People Are Confessing “It’s An Instant ‘No’” Dating App Red Flags, And You’re Probably Guilty Of These

And the replies were super direct and possibly controversial, so here are the most popular dealbreakers:

1. "When they’re weirdly aggressive in their bio. Like if it says, 'If you have a problem with that, swipe left.' I didn’t until you got all weird about it."

—u/AJPXIV

2. "If every pic is a heavily filtered, super close-up selfie."

—u/tarheel_204

3. "Any mention of royalty (i.e. calling themselves a king, queen, or princess)."

—u/Kchuck_

4. "If your profile is just a list of stuff you don't like."

—u/Fluxxed0

5. "If there's no information except a pic and a name. Like what are you doing here if you don't want to share anything about you that could help to see who you are?"

—u/Northremain

6. "When they are all group photos and I can't tell which one you are."

—u/Onautopilotsendhelp

7. "When 'Just ask' is the only information they provide. To me, that conveys extremely low effort and potentially high entitlement."

—u/hatsofftolarry22

8. "When their bio just says 'My Snap/Instagram is...'"

—u/mcmaddie

9. “When their bio says 'Biggest risk or worst mistake: getting this app.' Okay then get off, LOL."

—u/AncientView0

10. "Travel-obsessed types were instant left-swipes. Most people like to travel. Making it your entire personality is the most boring, basic person thing."

—u/nudewithasuitcase

11. "When their bio says 'Not likely to message first.'"

—u/DMMEPANCAKES

12. "Something small, but my biggest pet peeve is when their bio says 'Make me laugh.' Listen, I get humor is important to you, but this can be worded better. 'Make each other laugh' or 'Have a good sense of humor' instead. 'Make me laugh' sounds like I'm here to entertain you."

—u/Back-to-a-planet

13. “When their profile says 'Looking for a gym partner.'”

—u/soybomb622

14. "When they write something in their bio about pineapple on pizza."

—u/ih8memes

15. "I'm not on dating apps anymore, but a big dealbreaker for me was if their pictures were only headshots."

—u/Diet_Coke

16. "Inappropriate interest in their pets, like when they say something like 'Proud Mama to my three fur babies.'"

—u/SacTownNewf

17. "When their bio says 'I like having fun.' Yeah, no, duh, that's what fun is."

—u/Icmedia

18. "Back when I was on apps before I met my wife if I saw, 'I'm fluent in sarcasm,' or any derivative of it, it was an instant no from me."

—u/mokes310

19. “'Looking for my partner in crime,' sets unrealistic expectations for a first date."

—u/UdonDugong

20. "When men pose with status symbols like a watch or a fancy car."

—u/SadlyNotDannyDeVito

21. "'I hate drama,' is code for 'I cause a lot of drama.'"

—u/fappyday

22. "If you're a guy who has a bunch of shirtless pics, it makes me think you’re a jerk who’s going to talk about my body."

—u/CapableEnd5584

23. "When their bio says 'My real age is X, I don’t know how to change it!'"

—u/No-Commission007

24. "Even though I'm over 6 feet, I swiped no on any profile that stated 'No men under 6 feet tall.' Those profiles normally gave bad vibes anyway."

—u/cjnewbs

25. "Pictures of them smoking weed."

—u/bootyhunter69420

26. "Pics where the person is giving the middle finger."

—u/megafatceeobaby

27. "Men who post pictures with guns, dead fish, or a bottle of alcohol."

—u/Onamonae

28. "If the majority of their pics are bathroom or car selfies."

—u/sourchicken39

29. "When they post all their pictures with literally no writing on their profile. I'm done with them."

—u/dadspls

30. "When their bio says, 'I’m in town for the next X days.'"

—u/Dangerous-Ocelot948

31. "When their bio says, 'If you can't handle me at my worst you don't deserve me at my best.'"

—u/Tall-Vanilla-3936

32. And lastly, "When men don't have a single picture with a smile."

—u/SadlyNotDannyDeVito

What are some of your dating app dealbreakers that weren't listed here? Let us know in the comments!