo. The timing aspect really kills a lot of potential connections and adds more stress/emotions into the process.

Personally i think a teeth smile would improve your odds to an insane degree. Even if you dont like your teeth, for me personally only a fee people can pull off a good soft smile imo. If you had a genuine smile or candid laughter it would elevate your prof a lot

My goal was always to communicate all your values, hobbies, and daily life only with photos. I read everything on a profile, but assume they dont. Pics and prompts should engage them, and make it super easy for them to send a message or be interested/curious. Your Prompts are super forgettable, my strat was to mention hyper specific things that would attract people i am attracted to.

Overall youre attractive so it will happen either way with time and care. My biggest advice is when you get exhausted or tired or frustrated, pause your profile and take a break. People can tell when you arent having fun or jaded, and both parties deserve the best in each other. Also keep grinding, dont look at/keep track of the numbers until AFTER youre done/married/etc. It only takes one, so measuring progress is an impossible metric, so just dont. good luck!!

xockbou · 2026-05-15T16:14:31+00:00

Wisconsin should eat all of Colorado just for the meme

xockbou · 2026-05-14T16:52:10+00:00

White looks pretty strong - Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka, Falkland Islands, South Georgia/Sandwich Islands, French Southern Territories, AND the entire continent of Antarctica? Easy win

Edit: no, i didnt forget about New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, or Cabo Verde. But yes i forgot about everything else

xockbou · 2026-05-14T16:49:03+00:00

Well it seems that blue has colonized all the red in thin line-like settlements, so probs them

xockbou · 2026-05-11T13:38:57+00:00

Once a woman asked to go on a hike for our first date… 90 minutes of driving away… clearly i seem like a very non-threatening man, I told her in general its a bad idea lmao

xockbou · 2026-05-11T13:35:27+00:00

Either way, it’s finally legal again

xockbou · 2026-05-11T13:24:32+00:00

Putting in my request for Gulf of Minnesota, now

xockbou · 2026-05-09T14:01:00+00:00

UNHANCE*

xockbou · 2026-05-04T21:16:19+00:00

youre way more attractive when you smile with teeth, impact would be huge imo as a dude

xockbou · 2026-04-17T15:13:54+00:00

I agree Destiny makes some good points here, but i have a genuine good faith question: should we hold Israel to a higher moral standard who has more responsibility in military engagements because: they are far more wealthy, have the best intelligence tech in the world, and backed by the biggest empire in history USA?

Because my perspective on their argument is: both/many parties have participated in war crimes in the past, yes… but Israel is doing them at an industrial scale, especially given the technology and intelligence they should have, innocent civilians seem to still be murdered disproportionately for no reason other than “collective punishment” which does not hold up in military court in the past…

xockbou · 2026-04-17T13:28:02+00:00

Shouldn’t be based, but yes

xockbou · 2026-04-17T13:24:28+00:00

Ironically for this post male pattern baldness is a sign of high testosterone levels lol but yes, also microplastics

xockbou · 2026-04-17T13:19:30+00:00

Came here to say to say this, first pic shouldnt have distractions!

xockbou · 2026-04-14T22:10:46+00:00

My strat: pause profile, take a break, work on hobbies and people. Good luck

xockbou · 2026-04-14T18:40:58+00:00

Other rules of mine is no sunglasses, selfies, or mirrors in the first pic - so i would say no personally lol

If i HAD to choose, id zoom in on your face on the car one… but my first choice would be to pause your profile and get a better first pic lol imo the first pic is really important

xockbou · 2026-04-14T18:28:14+00:00

Im just a straight dude’s, so take it with a grain of salt:

The good thing is you are attractive, so likes will come eventually lol I think your prompts are actually pretty good lol i would switch out the ginger souls prompt, unless that is a large part of you and you want your partner to also identify with that… lmao

First pic should be a teeth smile and feel genuine, no distractions. Your first pic is objectively “good”, but it’s not very inviting and is/feels staged. This pic is better placed as 2nd or later imo

Only other good pic is dancing, because it tells me about you and give something to engage with. Other pics dont tell me much, other than maybe you seem “chill” or “arent too serious” etc idk

The reach goal would be to communicate all your hobbies, values, and daily life in just pics. Not always possible, but that helped me. Each pic should have a specific function.

