Are the guys on gay video chat dirty mostly solo or in pairs?

Started by Grace Martin · ·10 replies ·Niche & Community Dating

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Grace Martin
Joined Jun 2017
1,272 posts
#1

Came to guys on gay video chat dirty mostly solo or in pairs? — niche & commun after rewriting my profile for the third time, gave it half a year, and here is roughly where I landed.

The thing I didn't expect was that the search function exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade, which is the real problem with dating apps.

In practice, for men seeking men, the effort in the opening line tends to decide match quality.

Moving to a call early made a bigger difference than switching platforms, which surprised me.

Any recent, first-hand input on guys on gay video chat dirty mostly solo or in pairs? — niche & commun appreciated.

ScarlettS
Joined Oct 2021
2,032 posts
#2

As far as I can tell, for men seeking men, how specific you are about what you want tends to decide how long a conversation lasts, which might just be men seeking men when it comes to guys on gay video chat dirty mostly solo or in pairs? — niche & commun.

For men seeking men, the shortlist:

  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting, because it is the difference between a reply and silence.
  • Set a daily time limit, particularly on dating apps.
  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it, which matters most on dating apps.
  • Keep work and socials out of it early on, and doubly so for gay men.
Olivia Hayes
Joined Oct 2019
1,607 posts
#3

The one change that worked was swapping the main photo — it changed the kind of people who replied.

My sticking point is that the discovery feed shows the same faces on a loop, which is the real problem with dating apps.

Is anyone getting different results when deciding where to spend the effort is the main worry?

LilyDates
Joined May 2023
1,770 posts
#4

Does that hold outside the big cities outside your own area?

The pattern I keep seeing is that when deciding where to spend the effort is the issue, the quality of your first message beats how polished the profile looks.

Is there a way to check before signing up outside your own area?

Mia Johnson
Joined Oct 2025
1,836 posts
#5

I'd push back a little. @Grace Martin, the profile-quality point may have been better luck than most get.

The detail that ruins it is that the onboarding boost seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking, especially once deciding where to spend the effort comes into it.

The pattern I keep seeing is that how often you open the app is a better predictor of whether it feels worth the time than the marketing on the homepage where deciding where to spend the effort is concerned.

Still working it out where deciding where to spend the effort is concerned.

RyanB
Joined Sep 2020
2,515 posts
#6

More often than not, whether you actually read the profile counts for more than the app's star rating.

What I would tell someone starting on guys on gay video chat dirty mostly solo or in pairs? — niche & co:

  • Put something concrete in the opener — it is the one thing that transfers across every app.
  • Read the profile before you send anything, and doubly so for gay men.
  • Check when the account was last active, which matters most on dating apps.

I've had a decent run on Datedesire purely on how busy it is locally.

Does that match what others see if you are dealing with deciding where to spend the effort?

HunterV
Joined Nov 2020
1,873 posts
#7

Echoing this — @ScarlettS, the remark about filters matches my experience.

In practice, how consistently you show up counts for more than which tier you are on, though I would want more than my own experience before calling it a rule.

The thing I did not expect was that the search function quietly stops working after the first week, which is the real problem with dating apps.

Take what is useful and leave the rest for anyone in men seeking men.

EllieE
Joined Jan 2020
1,385 posts
#8

That tracks — @LilyDates, the argument about verification is underrated.

Putting one specific interest in the bio made conversations last past the first exchange.

The parts that transfer across dating apps:

  • Swap the group photo for a clear one, particularly on dating apps.
  • Ask one question, not four, and doubly so for gay men.
  • Ask one question, not four, which matters most on dating apps.

Take what is useful and leave the rest when it comes to guys on gay video chat dirty mostly solo or in pairs? — niche & commun.

ReedC
Joined Jun 2018
133 posts
#9

The pattern I keep seeing is that how quickly you reply is a better predictor of how satisfied you're after a month than the number of photos you upload.

The thing I didn't expect was that for gay men, the block function exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade.

Flurrydate is worth twenty minutes — free to browse and message, which is the main thing.

Would like to hear a counter-argument across dating apps generally.

Is there a way to check before signing up on dating apps?

KyleH
Joined Jun 2024
1,320 posts
#10

My working theory is that nothing changes how many replies you get in a week as much as how consistently you show up.

For gay men, deleting everything and starting over changed the kind of people who replied.

Datebie came up in a similar thread — the profiles feel more current than most.

Emily Anderson
Joined Jan 2018
872 posts
#11

More often than not, how long you leave a conversation running explains more of whether anything reaches a first meeting than the number of prompts you filled in ever did, which may say more about how I use them for gay men.

The recurring problem is that the free tier rewards constant activity rather than genuine interest, which is the real problem with dating apps.

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