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Have you ever struggled when creating a Tinder profile? Accurately describing yourself in just a few sentences can be tough — but not to these guys and girls. They certainly unleashed their creativity when creating their profiles and they turned out hilarious. Kind of makes you curious what happens when you swipe right — right?

When it comes to your dating profile, your headline is likely the first thing someone will read on your profile. That being said, if you want to find your perfect match.

But when you’re looking for a partner and venturing out into the online dating scene , it can be tricky to draft a profile that distills your essence down to a few carefully chosen pictures and adjectives that will hopefully attract like minds. Alyssa Dineen launched Style My Profile , a consulting business that combines her decades of experience as a fashion stylist with her skills as an online dating guru, after her own divorce led to meeting her current partner online.

And because we are worried about being too vulnerable, we often round off the edges so much that what is left feels indistinct from every other profile out there. Alyssa Dineen. We asked both experts to share their tips. A simple headshot no sunglasses is the place to start — it gives prospective playmates the chance to connect with your face — but both experts say it takes more than just one photo to capture your true essence.

And make sure you have at least one photo where you can see head-to-toe. Hussey discourages using a group shot as your main profile photo — it can be a challenge for people to figure out who you are, and reiterates the importance of a smile. Before writing your bio, Dineen recommends jotting down every kind of adjective or description of yourself that you can think of.

Dineen says, when choosing words and phrases for your bio, a positive attitude is key. Their bio comes off as sounding negative, so having as much of a positive attitude as you can help. Hussey adds that negative generalizations and self-depreciating turns of phrase can also inspire people to swipe on by. Want more tips like these? Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram.