You are worried that stating you are self-employed or a consultant on your dating profile as a job description leaves the impression you don’t have a real job.
Although you are genuinely self-employed and a consultant, you know that men on dating apps who don’t know you personally could have an issue with it.
You have thought about revealing how much you earn yearly to facilitate in assuaging those who are doubtful you make a real living, but you don’t want to get that personal.