If you remember the old OkCupid blog they used to post interesting articles about online dating. I know their article about whether you should smile on your profile picture was eventually debunked [1], but it was nonetheless nice to have objective, data-based, non-pua advice on how to be successful in online dating.
[1] https://blog.photofeeler.com/okcupid-is-wrong-about-smiling-...
You mistook a marketing effort for science.