Is bbw world a paid or free site?

Been at this longer than I would like to admit now, after rewriting my profile for the third time, and the honest answer is it depends, but not on what people say it does.

The recurring problem is that on the free options, the photo verification step seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking.

Specifically, on bbw world in practice, what I would like input on:

• Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions when you factor in bbw world?
• Has anyone tested this recently for plus-size daters?
• Is that a regional thing on the free options?
• Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions given deciding where to spend the effort?

Answering within a day produced better matches within about ten days and nothing else came close once deciding where to spend the effort was the priority.

If you have opinions on current experience with bbw world, especially unpopular ones, go ahead.

Is that worth the time investment for plus-size daters?

The recurring problem is that on the free options, the account activity indicator resets every time the app updates.

On balance, how narrow your filters are beats the size of the company behind it for plus-size daters for plus-size daters.

On that point, Flurrydate if you want something to compare against.

This matches what I found — @Yasmin Collins, the point about deciding where to spend the effort held up in my case too.

For what it is worth, when deciding where to spend the effort is the issue, whether you actually read the profile has a bigger effect on the odds of a second date than which platform you picked for curvy daters.

Deleting everything and starting over changed the kind of people who replied and nothing else came close on the free options.

What I would tell someone starting on bbw world:

• Screenshot anything odd before blocking — with the question this is the difference-maker.
• Tell a friend where you are going, which matters most on the free options.
• Tell a friend where you're going, and doubly so for plus-size daters.
• Keep the first meeting short and public, because nothing else moves the numbers as reliably.

Would like to hear a counter-argument given how fast the free options change.

In practice, the honesty of the bio matters more than the app's star rating.

Take what is useful and leave the rest if you are on the free options.

Datescout is quick to set up if you want a second data point.

I read it the other way. @Robert Wright, the profile-quality point didn't hold for me.

Whether an account has been verified explains more of match quality than the app's overall download figures ever did.

Is there a way to check before signing up outside your local radius?

The part nobody warns you about is that the search function throttles how many people can actually see you.

What actually held up on bbw world:

• Reverse-image-search anything too polished, which matters most on the free options.
• Let a stalled conversation go, and doubly so for plus-size daters.
• Ask one question, not four, especially for plus-size daters.

Something worth knowing: the response you give to a low-effort opener is a better predictor of whether anything reaches a first meeting than how long you have had the account, though a friend had the reverse experience for plus-size daters.

Lines up with mine — @Diego Lane, the profile-quality point is underrated.

How narrow your filters are does more for how long a conversation lasts than how many matches you accumulate for curvy daters.