If u're willing to pay for premium, CMB is yr best bet coz there are more ppl looking for serious relationships there compared to other apps. It'll show your profile to more ppl, helping u to get more matches. Plus u get to see everyone's activity report which is very useful coz it'll help u to determine if that person is serious abt u or not.

Hi, short answer: no.
Long answer:
Finding a decent match takes a very long time, and even then you still need to meet up a few times before you can decide if s/he is a potential partner. I think... roughly out of 100 profiles you'll see:
- 80 are scammers or low quality profiles
- 10 are inactive/unresponsive after you match/liked
- 9 are found incompatible as you chat on app.
- 1 is a person you finally meet up

For example with Coffee Meets Bagel, it limits the frequency of you browsing through profiles, however the profiles there are generally higher quality.
For example with FB dating, there's no restriction and afaik no payment whatsoever, but the profiles there are way worse, the ratio is skewed more towards scammers/low quality profiles.

You can pay for CMB, sure, but I personally did not because I didn't want to try THAT hard, because every potential connection you make (those 9+1 put of that 100), you need to spend time and effort to try to connect. I treated the restriction as opportunity for me to take breaks.

By company mugshot, if it looks like a passport or IC photo then that screams "boring".
Workout photos show your sweaty ass look, it's hardly good looking... I think you'd be better off writing your routine/hobby but not showing it in photo.
Selfies imply narcissism/lonesome, kinda turnoff.
Avoid topless photos unless you're looking for hookups.

Try a solo photo taken by your family/friends that you like. If you don't have then go out socialise more (don't forget to take a picture especially if you're wearing nice or the scenery is good!). That should be your main profile picture.
Add some group photos with you in it, preferably surrounded by your family/close friends. It makes you more approachable/friendly.

Holy why is the subscription for CMB is so expensive like RM80++ per month?

From what you're telling me, you better save the money and work on yourself. You keep saying you're odd looking -- you don't even like your own looks, how do you expect a stranger to take interest in you at all? Say if you earn 20k per month, will you truly be happy that a girl takes an interest in you, or will you doubt that she's in for the money? Be careful when you think money attracts girls. Sure it does, but I daresay it's the wrong type of girls for long term relationships.

Few k to match 2 girls ....... "Running out of choices"? You sound way too desperate. To pay thousands for an agency(?) to feed you 2 matches who may be receiving commission or something to go out with you, I'd say totally not worth it. Then again, maybe that amount is not a big deal to you, and it's all about your personal priorities. If you think it's worth the try to gain some experience, sure, go ahead. Just don't expect success from the get go.

How old are we looking at?

I mean, the girl you want what criteria?

I think need to consider this.
https://thesmartlocal.com/read/vietnamese-b...e-marriage/amp/

I mean, the girl you want what criteria?

But how many years we looking at?

5k doesn't seem like so much worth of waiting for this.

5k doesn't seem like so much worth of waiting for this.