Bumble Profile Examples for Guys

A good Bumble profile for a guy has a short bio with one thing only he could say. It has a prompt or two that leave her something to answer, and a handful of interest badges that match his life. A set of pictures backs all of it up. Below are three whole profiles in Bumble's layout, with the reason behind each choice. The men are invented for this article. They are not real people or clients, and no result is claimed for them.

The bio is Bumble's main written field. Bumble describes it as a way to show who you are beyond the pictures: a few sentences of fun or unique details that spark curiosity. It has a short character limit, which Bumble says keeps a profile clear and makes it more likely to be read.

Around the bio sit a few prompts, which you can answer in text or pair with a photo, and which you can change any time. Interests show as badges, a handful across different categories, and you can mark favorites. An About you section holds work, education, location and hometown, and More about you holds things like height and family plans. Personal items such as religion or politics are optional. You preview the whole thing from the Profile tab.

Set: daylight lead shot with his face clear. Then full length in the workshop. Then outdoors on a bike. Then dinner with friends, where it is plain which man is him. Then a closer shot of something he built.

Bio: "Carpenter. I build staircases and then have to walk up them. I am usually right about directions, and I would love to be proven wrong over dinner."

Badges along the lines of woodworking, board games, street food and cycling.

Prompt, My happy place: "The back of the workshop at six in the evening. Sawdust on everything, and one radio station I refuse to change." Paired with the workshop picture.

Why it works. The bio opens with the job and a joke at his own expense, and the second sentence is a light challenge she can answer. The prompt is paired with a photo, as Bumble suggests, so a place becomes a scene.

Set: a clear face shot in good light. Then him on a bike on a bridge, outdoors. Then a hobby: a sketchbook open on a café table. Then a day trip with friends. Then a full-length shot in a jacket that fits.

Bio: "Designer. I cycle to work and arrive sweaty and opinionated. Looking for someone to share a table at the loud place everyone says is too loud. Fair warning: I will rate your sandwich."

Badges along the lines of illustration, cycling, live music and ramen.

Prompt about what you are looking for: "Someone who will tell me, kindly, when the font is wrong."

Why it works. It says what he is looking for in the first person, plainly, and then shows a scene. A list of qualities would read like a form. The sandwich line is playful and slightly challenging, which gives her something to reply to before he has sent a word.

Set: daylight, face and shoulders. Then behind the counter, obviously his shop. Then running along a river. Then a wedding, dressed up. Then a trip abroad with a friend.

Bio: "I own a small bookshop, so yes, I have read the one you are about to recommend, and I will tell you gently. Looking for someone who will let me talk for twenty minutes about a bad ending."

Badges along the lines of reading, running, theater and coffee.

Prompt about a perfect weekend: "Saturday: open the shop, close the shop, find the one restaurant in town that does not take reservations and wait politely."

Why it works. The bio gives a funny and a real detail in two sentences. The prompt is a scene in time order with a small flaw, and the pictures prove the shop and the run exist.

Each bio is short and says something only that man could say. a dating coach's example of the opposite is the bio that promises he is a gentleman who knows how to treat a lady. A ton of men write that, he says, so a woman who has read it all day passes on it out of boredom.

Each opens with value, not comfort. My breakdown of an average Bumble profile flagged an About me that opened with a comfort line, the sweet and nice kind. The profile that says "I'm nice" all the way down makes a man look interchangeable. His example of a hook that works is playful and slightly challenging, so the match has something to answer. He also warns against a first line that is too gamey or too sexual, because it scares off women who would otherwise be interested.

Each gives her something to answer. Facts are not answerable. An opinion, a joke or a request for a verdict is.

Bumble's standing-out tips fit the examples. Say what you are looking for, your interests and perhaps a fun fact in the bio. Keep your pictures recent and clear, with you in them. Verify, use prompts and fill out the profile. Do not delete and recreate it again and again.

Its photo tips are to show different sides of your life, like a hobby, a social moment, a pet if it is yours, or travel, and to prefer quality over quantity. An optional photo feedback tool, visible only to you, suggests variety (a full-length shot, one taken outdoors, one with friends) and a hobby shot. It also suggests replacing mirror selfies and duplicates, and removing sunglasses. Our view of that list is simple. A head-to-toe picture lets her see how you are built. A picture taken outside shows you leave the house. A picture of you doing a thing you like hands her the first question. a dating coach's line on the friends picture is that it helps and you can do without it.

Use the layout and write your own lines. On Bumble the bio is the main written field and it is short, so begin there: one sentence on what you do, one thing only you would say, and what you are looking for. Then pick the prompt and the badges that back that bio up.