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Headlines that attract (not clichés)
Searches like “dating profile headlines to attract guys” and “dating profile headlines to attract females” are tagline hunts. A headline is not a novel. It is one specific claim a stranger can react to before they read the rest.
Headlines that work
“Adventure-seeking” is noise. “Summited two volcanoes, still can’t parallel park” is a headline. “Looking for my partner in crime” is dead. “Looking for someone who texts back before day three” is alive.
- Name one concrete thing
- Skip height jokes and emoji walls
- If it could be on 400 profiles, rewrite it
Photo first, headline second
A perfect headline under a bathroom mirror selfie still loses. Score the profile so slot 1 and the headline pull in the same direction.
FAQ
Where do headlines go?
Tinder/Bumble bio first line, Hinge prompt punchlines, or the first sentence of any bio. Same job everywhere.