Consider any one of these dating app don’t's your sign to immediately swipe left…

From empty profiles or inappropriate first messages and questionable online behavior, these dating app red flags are your cue to swipe left.

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5 Online Dating Red Flags To Look Out For

Let's be honest— we've all got those things that immediately make us swipe left on dating apps. Missing profile information, describing themselves as “unvaccinated”, using filters on every single photo they have… That last one really irks me, personally. While swiping your way through 

 (like Hinge, Tinder, Bumble, Raya, and so on), knowing how to spot the warning signs of fake profiles, aggressive daters, and other potential dating disasters is essential.

Let’s talk about online dating red flags: how many of these are dealbreakers for you?

It’s the worst when you’re swiping around and you come across someone with interesting photos but absolutely no profile description or personal information at all. How do you expect to find what you’re looking for (or get any matches) if no one knows anything about you?

At best, these profiles indicate someone who’s real but couldn’t be bothered to take the time of day to put effort into their profile, so what are the chances they’ll put any effort into an actual date or relationship. At worst, they’re 

 and scamming people into believing they’re someone they’re not.

These people may be authentic, but taking the risk isn’t worth it when there are hundreds of other people out there with descriptive profiles complete with humor and personality baked in.

Red Flag 2: Using Facetune or Filters on All Their Photos

Red Flag 3: Aggressively Sexual or Inappropriate First Messages

Can you at least ask about my hobbies or say something witty about my Spotify playlist before diving into the “you look like you could handle a dick”? Damn. And yes, this one has actually happened to me. Yikes!

If they can't string a sentence together without being sexually aggressive or invasive, it's time to hit the block button. This applies doubly to those who are swiping around dating apps looking for BDSM partners since consent and proper communication are mandatory if you want to 

If they can't string a sentence together without being sexually aggressive or invasive, it's time to hit the block button.

Red Flag 4: Being Flaky or Non-Responsive

While it’s healthy to understand that not everyone lives on their phones (and that sometimes the dating scene gets too repetitive and people need a break), it’s also essential to know your worth. If you’re messaging someone who only tends to respond to you late at night, never texts you first, or disappears for multiple days at a time, it’s likely not going to be a great match.

This may sound oversimplified but it’s not: if someone wants to talk to you, they will. I’ve stayed up all night (sipping on a Red Bull and pretending I didn’t have an 8am meeting the next day) talking to 

 because we hit it off. Trust your instincts: if it feels like they aren’t putting in much effort, it’s probably not worth your time.

Red Flag 5: Not Wanting to Show Any Kind of Verification

When it comes to online dating red flags, this one may be the most important. Alternatively, if you’ve been chatting for a while and they show reluctance to meet in person, or keep coming up with excuses… run, babe.

It’s natural these days to request some form of verification the person you’re talking to is legit before you get too intimate with what you share. Someone who is hesitant to give at least the bare minimum form of verification is probably hiding something.

Someone who is hesitant to give at least the bare minimum form of verification is probably hiding something.