Tinder has an algorythm that penalizes a woman with an education and career and matches younger women with older men. Their preferences are ingrained in their algorythm. The first advice I give my friends is to look for specific apps and look for apps that allow the maximum customization.

Because tinder doesn't want you to find a relationship, they want you to pay to keep swiping. And the profiles that it shows you are limited by their algorythm. They have it optimized for engagement, not success. Like the games with microtransaction that are pay to win.

If I were you, either would change app to one you can write whatever you want on the profile and allows for variety of pictures. And then I would pay attention to the pictures I upload. Meaning, the background offers information too. The style of clothes, the activity you are doing, etc. Like an add. But as I said, it is not about maximizing matches, but about making matches count.

The same way I could have gotten more matches by showing cleavage than a batman t-shirt, you could maximize matches by wearing fashionable clothes. The thing is that if the person you are a match with doesn't have an interest in the real you, that won't get you far.

Drop visual cues. It is game theory and "clustering" applied to dating apps.