New York: Photos with tigers, duck face or shirtless snaps make online daters cringe when browsing profiles on dating services like Tinder. An online dater and a group of her Manhattan friends have created an app called “The Tinder Commandments”, a hilarious list that pokes fun at the odd snapshots.
Showing too much skin is one of the biggest faux pas when it comes to selecting a photo, said dating coach Laurel House, who helps eager singles create profiles for the dating site AYI.com. House said that if one’s main photo was in a bikini in the mirror, it’s cheesy and pathetic as it sends a wrong message.
Few Commandments made by Erika Alonso-Smith and her friends suggest that one should be authentic and photos should show their real interest and if one says that he/ she loves rocking stilettos but also like to go camping, then photos of both the hobbies must be shown to other users.
“No tigers is one rule,” Alonso-Smith said, but she also has some more common gripes – thou shalt not do the “duck face,” and thou shalt not pose shirtless are included in the “commandments”.