• ObsidianNebula@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    I wonder if it is fishing itself that they don’t like, or if it is the prevalence of fishing photos on dating sites. I know that a lot of guys post fishing photos on their profiles (probably because most men don’t take many photos of themselves but will take photos with a nice catch), so maybe it just seems unoriginal or low effort. I’m honestly not sure, but my only point is that it may not be the hobby itself.

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      4 hours ago

      Agreed, I really don’t think it’s the fishing itself.

      Half the problem on any dating site is the classic: 1. Be attractive 2. Don’t be unattractive.

      If the dude is holding a fish but looks like Chris Evans, she will probably still be interested.

      On top of that, dudes holding the fish will overwhelmingly tend to look like the wrap around sunglasses wearing, goatee having, overweight, Trump voting cliche. Women probably build an association to not being compatible with dudes who love fishing after enough times of seeing that and connecting these dots.

    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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      4 hours ago

      I assumed it was a combination of “it’s really common” and “fish are gross” but I don’t look at men’s profiles and don’t fish so I may be way off