According to a new survey by dating site Zoosk and Ask Men, having an animal in your profile pic boosts your incoming messages. Can you guess which animal makes you most attractive to potential dates? Yes, dogs, cats, horses and even snakes are good … but if you really want to boost your messages, get a hamster. Yep, believe it or not, profile pics that feature hamsters increase incoming messages by a staggering 351%!
Here’s how other animals stack up:
- Sheep – 328%
- Elephant – 314%
- Horse – 282%
- Rabbit – 275%
- Dog – 265%
- Frog – 247%
- Cat – 241%
- Bird – 232%
- Goat – 225%
- Goldfish – 161%
- Snake — 117%
- Lizard – 109%
Game of Thrones references get you noticed. Here are the mentions that will increase your response rate.
- Red Wedding — 376%.
- Tyrion — 165%
- Hodor — 120%
- “Winter is coming” – 79%
- Jon Snow – 43%
- Cersei — 14% (Cosmo)