Your Dating Lesson Plan
Cosmopolitan|August 2017

Experts and hard data agree: To find love in an app-filled place, you must follow these five steps. Study up— or flunk out.

Your Dating Lesson Plan
STEP 1  Write an Intriguing Bio

See that blank space? Fill it out. Research shows that people who create bios attract more conversations than people who don’t. Keep it brief (about the length of two tweets, or under 280 characters, according to research from OkCupid), but be specific. “Use short phrases, like travel enthusiast or beach meditator, that are highly descriptive of who you are,” suggests relationship coach Laurie Davis Edwards, founder and CEO of eFlirtExpert.com. Stating what you’re looking for—a casual fling or long-term love—can help filter out anyone who’s not down for the same. A few apps also now allow you to link to recent posts or playlists on Instagram or Spotify. Take advantage to give suitors even more material to work with.

STEP 2

Curate Your Photos

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