{"id":583278,"date":"2026-04-03T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/583278\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:21:15","slug":"aussie-overwhelmed-with-hinge-messages-after-simple-dating-app-change-never-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/583278\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie overwhelmed with Hinge messages after simple dating app change: ‘Never happens’"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Aussie who\u2019s been single for seven years <\/a>has shared a theory on how to get more matches on Hinge.<\/p>\n

Courtney Day has endured dead-end \u201csituationships\u201d<\/a> in Melbourne and struggled to find people on dating apps she was properly compatible with.<\/p>\n

She’s not alone, with a poll of hundreds of Yahoo Lifestyle readers finding 87 per cent felt the dating scene is difficult<\/a> at the moment.<\/p>\n

Courtney was only getting a few matches per day, so she decided to try a different approach.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old told Yahoo Lifestyle she started accepting every single like that came into her inbox, even if she wasn’t interested.<\/p>\n

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“By the third day I had over 50 matches, which just never happens,” the business owner said.<\/p>\n

If someone on Hinge sends you a like, it means they’re interested in you.<\/p>\n

You can then decide whether to accept that like, which then means you’re a match and you can start chatting to one another.<\/p>\n

But Hinge only allows you to have eight active conversations at once.<\/p>\n

Do you have a story to share? Contact au.lifestyle.ent@yahooinc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Courtney said you have to unmatch or hide the people you weren’t interested in and keep the ones you were as they kept flooding in.<\/p>\n

She believed the surge came down to activity, suggesting the app boosted your visibility when you\u2019re engaging more and your profile gets shown to more people.<\/p>\n

Yahoo Lifestyle understands that this strategy isn’t entirely accurate in terms of how Hinge operates.<\/p>\n

But when Courtney posted her theory on TikTok, others claimed it worked for them as well, but with differing results.<\/p>\n

“I did this, unmatch immediately, and got 350 likes in one day,” said one. “They were all gross though it was not even worth it.”<\/p>\n

“Low key this happened to me the other day. I was like why do I have 15 likes and I usually get one a day,” added another.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve tried this, still got maybe maximum two likes a day,” wrote a third.<\/p>\n

How does Hinge’s dating algorithm work?<\/p>\n

Hinge recently published an explainer about how its “recommendation system” <\/a>is designed to help singles meet people.<\/p>\n

The dating app felt it was necessary to be transparent about the multiple algorithms it has so that users can get the best out of the app.<\/p>\n

This comes after Hinge introduced a “deep-learning” system last year that “better understands who you might like” and “who\u2019s likely to like you too”.<\/p>\n

“You might wonder why certain people show up in your feed on Hinge and why others don\u2019t,” it said.<\/p>\n

“Your actions directly influence the people you see – meaning you can refine your recommendations on the app.”<\/p>\n

To help shape who you see on the app, Hinge recommended:<\/p>\n

Being intentional about who you like and don\u2019t like<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t just wait for likes, send likes<\/p>\n

Keep your preferences flexible. Adjust your preferences and dealbreakers<\/p>\n

Update your profile and prompts as you evolve<\/p>\n

Understand the effect of \u201cprefer not to say” on your profile as this limits who you can see<\/p>\n

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