<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Stephanie submitted her profile for review as part of Insider's Dating App Clinic.Insider</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Stephanie submitted her Hinge profile for review by an expert as part of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dating-app-clinic" rel>Insider's Dating App Clinic</a>.</li><li>Expert Courtney Quinlan suggested 33-year-old Stephanie remove her selfies and cat photos.</li></ul><p>Stephanie, a 33-year-old using Hinge to date, submitted her profile for Insider's Dating App Clinic, a series where we ask experts how to revamp dating profiles to increase your chances of finding a match.</p><p>Stephanie said she's primarily looking to date men, though she's curious about dating women, too. She's seeking someone who is empathetic, self-aware, and honest. She said her deal breakers are people who are "racists or white supremacists," someone who doesn't have an open mind, and someone who doesn't like cats.</p><p>"I'm an intellectual with a lot of interests. I love my cat, and prefer deep conversations to small talk," Stephanie told Insider.</p><p>Ultimately, Stephanie would like a partner to share her life with. She said she wants to date someone who can be a lover and friend, and who sees pets as family.</p><p>Stephanie said she gets a lot of likes, but often has no interest in dating the men who "like" her profile.</p><p>"Sometimes I wonder if they even read my profile. Or maybe I need to swipe more instead of only going through my likes," Stephanie told Insider.</p><p>She said she's still figuring out a dating-app strategy that works for her, she said.</p><p>Courtney Quinlan, a dating expert and the founder of <a href="https://midwestmatchmaking.com/team/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Midwest Matchmaking</a>, told Insider how Stephanie could update her dating profile to increase her chances of finding a match.</p>