Hi, I'm Alice. I work here at OkCupid and thought you should have a few pointers to help you get started:
Match Questions help us find you higher quality matches.
The more questions you answer on your profile, the better our matching system becomes, which means better dates for you!
It's always free to communicate.
Anyone can reply to a message from another person; we won't stop you from getting to know someone.
Be yourself.
If you want the best people to contact you, share interesting facts about yourself on your profile. Think about it: the more someone can learn about you, the more likely they are to say hello.
Stay active.
Adding photos, editing your profile and answering Match Questions all increase your visibility to others.
Take the initiative.
You'll get better results if you send messages to people who interest you. We've studied this extensively; women who make the first move end up with better-looking and more desirable matches.
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