Selfies are a contentious subject in the normal world, but even more so on Tinder. You’re competing against basically every other single man in your city (and, thanks to Tinder Plus, the world), so swap the mirror pouts for something more adventurous. Tinder is survival of the fittest at its most raw, so go primal here. Into abseiling? Great, include a picture of you kitted up. Spend your weekends working as a DJ? Add a snap of yourself behind the decks, it seems to work for Calvin Harris. Group photos have a positive impact on success rates. However, keep it to one or two – this isn’t Where’s Wally and you really don’t want to finally get your dream match for them to ask for your mates’ number (it happens… we’ve heard).

Wordplay Is The New Foreplay

Tinder gives you just 500 characters to make an impression, that’s just three and a bit tweets, but pick your words right and that’ll be more than enough. Profiles that have a bio massively outperform those without. Keep it short, ideally humorous and try to include a reference to something you can hold your own in a conversation about. Don’t take the obscurity too far though. As shocking as it may seem, lying in your bio may have short-term benefits but can cause issues in the long term. Carbino’s research indicates that what people write in their bios doesn’t always line up with what they actually like. Tinder’s Instagram and Spotify links mean it’s easier than ever for people to find out whether you’re more Gogol Bordello than Gary Barlow. So if you’re looking for something serious, take the high road and be honest. Or if you’re there for a more, ahem, short term experience, here’s where you can lure them in under false pretences, if you can live with yourself after. You monster.

Match Point

OK, so Tinder’s reputation comes before it; but apparently its hook-up tag is entirely undeserved, with 80 per cent of users looking for a relationship. Bear this in mind when writing your opening lines, lest your unwitting first words to your future spouse reference your appendage. Rodney, one of Tinder’s most-swiped men of 2016, opens every chat with a gif of a man sweating to indicate that the recipient is hot. While gifs are useful for adding some humour, swipes do not necessarily equal dates, and it’s unlikely this generic response has worked for Rodders (he’s still on there, so it’s not looking likely). Providing you’re not just looking to collect matches (like a soul destroying Pokemon Go), starting conversation is preferable to a cookie cutter line. According to Mel Delancey, another of Tinder’s most active users, saying ‘hey’ or ‘what’s up’ is as bad as blanking a match entirely and chances are they will not respond. If you’d like any chance at all of actual human contact of any sort, be more creative.