When I had Tinder, my bio was three words long: “Must love dogs.” Does anyone else know that 2005 rom-com with Diane Lane and John Cusack? I can’t be the only one who loves that movie. I’m not sure how many of my matches actually got the reference, but I definitely got plenty of fellow dog lovers. Despite not actually having any photos of pups myself in my profile, my matches almost always started convos about dogs, and I swiped right on dog pics in return. I’ve always been a believer that dog photos get you more dating app matches, but as it turns datingranking.net/local-hookup/shreveport out, it might actually be the truth.

I spoke to Michael Kaye, Global Communications Manager at OkCupid, and according to him, including pictures of dogs in your dating app profile is proven to make it stronger. “We actually have millions of dog mentions in OkCupid profiles,” Kaye says. “Users with dog mentions have a higher probability of initial conversation over those with cat mentions. They also have a higher reply rate.” Take that, cat people. (Sorry, I’m biased.) And he’s not just saying that – he shared some pretty compelling evidence with me to back up his claim.

For Tinder, women received 117% more matches, 150% more messages, 100% more super likes, and 122% more total interactions

“We found that 81% of men and 80% of women on OkCupid like dogs,” Kaye explains. “Additionally, 84% of women and 80% of men either own a dog or would love to.” But here’s where it gets really interesting: According to Kaye, there has been a 422% increase in dog mentions on OkCupid profiles since 2017. Læs resten →