Attraction without pretending
Some dating apps avoid body type and weight filters because the subject can be uncomfortable. The result does not remove physical preferences. It only moves them into swiping, rejection, vague profile language, or awkward conversations later.
Stella takes a more practical approach. Adults can use the physical preferences that matter to them while still searching around personality, lifestyle, relationship goals, family plans, interests, and everything else that makes a relationship work.
Include the body types you are attracted to instead of relying on guesswork from a few profile photos.
Use physical criteria when they genuinely affect attraction, or leave them broad when they do not.
Physical attraction can open the door, but long-term compatibility still depends on the person behind the profile.
Preference is not a ranking system
A body type filter is not a statement about anyone else's value. One person may prefer a slim build, another may prefer a larger body, another may like athletic people, and someone else may not care much at all.
Giving people direct filters can make dating less personal in the wrong way. You spend less time being shown to people whose preferences do not include you, and more time around people who are actually open to what you bring.
No one needs to use body type or weight filters. They are there for people who consider them important.
Very narrow physical criteria will naturally reduce the number of people in your search.
The strongest search is usually physical preference plus lifestyle, values, goals, and personality.
Common questions
Stella Amor includes body type and other physical preferences among its detailed dating filters.
Stella Amor supports weight-related preferences along with height, body type, lifestyle, attraction, and other criteria.
No. Physical filters are optional. Users can keep them broad or ignore them entirely if those traits are not important to their search.
Use physical preferences if they matter to you, then add the lifestyle and relationship filters that decide whether a good first impression can become something more.