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Check your settings maybe you have distance or age too restrictive. You can ask for profile advice from friends. Often people post their profiles on Reddit for crowd advice when they have low likes and often it’s a red flag they’re not aware of like men holding a fish.
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Is 28-36 too restrictive? And I have 8 miles as my radius?
It’s possible. I’m F25 and have also been feeling like hinge has been worse recently
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Please see Analyst 1s comments below. Let this be the fishbowl love story we all deserve
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Everything is tailored for people to pay! They will advertise better matches! However, it’s linked to paying! Bumble does the same thing. Premium gets better matches. Men & Women.
You should have to pay for a dating app. Shows your serious. You can’t get everything for free!!
lowkey same but M25. decent looking and lot of matches but mostly from outbound likes. not really many inbound ones. dates not too much of a problem though but i guess that’s because we propose so have more control over it.
While Hinge doesn't officially confirm whether they do 'shadow bans,' it is possible that certain account activity might impact the visibility of your profile. A shadowban generally means your profile is still visible to you, but is hidden or less visible to others, which could explain the limited number of likes you're seeing.
If you haven't been active in terms of dates since October, it’s possible that Hinge's algorithm is simply deprioritizing your profile. The app tends to show more active profiles to users who are regularly engaging with the platform. Additionally, if your profile was flagged or reported for any reason (even if unintentionally), that could affect your visibility.
To boost your profile's engagement:
Update your photos: Even if your photos are recent, it helps to swap them out every so often or tweak them to match what’s currently trending in terms of quality and authenticity.
Engage with prompts: Make sure your prompts reflect a genuine, updated version of yourself. Hinge's algorithm tends to favor well-completed and unique profiles.
Try reactivating your account: Some users find that logging out and logging back in, or even deleting and recreating their account, can help refresh their visibility.
Be patient: Sometimes, profiles just need time to gain traction again, especially after a period of inactivity.
If you’re still concerned, reaching out to Hinge support might help clarify whether there’s any issue with your account or visibility.
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Thank you for this super detailed response!!
Join coed rec teams like volleyball, kickball etc. volunteer, take fun classes. You meet different folks this way
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For reference im F30
Are you still looking?
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For validation? Always 🤣
Try meeting someone in person just say hi or hello. It seems to work for me.
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Thank you for the encouragement! I tried going to events and meeting people in person but no dice :/
I did tell some friends I was looking so hopefully they’ll think through who they know and I’ll have some luck
When you're shadow banned, you can't actually send messages. Try sending something and see if it goes through