Reasons You Should Have a Dog or Cat in Your Profile Photo
There are a lot of choices when it comes to today’s dating pool, especially online. But unlike other online dating apps that focus on human profile pics, at FetchaDate, your WingPet makes your first dating app introductions.
Here’s why this idea works. Sixty-three percent of online daters admit to swiping right on a dog in a dating profile pic, reports Honest Paws. Pet lovers are definitely a dating type. Were the matchmakers at FetchaDate surprised that singles look for a pet in an online dating profile? Nope, not at all!
At FetchaDate, we believe that the secret sauce to love is a fellow pet lover. Whether you choose to swipe right on that suave guy with the cat or that pretty lady with the parrot, we’re here to help you fetch, date, and find a mate.
Here’s what else recent surveys uncovered about pets and how they boost our relationship potential.
1. Must love dogs (or any pet)
As cliché as it sounds, this saying is tried-and-true. There’s a subconscious reason pet people are attracted to pet people. A survey shows almost half (47%) of pet owners are considered more attractive than non-pet owners. For singles who don’t have pets, our virtual pets (including cats, dogs, fish, parrots) can make the introduction. Knowing your date is already a pet lover makes it much easier to explain the stubborn pet hair that wouldn’t come off your pants. Even virtual pet owners will understand.
2. Dogs increase your date-ability
Sixty-three percent of singles said they are more tempted to match with humans who have dog pics, and a Petsies survey reported that men pictured with puppies are perceived as a whopping 24% sexier than men without a puppy. Is this hard to believe? Of course not. Pets are an extension of yourself in looks and/or personality.
3. Don’t fake it
Online dating users know pets make a profile more tempting. In fact, 20% of singles admit they’d manipulate the extra swipes by borrowing a friend’s dog.
Watch out though! It turns out 64% of respondents say they’d call it quits if they found out their match lied about ownership. We don’t blame them. Faking you have a pet hits at the core for pet lovers as a big no-no and deal-breaker for future dates. That’s why Virtual Pets are an easy alternative.
4. Cats decrease date-ability on those other dating sites
When men are pictured with cats on other non-niche dating sites, it decreases their date-ability compared to their canine counterparts. Because other dating apps are flooded with singles that might not prioritize pets in their lives, stereotypes associated with cat ownership are all too common, decreasing potential matches.
On FetchaDate, the dating app where pet lovers meet, cat lovers are aplenty. Scroll around, and you’ll find that FetchaDate app users are receptive to all kinds of pets.
5. We know who’s top dog
If singles have to choose between a date or a dog to quarantine with, it’d be the dog.
Guess what, dog lovers? Out of 600 surveyed, dog owners would rather quarantine with their dogs (55%) over a romantic partner (45%). https://t.co/6FKs0Hs8J6 How about you?
— FetchaDate: Where Pet Lovers Meet (@FetchaDateApp) February 21, 2022
After all, no matter how ragged your sweats, how many days since you’ve washed your hair, or even whether you’ve brushed your teeth, your pup will always want to kiss your face, cuddle on the couch, or romp around in the backyard.
6. How you portray yourself on a dating app matters
Marriage therapist Jennifer Chappell Marsh told HuffPost that singles on well-known dating apps tend to avoid portraying their true needs in order to fit in.
We get it. Unfortunately, there are people on dating sites who are not looking to share a bed with a dog and two cats. But you may find FetchaDate users are more likely to embrace your furry, breathing pillows.
Marsh also says the key to finding a like-minded match is to be your authentic self. Instead of worrying about whether your pet family is intimidating, FetchaDate users may be more likely to want to hang out sooner so they can get to know them too.
Be honest about your pet’s involvement in your life. Since the pandemic began, pet lovers are spending more time than ever with their pets. If those pets ride shotgun everywhere you go, your date will probably want the heads up before you two meet in person. No one likes being the third wheel, after all, especially your date!
