In new survey, women reveal dating profile green flags that make them happy

The modern dating world is rife with new terms and even different kinds of red flagsWhile the latter always takes the limelight in dating the other kind is equally important The dating world is slowly shifting and people are finally appreciating the green flags tooIndian dating app QuackQuack ran a special survey among women to understand the understated overlooked and unexpectedly charming green flags that make them stop in their tracks and say he might be the oneThe app ran a poll among 7930 women from metros suburbs and rural areas of India Participants ranged between 22 and 35 spanning diverse professional fields including IT health education finance marketing and various other sectors along with business owners and studentsThe apps founder and ceo Ravi Mittal commented In my experience of running a dating app for quite some time when women talk about getting butterflies they are not talking about unrealistic fairytale expectations or physical appearance Its always the little things we already know that effort and emotional intelligence are at the top of the list but some subtle cues are considered green flags by women for instance a picture with a pet Its amazing how something as simple as that can fetch you two times more matchesPets in profile pictures29 per cent of women from Tier 1 2 and 3 cities exclaimed that a profile photo of a man including the picture of his pet almost flexing how cute and proud he is of his fur baby is an absolute green flag About 3 in 4 women above 30 claimed it translates to emotional intelligence and someone who seems responsible enough to text back Sheetal 32 an architect from Coonoor said If a man is cradling a puppy or has a cat perched on his shoulder I am sold To me its instant proof that this man is nurturing and also potential father material And if he has his pets name listed in the bio matchGood grammarWhile some might think its a bit obsessive others believe that if you want to impress someone the least you can do is string a sentence properly 21 per cent of women between 22 and 28 explained that language does not matter but grammar does The survey clearly shows that women notice when you use who and whom correctly use punctuation and avoid using jk and ikr Niharika a 26yearold software engineer said Im not a grammar Nazi Ill not belittle you for bad grammar Its just that to me clean grammar means you cared enough to doublecheck your text or bio Its the effort that makes him a green flag for meMentioning mental health3547 women above 27 revealed that men who openly talk about mental health without getting preachy about it are a true gem In 2025 vulnerability is sexy but whats sexier according to these women is a man who doesnt rush their match to open up 4 in 6 women said some men talk about mental health and therapy and then go on to lecture about how everyone should be in therapy But then there are some other men who clearly know the importance of mental health and they casually mention benefiting from therapy but never make you feel like you are lagging behind for not taking the same approach According to the survey report the second guy is a clear winner of the subtle profile green flag trendatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params