Plus, the existence of these standard responses have become recognised enough that they’re now mocked or parodied by other users – which, in a meta turn of events, is becoming a burgeoning trope in its own right. All of whom are individuals in their own right, with unique personalities – so how can they all want to represent themselves through their dislike of ‘loud chewers?’ The behaviour goes beyond simply invoking a trope instead the trope is reproduced in almost identical fashion across a staggeringly large amount of people. Yet what’s so fascinating about the emergence of the stock dating app phrase is how they transcend simple repetition of the same broad likes and dislikes (see: Friends). In short, a broad appeal bio makes you look… basic. In fact, their omnipresence is causing the opposite effect to occur stick one of these tropes in your profile and you’re far more likely to blend in with the rest of the great unwashed. Oh, and the cherry on top? A begrudging admission of height.Īll of these supposed personality traits usually provide no more intel about what a person is really like than using ‘I am 60% water’ as an identifying detail would. In addition, there are the fake reviews (“A good bloke,” – Keira Knightley’), 5* Uber ratings, and endless jokes about leaving single markets or drinking enough on dates so someone looks like their photos. Under this category falls: loving dogs, hating slow walkers/loud chewers, wanting to travel to Japan/Central or South America, any attempts to start debates about pineapple on pizza (or food in general eat it or shuddup) and references to over-competitiveness, prefixed with a laugh-crying emoji that does nothing to add levity. ‘Would love to meet someone equally mad about Mozart’) will narrow the field of potential partners, to their detriment. Then you have the vague attempts to establish individuality, tempered by an apparent fear that anything too specific (e.g. First up are the collectively adored – but still appropriately adult, sorry Harry Potter – cultural touchstones like The Office, Peep Show, Louis Theroux, David Attenborough and being someone who drinks any alcoholic beverage (although wine and gin are clear frontrunners). The dating app tropes that have emerged are of a kind.
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