What to write in your dating app bio
A good dating bio has 2-4 sentences, includes at least one concrete, verifiable detail (a place, a habit, a hobby), and ends with something easy to ask about. Avoid generic phrases like „I love laughing and travelling“ - they say nothing and give the other person nothing to write about.
Kateřina (31) had just „living my best life ✨“ in her bio. In three months she got exactly one message, and it was just „hi“. When she rewrote her bio to „Spent the last three weekends at running races, now looking for someone to talk me into my first triathlon“, she started getting messages with specific questions about running within two days.
Three bio formats that work
A concrete detail plus a question
„The best date, in my opinion, starts with bad coffee you can at least talk about. Where do you get the worst coffee?“ - gives a clear hook to reply to.
Self-deprecation without self-flagellation
„I can cook exactly three dishes, one of them is tea.“ Light, specific, doesn't sound desperate.
A clear intent
„Spent the last year buried in work, now I have time to look for something real. Not a weekend fling.“ Filters without being aggressive about it.
What to avoid
- Quotes from films or songs (they say nothing about you)
- A list of adjectives („honest, funny, reliable“) - everyone claims those
- Mentions of past relationships or heartbreak - that belongs in conversation, not in a bio
- An empty „let's see what happens“ bio - it reads as disinterest
A template to try
[A concrete detail about you] + [a light question or invitation to respond]. E.g.: „I read detective novels faster than I can buy new ones. Any recommendations?“
On swipe-based apps, your bio has about two seconds to land before someone swipes past. lāska.ai treats the text differently - it's a source of information for AI recommendations, so your bio doesn't need to „sell“ you to strangers, it just needs to describe who you actually are.
Frequently asked questions
How long should a dating bio be?
2-4 sentences. Longer text often doesn't get read in full on mobile, shorter doesn't give people enough reason to write to you.
Does my bio need to be funny?
It doesn't have to be, but it helps if humour comes naturally to you. Forced humour is worse than none at all.
Should I mention what I'm looking for in my bio?
Yes, briefly. One sentence is enough and it saves you time with people looking for something else.