Dating apps aside, it's a man's world.
Psychologists say the “vast majority” of men are “invisible” when pursuing romantic relationships online, with women only considering a small number of men as potential partners.
Dr Orion Talavan made this claim on his popular podcast, The CEO Diaries, before offering some tips on how dudes can level up and become more qualified.
“Most men are like wallpaper, they don't want anything but the world doesn't treat them very well,” Taraban said, adding that young men were at a particular disadvantage.
“It's actually very hard to be a young man. You don't have what women or more experienced men want or need, and you're just generally very disposable. Unfortunately, we've seen it,” the California-based doctor added. “Young men have a very high mortality rate.”
Talavan argued that women are more likely to swipe on men who appear to have money or special skills — selling points that are often found among older men.
But Taraban, author of the new book “The Value of Others: Understanding the Economic Model of Relationships to Get (and Keep) More of What You Want in the Sexual Marketplace,” has some advice for lovelorn young men looking for women.
“I think men can dress better and pay more attention to their body image. For some men, it's something as basic as hygiene,” he said, adding that women are also attracted to good-looking men on the app.
Psychologists said that men should spend some money on fashionable clothes to attract attention and boost their confidence.
“One of the best things a man can do is spend $1,000 or $2,000 and buy two or three really nice outfits that he can wear on dates,” Talaban says.
“If you're the best-dressed guy in the room, you get a free point,” the expert argues. “Men could just dress better and have nicer hair, but for some reason they refuse to do that.”
Psychologists say that for men who are not genetically blessed, appealing to women is key.
He said men and women have “very different” communication styles and that men should learn how to converse on women's wavelengths.
“If you can learn to speak to women in a way that makes them listen and respond, you can do anything and have any kind of relationship,” he asserted.
“It's a matter of tone. Feminine communication is very different from masculine communication.”