Love hacking: 5 tips to get them to swipe right

Increasingly, people are looking to apps to find love. It makes sense too. We turn to our smartphones to solve many of life's most daunting tasks.

But the online dating world can be every bit as confusing a place as the physical one. There are all sorts of ways you can position yourself online to give yourself a competitive advantage against the competition — and, lets face it, there's a ton of competition in the digital dating world.

To help you get a leg up, we reached out for advice from some people who would know. Sonya Kreizman and Natasha Nova are cofounders of

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For men: 

• DON’T post a picture of you and another girl. Is that your girlfriend? Was it your girlfriend? We get it, you have pretty girl friends.
• DO post a picture with your mom, this makes us want to swipe to the right fast!
• DON’T post a picture of you with other guys. Which one are you? Your friend is hot, can you introduce me to him instead?
• DO post an action shot! It’s sexy to see a guy doing sports!
• DON’T post mirror selfies, especially shirtless in a bathroom. That’s just creepy.

For women:

• DON’T post a picture of you and a group of girlfriends. You wouldn’t want a guy to swipe right just so you can introduce him to your beautiful friend, now would you?
• DO post a full-body image! Guys are onto you if all you upload is pictures from the waist up and of your face. Be proud of your body and show it off!
• DON’T post pictures with your ex-boyfriend or some random guy. If those pictures get automatically imported from Facebook, remove and replace immediately!
• DO post pictures of your radiant and beautiful smile! Look happy and positive, Mr. Right is going to crush you soon!
• DON’T post pictures of you with too many drinks at a party or looking scantily clad. You might attract the wrong type if he suspects you are a party girl!