Am I too ugly to date?

Swipe Right is our advice column that tackles the tricky world of online dating. This week: A man fears that his looks may be letting him down

Dear, Eva,
I’ve been single for a year or so now and trying out online dating for nine months. I’m a 35-year-old man and while not the best-looking guy on Earth, I don’t believe I’m hideous either. Yet on the various websites I have tried I am completely unable to elicit even a cursory response from a woman.

I have tweaked my profile with the help of an online forum with expertise in this area, and I send profile-specific messages to everyone I contact. But not a single woman has ever replied. I don’t only message really good-looking ladies, in fact I tried it with women who are very far from it and I still get nothing. Well, I got two messages when I sent out a request that someone reply to me to check that I actually exist.

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