skills/hinge-profile-optimizer/references/hinge-prompts-current.md

# Hinge Prompts - Current Options

**IMPORTANT:** Hinge updates prompt options regularly. Always verify current options with the user.

**Ask:** "Can you tell me what prompt options you see in the app? Or screenshot the prompt selection screen?"

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## Known Prompt Categories (2025-2026)

Hinge organizes prompts into approximately 10 categories:

1. **About Me** - Personal description prompts
2. **My Type** - What they're looking for
3. **Let's Chat About** - Conversation starters
4. **Date Vibes** - Date preferences and style
5. **Storytime** - Narrative/anecdote prompts
6. **Self-Care** - Wellness and personal practices
7. **Your World** - Lifestyle and interests
8. **LGBTQIA+** - Identity-specific prompts
9. **Getting Personal** - Deeper questions
10. **Voice-First** - Prompts designed for voice answers

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## Commonly Available Prompts

These prompts appear frequently, but availability varies:

### Opinion/Personality Prompts
- "My most controversial opinion is"
- "I'm convinced that"
- "A random fact I love is"
- "I won't shut up about"
- "I geek out on"

### Dating/Relationship Prompts
- "The way to win me over is"
- "I'm looking for"
- "Together, we could"
- "I want someone who"
- "Dating me is like"
- "A life goal of mine"

### Conversation Starter Prompts
- "Two truths and a lie"
- "Let's debate this topic"
- "Give me travel tips for"
- "You should leave a comment if"

### Personality Reveal Prompts
- "My simple pleasures"
- "The dorkiest thing about me is"
- "My biggest date fail"
- "Don't judge me"
- "Believe it or not"

### Interactive Prompts
- "Together we can be terrible at"
- "First round is on me if"
- "I bet you can't"
- "We'll get along if"

### Challenge/Flex Prompts
- "Lowkey flex"
- "Unusual skill"
- "Worst fad I participated in"

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## Photo Prompts

Photos can have:
1. **Pre-written prompt** - Selected from a list
2. **Custom caption** - Free-form text
3. **Location** - Where photo was taken

Common photo prompts include:
- "Caption this photo"
- "Guess the backstory"
- "Together we can be terrible at"
- "My simple pleasures"
- "Don't judge me"
- "Lowkey flex"
- "Believe it or not"
- "Who wore it better?"

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## Voice Prompts

Hinge supports 30-second voice answers. These can add personality but aren't required.

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## Character Limit

**150 characters** per prompt answer.

This is tight - every word must earn its place.

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## Prompt Selection Strategy

### Best Prompt Types for This Process

**Opinion/Stance Prompts** - Great for filtering
- "My most controversial opinion"
- "I'm convinced that"
- "I won't shut up about"

**Interactive Prompts** - Great for hooks
- "Together we could"
- "First round is on me if"
- "You should leave a comment if"

**Reveal Prompts** - Great for personality
- "Don't judge me"
- "The dorkiest thing about me"
- "My simple pleasures"

### Prompts to Use Carefully

**"I'm looking for"** - Can be too prescriptive, but works if specific/interesting

**"A life goal of mine"** - Can be too earnest, but works if genuine

**"Two truths and a lie"** - Overused, only if they have genuinely interesting items

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## Verification Script

When starting, ask:

> "Before we write prompts, can you check what options are available in your app? The exact prompts change, so I want to make sure we're working with what you actually have.
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> Either tell me the ones that appeal to you, or screenshot the prompt selection screen."

This ensures recommendations match actual available options.