40+ Ways to Boost Your Hinge Profile With the “Simple Pleasures” Prompt

The ultimate cheat sheet to the simple pleasures hinge prompt

Co-authored by Lauren Sanders and Carmine Shannon

Last Updated: April 29, 2024 Fact Checked

Thoughtful responses to the “simple pleasures” Hinge prompt can give people an idea of your character, personality, interests, and activities. You can even use it to invite people to comment, match, and get your conversation started (raising your chances of getting a real life date!). Scroll through these dozens of examples to craft the perfect response for your profile.

How to Answer “My Simple Pleasures’ on Hinge

Think about how something you really enjoy makes you feel. Sit in the feeling, then try to assign words to the emotions and sensations. For example, if you love hiking, you could say Snapping twigs under my feet or Feeling at home in nature.

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Relatable Joys

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Describe something you genuinely enjoy. The “simple pleasures” Hinge prompt showcases the little joys you find in the mundane. Think of what really makes you happy. Try to bring up the feelings your simple pleasures give you—the sights, smells, bodily sensations, emotion, etc.—then describe them. ^{[1]
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- Rolling down the windows of my car on a cold night and blasting the heat.
- Walking through the forest in early spring, especially after it rains. The trees turn black, and the moss and lichen are spectacularly green.
- Cooking with friends, the way smoke catches in your hair after a fire, the sound of frogs at night.
- The way the sun cuts through the tree outside my window as it’s setting.
- The clicking of my keyboard when I get into a good workflow.
- Tennis shoes squeaking on a basketball court, making a shot on the first try, beating (and being beaten by) my friends in pick-up games.
- Getting such a funny text that I actually laugh out loud, and the people around me are like, “What?”
- Stretching my legs in a new place after being on the road all day.
- Watching my dog rip up a new toy two seconds after getting it.

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Getting Creative

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Use descriptive language to wow potential matches. Your prompt answers show people what kind of person you are and can be a great tool to advertise your thoughtfulness. Make the most of the prompts by exercising your creative writing skills and avoiding one word answers and generic responses. ^{[2]
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- The cardinal building a nest on my front porch. He’s my breakfast date every morning.
- Diving into a good show. I get so immersed in the plot that I feel like I’m in the writer’s room.
- A long, hot shower after being out in the cold all day. Bonus points if I was out on a winter hike.
- Seeing the ridges on the top of my cat’s mouth when she yawns. Why do they look like that??
- Color coding my calendar so it turns into a beautiful mosaic of activity 😌

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Silly Answers

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Use your sense of humor. One of the most important things people look for in a partner is a good sense of humor. ^{[3]
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- When my dog actually brings back the frisbee.
- Getting myself out of bed before 11 am.
- The smoothness of my teeth after I floss.
- Spilling a scalding cup of coffee on my shirt 😌
- Growing a full beard, ripping off my chains, and howling at the moon.
- Talking during movies 😩
- Taking increasingly cold showers so I’m ready if I get thrown into a frozen lake.
- Drinking the best darn cup of coffee I’ve ever had.

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Word Play

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Put your own spin on classic answers. If you pursue Hinge long enough, you’re bound to see a few “simple pleasures” over and over again: drinking coffee, sunsets, watching Netflix, etc. While there’s nothing wrong with these answers, adding a clever twist can make your profile pop.
- Watching the earth dip below the sun’s horizon.
- Tuning into my favorite livestream at the riverbank.
- Perking up after my piping hot morning cup of Benadryl (I am allergic to coffee).
- Sharing an inside joke with someone I just met.

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Standing Out From the Crowd

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Show off what’s unique about you. The best way to attract someone is by being your authentic self—and there are things about you that make you like no one else. ^{[4]
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- Making fresh chocolate syrup for my morning mocha.
- Looking into my towel after taking off my eye makeup.
- Headbanging until I get whiplash at a grindcore concert.
- Documenting a new animal that I’ve never seen before (salamanders, muskrats, etc.)
- Painted ceilings, ladders on wheels, family crests.
- Entering my energetic body during meditation and traversing the astral plane.
- Eating a sandwich with bread I made and drinking a glass of kombucha that I brewed.
- When my turn signal matches the beat of my music.

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Flirty Answers

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Spice up your prompts with something a little sensual. While the average person on Hinge is more likely to be looking for a relationship than a hookup, there’s no denying that people go to the dating apps for physicality. Tastefully let people know what you want with these responses.
- Brushing up against someone’s skin for the first time.
- Soaked clothes, summer rain, and sweet kisses.
- The comfortable intimacy of pillow talk.
- Showing off my breakfast-making skills.
- Learning how other people want to be touched, feeling like I’m of service, mutual self discovery.

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Poetic Flare

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Play with word choice and punctuation to make your answers art. Since you have to write three separate prompts, Hinge gives you room to experiment in your expression. Draw people in by treating your prompts like poems and getting creative with punctuation, meter, and word choice.
- Ice cutting-cheek tears in the bright sun, move back behind my ears, settling in the hollows of head-meets-neck.
- Sunlight. Long, long sunlight hitting the window across the street and doubling back into that dark, open, unlit space in the east facing parlor.
- Sweet yapping dog
  that I could not live without
  apple of my eye

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Inviting Responses

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Write about activities people may want to do with you. A great prompt gets someone to think, “Wow, I’ve never met someone like that,” as well as, “Wow, we have so much in common!” Write about activities you enjoy that encourage people to comment, “Okay, so when are we doing this 👀” on your prompt.
- Finding a new cafe to work in...or really any cute coworking spot.
- The adrenaline rush I get falling off a rock wall I can’t climb to the top of (yet).
- Bumping elbows with people in the kitchen: the best meals are made together.
- Taking a day trip on a whim. Choosing places to go by looking at bodies of water on Google Maps.
- The resistance of throwing a huge block of clay, wet slip on my hands, slowly making the walls of a pot.
- Going to my book club! I love hearing what other people got out of reading something.

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Attracting Someone Right for You

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Show off your values and character. People often want to be with someone they share values with. You can use this prompt to let people know what’s important to you and what you want your life to be full of.
- Working on an art project with someone else—building on each other’s abilities and supporting each other’s weaknesses.
- Seeing my friends show up for the causes I care about. Organizing with my peers.
- Learning traditional recipes from my family and cooking them for my friends.
- Finishing a book and feeling like it changed me.
- Stepping back from a project and seeing how all my work falls into place.
- The look on someone’s face after I’ve served them a good meal.
- Taking a well-deserved break so I can build up energy for my next big move.

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Guys, is it like, impossible to get matches recently on Hinge? I (23m) thought I had some good responses to my prompts but I've been having zero... Read More

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The best hinge prompts in my opinion are "I go crazy for" or "I geek out on" because you get to tell the other person something you're interested... Read More

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All the prompts have potential if you actually put effort into them and try to showcase who you are but avoid cliches and take the time to write... Read More

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If you want to write something a little more controversial (political, religious, or otherwise), consider using the “Don’t hate me if I” or “My most controversial opinion” prompts.

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40+ Ways to Boost Your Hinge Profile With the “Simple Pleasures” Prompt

How to Answer “My Simple Pleasures’ on Hinge

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Relatable Joys

Getting Creative

Silly Answers

Word Play

Standing Out From the Crowd

Flirty Answers

Poetic Flare

Inviting Responses

Attracting Someone Right for You

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