Are there any cheap dating sites that are actually good?

Started by ScottH · ·5 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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ScottH
Joined Feb 2018
1,790 posts
#1

I started looking at any cheap dating sites that are actually good? — free dating & apps | two months ago because a friend talked me into it, and two things mattered and the rest did not.

The recurring problem is that on apps that do not charge, the onboarding boost quietly stops working after the first week.

Answering within a day improved things more than any paid feature, which surprised me for anyone starting out.

If you have opinions on fresh input on any cheap dating sites that are actually good? — free dating & app, especially unpopular ones, go ahead.

Scarlett Harris
Joined Jul 2021
2,361 posts
#2

Broadly, nothing changes whether anything reaches a first meeting as much as the amount of detail in a bio, but that was months ago and things move.

Aiden Taylor
Joined Aug 2017
1,169 posts
#3

Is anyone getting different results on apps that don't charge?

On balance, the size of the pool within ten miles is a better predictor of response rate than the boost you paid for.

Try Luvdate alongside whatever else you're testing and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

DanielleK
Joined Aug 2017
1,254 posts
#4

What nobody mentions is that the onboarding boost treats a fifty-mile radius as a suggestion.

Open to being wrong for anyone in the general run of people.

Ellie Allen
Joined Jul 2022
2,949 posts
#5

My working theory is that the effort in the opening line outweighs the feature list for anyone starting out.

Open to being wrong if you are on apps that do not charge.

Grayson Clark
Joined Jul 2020
2,856 posts
#6

Different result on my end. @Ellie Allen, the paywall comment held for a fortnight then stopped.

For anyone starting out, swapping the main photo got three actual meetings out of six weeks for the general run of people.

What survived contact with reality on any cheap dating sites that are actually good? — free dating & app:

  • Read the profile before you send anything if the which-one question is your main concern.
  • Move to a voice or video call early, especially for anyone starting out.
  • Read the profile before you send anything, particularly on apps that don't charge.

Rendate came up in a similar thread and was worth the time.

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