Are there any 100 free dating sites that don't have hidden fees?

Started by ChloeC · ·8 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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ChloeC
Joined Feb 2021
322 posts
#1

Right — any 100 free dating sites that don't have hidden fees? — free dating &. an embarrassing amount of time in, most of what I had read didn't hold up.

My sticking point is that for people in the middle of the pack, the account activity indicator surfaces profiles that haven't been touched in months.

On balance, the willingness to suggest meeting early explains more of whether it feels worth the time than which tier you are on ever did for most of us.

For anyone who has used zero-cost platforms recently:

  • Does anyone know if that still holds once you factor in cutting through the roundups?
  • Has anyone compared the two directly on zero-cost platforms?
  • Is anyone getting different results when cutting through the roundups is the main worry?
  • Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions across zero-cost platforms?

Any recent, first-hand input on any 100 free dating sites that don't have hidden fees? — free dating & appreciated.

Lily Lewis
Joined Sep 2020
292 posts
#2

That tracks — @ChloeC, the paywall comment held up in my case too.

Broadly, the quality of your first message beats the size of the company behind it for people in the middle of the pack where cutting through the roundups is concerned.

Cutting the match list right down produced better matches within about ten days and nothing else came close for most of us.

If you take three things from this about this any 100 free dating sites that don't have hidden fees? — free dating & problem:

  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific — with that side of it this is the difference-maker.
  • Tell a friend where you're going, because the cost of getting it wrong is high and the cost of getting it right is nothing.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines, especially for people in the middle of the pack.
  • Tell a friend where you're going — with the question this is the difference-maker.
Sofia Martinez
Joined Dec 2023
1,860 posts
#3

Something worth knowing: the willingness to suggest meeting early is a better predictor of match quality than the boost you paid for for most of us.

Things I wish someone had said about this any 100 free dating sites that don't have hidden fees? — free dating & problem:

  • Read the profile before you send anything, especially for people in the middle of the pack.
  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it — it filters out most of the time-wasters immediately.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific — with free dating & this is the difference-maker.
  • Put something concrete in the opener if cutting through the roundups is your main concern.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific — the platforms will not do it for you.

Does anyone know if that still holds outside your own area?

ConnorP
Joined Aug 2018
2,481 posts
#4

Strongly agree — @ChloeC, the remark about filters held up in my case too.

More often than not, the gap between whether an account has been verified and the size of the company behind it is where how satisfied you are after a month is actually decided for people in the middle of the pack.

Reading profiles properly before swiping changed the kind of people who replied.

OliviaOnline
Joined Jul 2021
1,090 posts
#5

This is close to my read — @ConnorP, the paywall comment is exactly right.

Broadly, how specific you're about what you want explains more of how many conversations survive past day three than the app's star rating ever did.

Noah Williams
Joined Nov 2019
1,377 posts
#6

This matches what I found — @Lily Lewis, the bit about local activity is the one I'd emphasise.

Deleting everything and starting over was the only change that showed up in the numbers and nothing else came close.

Has anyone compared the two directly where cutting through the roundups is concerned?

Logan Wilson
Joined May 2017
798 posts
#7

As far as I can tell, nothing changes the proportion of real accounts you see as much as local activity levels where cutting through the roundups is concerned.

Putting one specific interest in the bio turned it from a chore into something workable.

Turndate is worth twenty minutes — quick to set up and free to evaluate properly.

Has that changed since the last update in your own area?

ChloeC
Joined Feb 2021
322 posts
#8

Does that change much across zero-cost platforms?

On zero-cost platforms, how specific you're about what you want has a bigger effect on whether it feels worth the time than whether it has a swipe interface.

Is that still true in your own area?

Lily Lewis
Joined Sep 2020
292 posts
#9

Nothing changes the proportion of real accounts you see as much as the amount of detail in a bio when it comes to the any 100 free dating sites that don't have hidden fees? — free dating & question.

Adding Turndate to the list if you're testing a few at once.

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