Here's Why Women Swipe Left On Men Who Proudly Hold Dead Fish In Dating App Pics

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abbyadler
Jun 15, 2021 7:00 PM EDT

Ever since dating apps came about, unspoken rules have developed over what kind of pictures and bios are likely to score matches. For some reason, it's become a fact that men who post pictures of themselves pridefully holding a dead fish on a fishing trip are basic AF. On a thread, a Redditor asked Reddit women why they hate his kind of picture so much, and as per usual, they delivered. Men who are guilty of uploading this picture should consider taking their advice. No more fish-men for us, please. 

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    Product - Posted by u/ShitpostCommenter436 18 hours ago What's the problem with pictures of people with fish on dating apps?
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    Font - tsukiii · 17h Why would I want to look at pictures of dead fish on a dating app? Am I supposed to be impressed by their fishing skills? I'm not, and it's just an unflattering and kind of gross picture.
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    Font - amowdy · 17h It's just a basic trope that makes me think that a guys whole personality is the performance of masculinity. That said I think fishing is cool and I'm super impressed by people who can actually fish well. Just maybe not something to lead with.
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    Font - peppermind · 17h I'm not especially interested in dating someone whose idea of a good time is killing another living creature for sport, though fishing as a hobby isn't a dealbreaker in and of itself. The photos you choose for a dating profile say a lot about how you present yourself, what you're looking for in a partner, and to some extent what you're like in general. Someone who posts a picture of themselves with a fish is pretty clearly saying they don't want to date someone like me (a
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    Font - happy_hippie_nurse · 17h A picture of you with a big fish you caught is probably more likely to impress other men than women. We'd rather not imagine the fishy smell that you'd bring back from a fishing trip and dead animals don't impress us.
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    Font - the_purple_owl · 16h Where I live it often signals the sort of personality I'm not interested in in my partners. I don't want a "proud country boy" which is what those pictures suggest to me.
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    Font - tminus7MT · 17h Everyone looks sweaty in the picture and is making a squinting-into-the-light face. The fish usually isn't even impressive
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    Font - Confetticandi · 17h They're never very flattering pictures. Unless fishing is a lifestyle for you and your potential SO needs to know how into it you are, why would you put up an unflattering picture of yourself?
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    Font - dumhuvud · 17h If it is their hobby, fine, but I've gotten the impression that they took that picture on that one trip 6 years back and now they just post the fish pic because they're "supposed to".
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    Human body - Chuck2025 · 15h It's a problem if it's EVERY single photo. Great, you can fish. Now what else do you want women to know about you? Besides being a "great catch."
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    Font - gaiatitan4512 · 8h 1. Is this who you are, does it define you 2. It's it a deal breaker if I don't like fishing Otherwise it's like girls doing duck face.
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    Font - schwarzmalerin · 6h I'm a scuba diver and I like to see living fish!
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