Are there any kik hookup groups that aren't full of bots?

Started by Penelope Garcia · ·5 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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Penelope Garcia
Joined Apr 2024
340 posts
#1

since the spring of trying to work out any kik hookup groups that aren't full of bots? — safety & verificatio, after rewriting my profile for the third time, and most of what I had read didn't hold up.

Where it falls down is that the search function collapses once you move outside a major city — and nobody mentions it when they talk about working out who is real.

What I am actually trying to work out regarding working out who is real:

  • Is there a way to check before signing up when working out who is real is the main worry?
  • Has anyone had the reverse happen for the average user?
  • Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions outside the region you set your filters to?
  • Is anyone getting different results with casual dating apps?

Happy to hear dissenting views on first-hand detail on any kik hookup groups that aren't full of bots? — safety & verific — that is partly why I am asking.

Logan Wilson
Joined May 2017
798 posts
#2

Not sure I agree. @Penelope Garcia, the paywall comment worked in a big city and nowhere else.

The one change that worked was deleting everything and starting over — it cut the wasted time by more than half with this.

The part nobody warns you about is that for the typical user, the free tier shows the same faces on a loop.

My working theory is that the response you give to a low-effort opener beats whether it has a swipe interface for the typical user, although the platforms change constantly.

PatrickW
Joined May 2017
2,172 posts
#3

Does that match what others see for the typical user?

On casual dating apps, suggesting a meeting inside two weeks made conversations last past the first exchange once working out who is real was the priority.

How consistently you show up predicts how long a conversation lasts better than the number of prompts you filled in where working out who is real is concerned.

Rendate has been the steadier of the ones I run and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

Is that still true if you are dealing with working out who is real?

TaylorM
Joined Nov 2022
1,711 posts
#4

The one change that worked was deleting everything and starting over — it produced better matches within about ten days for the average user.

Where I would start if working out who is real is the worry:

  • Keep work and socials out of it early on, because it is the difference between a reply and silence.
  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific, particularly on casual dating apps.
  • Ask one question, not four — it is the single strongest signal you control.

Is that worth the time investment for anyone in the average user?

SavannahW
Joined Jun 2017
581 posts
#5

Same experience here — @TaylorM, the profile-quality point is the part people miss.

What nobody mentions is that the photo verification step treats a fifty-mile radius as a suggestion, which is the real problem with casual dating apps.

A few things worth doing on casual dating apps:

  • Turn the notifications off, particularly on casual dating apps.
  • Keep the first meeting short and public if working out who is real is your main concern.
  • Turn the notifications off, which matters most on casual dating apps.
  • Check when the account was last active if working out who is real is your main concern.
  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it, which matters most on casual dating apps.

Try Datelink alongside whatever else you're testing and the activity level was better than I expected.

Curious what others found where working out who is real is concerned.

Does that change much given working out who is real?

AmandaK
Joined Apr 2023
3,095 posts
#6

Is that worth the time investment for the average user?

The gap between whether you actually read the profile and the app's overall download figures is where match quality is actually decided, but people in bigger cities tell me the opposite.

What nobody mentions is that the block function buries you the moment you stop checking daily, which is the real problem with casual dating apps.

Shortening the bio by half produced better matches within about ten days, which surprised me.

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