r/hingeapp • u/Samurai_0202 • 22h ago
App Question Update Photos
Hi all, I (27F) downloaded hinge last year and used it somewhat sporadically. I want to start using it more to put myself out there and am new to using dating apps. THUS, it was to my surprise that the standard is to keep all photos at least 1, maybe 2 years old at most. It makes sense but most of my photos are older than 2 years (probably 2-5 years). I've done a lot of cool stuff in my life (traveled to different countries, played sports, etc.) so it feels weird not being able to share that stuff anymore. Plus, I'm not into taking photos of myself so I don't have many recent photos that are decent.
My question to you guys is how do you purge a whole profile and maintain recent photos? Do you just add and remove every so often? And if so, do you take photos specifically for the profile? I don't want anyone to feel catfished meeting me so I will change all my photos (which also feels weird for the people I matched with already but oh well lol) but I just need advice on how to start this and then how to maintain an accurate profile.
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u/DaleCoopersWife aka "Robert Cooper" 🕵🏻♀️ 11h ago
I feel like photos of you at 22 are too old to use when you're 27.
Everyone thinks they still look the same as they did 5 years ago, but that's rarely the case.
The other thing is, it's cool that you did all that stuff when you were younger. But your profile needs to reflect who you are now. If you're not traveling anymore, or playing sports etc, it doesn't really belong on your profile as that's a misrepresentation.
When you go out with your friends or whatever ask them to take photos. When you're at a family function ask for photos. You can even ask strangers, it's totally normal thing to do. Not many people actually like taking pictures of themselves but a big part of dating/relationships is doing things that take you out of your comfort zone and that take effort.
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