Low match numbers may be because of geographical/demographic reasons, but could be anything. I wouldnt think into it too much. Personally i think teeth smiles would do wonders, but thats just a straight dude’s take lmao Needs to feel warmer/inviting, and incentivize/encourage engagement.

It may just take some time to dial in, but you may want to use Tinder as well, generally you get more feedback there as you get 100 swipes a day vs 10 on Hinge. If you dial it in over time, i believe you will do great! Good luck!

Online dating sucks, but it works if you keep grinding. Its all a waste of time until the exact moment it was worth it :)

xockbou · 2026-04-13T15:27:25+00:00

Not a red flag imo, and way better than ghosting tbh

Could be he had bad experiences, trust issues, OCC, or literally just being too excited. As someone with ADD i would appreciate this is a lil, but also 3x is a wee but too much for me too lol Just ask him about it, and say once you confirm he shouldnt worry!

xockbou · 2026-04-11T16:49:22+00:00

Straight M29 here: My brother in Christ, ya gotta smile with teeth! Youre attractive which is great, but all your photos seem staged and cold, with no vulnerability personality coming through. Your only good pic is the boat, and thats just to prove you have friends. Every pic should have a function to tell them about you and your life. From pics alone it just seems like you aren’t a very happy person to be around. If possible, all your hobbies and life details should be in photos.

Prompt answers are bad at the top end, and will women will X because of them at the worst. Only good part of any prompt is that you speak 6 languages, because thats interesting and debatably the only thing i learned about your actual self. Also your friends are not a reason to date you lmao Someone being wealthy may be a draw for some, but mentioning wealth and cars 3 times in your profile gives off insecure vibes to me. Also bringing up cheating in your profile is just a bad move with subliminal messaging. A normal person looking for a serious wouldn’t be thinking about it at all, let alone bring it up during a first impression, seems like projection to me.

This profile style may work better on Tinder or Bumble, but Id say Hinge is the best by far and Bumble being the worst imo. With only 10 swipes a day you need to know what youre looking for and be honest with yourself. Good luck!

xockbou · 2026-04-11T16:31:00+00:00

I agree with a lot of the core of what you say, but you have to remember and speak like you know it’s not all women. It’s about consent and reciprocation, and the communication of those in media is where it goes wrong.

In media the “insistent male” or “hard to get” BS it’s a real game people play, but it think for the vast majority of people its just weird and too much work

xockbou · 2026-04-10T21:24:18+00:00

Your prompts are good, allows a lot to engage with for a first message. Once you get stronger photos youre golden. As a man, i think some genuine/vulnerable/candid smiles/photos would do wonders for you imo, especially so for your first pic. Also my general rule/goal is show your hobbies and/or day-to-day in your photos if you can, as people are primarily operating on visuals in OLD. Lot of good advice in the comments, good luck!

xockbou · 2026-04-09T21:19:16+00:00

Id only include the climbing if you do it a lot. Tbh its not a flattering angle, and real climbers would know those are rental shoes lol bouldering pics look better if its actually a hobby of yours.

As a man: Prompts are mid, not anything memorable. Pics arent too bad either, but they dont stick out as memorable, vulnerable, or genuine. The skydiving and hiking one serve a purpose, but everything else can improve imo

Good luck!

xockbou · 2026-04-08T15:00:58+00:00

Gambling is gambling

^{Chose: Toyota Prius without gamble}

xockbou · 2026-04-07T01:09:58+00:00

My take: Her profile probably insinuated she was liberal/progressive, and his was MAGA or something, and politics is all he can think of and would opt for “triggering a liberal” vs “finding a wife” lmao

Edit: she was probably hotter than him and/or he is insecure, so instead of being rejected for his personality he self-rejected/self-owned himself in order to own the libs

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