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On dating apps, do you prefer a system where the app displays your real first name, or a username?

Real first name
34.9%
Username
23.7%
No preference
9.5%
I don't use dating apps
31.9%

856 votesFinal results

6:14 PM · Apr 3, 2018

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I don't use systems that insist on real names. Not because I have anything to hide, but because being listed as "James Jones" makes me impossible to find.

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Ideally, it'd be both. First names are nice to have right off the bat--it's a solid/"true" part of a person. But a well-chosen username can reveal their taste, their thought patterns, their interests; it's also a nice convo topic (esp. if usernames aren't displayed by mandate).