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Isabel - Team SALT
Thu Mar 27 2025

What prompts you to match with someone?

How do you decide whether to match with someone on a dating app? What's your thought process? How do you distinguish between someone great but not a good match and someone great who could be for you?

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Berri's avatar
Berri

I'm more inclined to match with someone who not only shares the same beliefs as I do but also shared interest. I believe it's a lot easier to connect with someone you share the same passion with 😎

Thu Apr 03 2025
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Andy's avatar
Andy

If their profile mentions a passion for Jesus, that's a big plus. You can sort of tell by a profile how much emphasis a person puts on their appearance, so if someone appears confident (but not vain) and looks like a kind and fun person that's a big draw too.

Thu Apr 03 2025
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Rede's avatar
Rede

Match with someone in dating app? 🤔 Express somehow that is understanding what relationship with Jesus is and what it mean to him. Tell atleast what he think about children and marriage. Tell what he wants to do in life somehow and what he values.

Thu Apr 03 2025
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Rede's avatar
Rede

Also picture is meaning a lot. But not because of out look but because it's telling more than 1000 words. I believe in psychology in this matter and if something is off even I don't have word for it "I just trust my cut about it. "

Thu Apr 03 2025
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Jo's avatar
Jo

Tbh a lot of guys need to write more on their profile… Sparse profiles don’t give the best overall glimpse of someone…

Thu Apr 03 2025
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Jo's avatar
Jo

And just to also put it out, the guys who do have more info and more pictures are more interesting to me and I’m more likely to match with those… I’d also have to feel like there’a some possibility of us getting along. Faith is huge! Family is huge! Interests, values and appearance all count…

Thu Apr 03 2025
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Chris's avatar
Chris

I will be far more inclined to match if said lady's sense of humour is evident in her profile. If she cracks open a can of serious, I'll likely move on. Additionally, a lady who, to me, is genuinly good looking and not obviously filtered is another big plus. That is, of course, subjective.

Wed Apr 02 2025
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Alex's avatar
Alex

I look at appearance,age,if we are equally yoked & have a relationship with God,same beliefs,morals,& values & if they want kids. B/c I do.

Wed Apr 02 2025
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Chad's avatar
Chad

We’re matching… not marrying… I have 3 filters for someone I will match with. Am I attracted to them Range Kids (kids are a no for me) I don’t even look at their statement of faith. It’s super easy to type something and not live it. That’s something I like to bring into the conversation on a date

Mon Mar 31 2025
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Arian's avatar
Arian

I think something to encourage the desire to match with someone would increase relationship’s ratios. An idea I had was when a match happens, each person would need to discuss an interest based on the other person and either leave a text or voice message within a small window of time (24hrs.) or else risk losing a match.

Mon Mar 31 2025
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Jasmine's avatar
Jasmine

On this app, I have been looking at appearance, age, faith, and interests.

Sun Mar 30 2025
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DeJa's avatar
DeJa

I look at his appearance his faith and beliefs and his interests.

Sun Mar 30 2025
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Ari's avatar
Ari

Appearance (pictures what is visible and what isn't) Heart (words) Faith (any mention of church and God?) Values (activities mentioned in the profile)

Sat Mar 29 2025
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Daryl's avatar
Daryl

There face it’s what you see whenever your with them. A modest profile because if she shows everything before you get to know her you will see all the imperfections that you think are a big deal but aren’t, so many people have said to me oh I don’t like ….. and then when they get to know them those things disappear, you can’t do that online. Profiles need the ability to write more about oneself. And someone willing to meet, you and I can message for months but still not be our true self

Sat Mar 29 2025
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Just Me Hayley

@Daryl hmmmm I'm always my true authentic self and that helps in a long distance relationship when all you love doing is chatting and video calling for months. Be it in a romantic or platonic relationship or life in general; if you can't be real with yourself how can you expect the other person to be real with you. Psssst Daryl, got a feeling you don't believe me so go ahead and find out for yourself, I dare you 😉

Thu Apr 03 2025
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Kayla's avatar
Kayla

what I look for in a man is a strong faith in God , reads the Bible but most Importantly puts god first

Sat Mar 29 2025
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Ben L.

Deciding who to match with is tough because, ideally, I want both a strong faith connection and common interests. The hard part is that I haven’t found that here. I often connect more easily with non-believers and when I do reach out to someone who aligns with my beliefs I never get a response or I don’t have much success getting a conversation going. It’s discouraging and I wonder everyday if this app just isn’t the right place for me.

Sat Mar 29 2025
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Catherine's avatar
Catherine

Interests and common faith values.

Fri Mar 28 2025
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Angel's avatar
Angel

1. A profile that tells about the man's faith and his walk with God 2. Won't deny this but looks of a man does matter to me. There should be certain amount of physical attraction. He should be well groomed. No shirtless pictures please. 3. His level of activeness (No to a couch potato) 4. Someone with at least a bachelor's degree is important for me. Hardworking. 5. Common interests 6. In Schengen region. So we can visit each other conveniently while dating before thinking of relocating.

Fri Mar 28 2025
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Dave's avatar
Dave

Personality, godliness...that'll do

Fri Mar 28 2025
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Anto 🧬❤️‍🩹's avatar
Anto 🧬❤️‍🩹

Hi there nice to meet u

Fri Mar 28 2025
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Jude's avatar
Jude

Like everyone else, NOT looks 🙃

Thu Mar 27 2025
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Hannah's avatar
Hannah

@Jude apparently everyone here is a better person than me. 🤷‍♀️ In spite of a picture being the first impression.

Fri Mar 28 2025
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Jude's avatar
Jude

@Hannah Your 1st picture makes a first impression 👍 Most of us don’t just stop at the 1st picture, I hope that’s the case. I think it has more do you with the content on your profile, so make sure there’s plenty of content that paints 🎨 a very good picture 🖼 of who you are, what you do, what you bring, what you don’t bring… All the best 🤞

Fri Mar 28 2025
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Carmen's avatar
Carmen

I think, making „good choices“ on a dating app is generally quite hard, as so much of what you read or see might be fake, old or just not conclusive enough. So for me personally, in the end, I just go with my guts feeling and try to make spirit led choices. As a match itself is just a start of a conversation, there is not much to lose 🤷🏽‍♀️

Thu Mar 27 2025
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Sam's avatar
Sam

I look for someone with a faith that seems genuine, has at least some similar interests, lives close enough to visit (even if it requires a short flight), and seems to take care of their health. After that, it's usually pretty easy to tell from a quick conversation if it's worth pursuing further. And I'll have to say, there are some amazing women on Salt 🙂

Thu Mar 27 2025
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Lachlan's avatar
Lachlan

For the same reasons I'd send a like/intro.

Thu Mar 27 2025
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Cate's avatar
Cate

I send likes based on whether they've made an effort to answer questions, whether we have matched interests, and how local we are to each other.

Thu Mar 27 2025
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Mandi's avatar
Mandi

Have they completed the bare minimum on their profile or have they took the time to paint a picture? Have they mentioned their faith and how they connect with God? Do they have any similar interests?

Thu Mar 27 2025
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Joaquin's avatar
Joaquin

The thing of it is to build what I want is a solid foundation with someone who shares my faith who is ready and willing to build together a future to take the step together for family to settle down marriage adventure fun someone who's ready to go through the ups and downs and the thick and thin of life knowing in your hard moments they're still standing next to you and they're still there just like you would be you know

Thu Mar 27 2025
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Daniela's avatar
Daniela

I want a family with solid biblical knowledge... Someone who is not able to have a conversation about his faith is a no for me

Thu Mar 27 2025
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