Meg's got mail!

Aside from having one less person to buy a present for, it’s tough being single during the holidays. There’s the awkward nagging smalltalk from relatives at family parties, the endless commercials involving fireside proposals, the falling on the ice skating rink with no one to help you up as you lie there freezing cold and motionless just waiting, hoping… …We’ve been there. We are there.

It used to be that finding romance this time of year was as easy as standing under the mistletoe with your eyes closed (right? Can anyone confirm this?). Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for us as-yet unscooped to take to the web in search of tru luv. But as anyone who’s ever scoped out the competition on Match.com will tell you (by the way, if you haven’t already, we don’t recommend it)–standing out in the digital sea of ridiculously good looking singletons isn’t always as simple as signing up!

That’s why we’ve enlisted the help of three online dating experts—yes, that’s a thing in these modern times—to guide us towards Mr. Right by way of sartorial success: Julie Spira, founder of CyberDatingExpert.com, Gina Stewart of ExpertOnlineDating.com, and New York City Dateologist Tracey Steinberg. We wanted to know what inspires a man to click! After all, your display photo is the window to your dating profile. Just follow our guide, and trust us: You’ll be right on track to snuggling up together like two birds of a feather in no time. Wisdom this way…