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How You Should Be Using Humor While Online Dating

To lol or not to lol.

Published on April 20, 2017 • By Joan Actually

Knock, knock.

Who’s there?

Etch.

Etch, who?

Bless you!

Ok… so maybe knock knock jokes aren’t the best way to flirt online. In fact, did you know that using a knock knock joke in an online dating message can get you up to 2% fewer messages? Or that messages with hilarious get a whopping 87% more responses?

Maybe you don’t need data to know knock knock jokes aren’t the best approach for online flirting, but just in case we’ve compiled the Dos and Don’ts of how you should be using humor to find someone online.

Humor and online dating infographic

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