What do the reasons on an introduction mean?
The reasons are up to three plain facts you and the other person have in common, such as “You both want children” or “Neither of you smokes”. They come only from questions you both answered and both kept visible. They’re never a score, and they never reveal an answer either of you kept private.
Where you see them
Under Why you were introduced on the introduction, and again at the top of your conversation if you both say yes.
Examples
- You both want children
- You’re both open to children
- Neither of you smokes
- You both enjoy hiking and food
- You both speak Mandarin
- You’re both vegetarian
- You’re similarly active
- You drink about the same
How reasons are chosen
- Only shared, visible answers: A reason uses a question only if you both answered it and neither of you made it private.
- Only close agreement: Your answers must agree closely for it to count as a reason.
- Never ethnicity: Ethnicity can be a preference or a dealbreaker, but it’s never shown as a reason.
- At most three: Sometimes there are fewer, if you have fewer visible answers in common.
Reasons explain an introduction. They don’t cover everything that went into it, and they say nothing about how you’ll get on.