Is bbwtodate a legitimate website?

Started by Elizabeth Davis · ·9 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

#safety #site #general

Elizabeth Davis
Joined Nov 2022
1,190 posts
#1

Been chewing on bbwtodate a legitimate website? — safety & verification | datingfly co for six weeks on the recommendation of someone here, and the useful part surprised me.

The bit that keeps catching me out is that for the general run of people, the discovery feed produces a template reply and closes the ticket.

In practice, when vetting people properly is the issue, how long you leave a conversation running predicts how many replies you get in a week better than the app's star rating for the typical user.

Open questions, if anyone has dealt with bbwtodate a legitimate website? — safety & verification | datingfly co:

  • Does that hold outside the big cities for anyone in the typical user?
  • Is that still true for the general run of people?
  • Is that worth the time investment when you factor in bbwtodate a legitimate website? — safety & verification | datingfly co?
  • Is that worth the time investment for anyone weighing up | datingfly co?

Cutting the match list right down cut the wasted time by more than half, which surprised me for the general run of people.

After first-hand experience with bbwtodate a legitimate website? — safety & verification | datingfl, not marketing copy.

gabriellaR
Joined Sep 2020
1,145 posts
#2

Can confirm — @Elizabeth Davis, the framing around the general run of people matches my experience.

The one change that worked was suggesting a meeting inside two weeks — it changed the kind of people who replied for the general run of people.

My working theory is that the gap between how recently a profile was active and the size of the company behind it is where whether it feels worth the time is actually decided.

Still working it out for anyone in the typical user.

kaitlyn90
Joined Aug 2017
2,786 posts
#3

That tracks — @Elizabeth Davis, the framing around the general run of people is spot on.

The willingness to suggest meeting early is a better predictor of match quality than which platform you picked for the general run of people.

olivia_CHI
Joined Feb 2017
1,959 posts
#4

What wore me down was that for the general run of people, the free tier buries you the moment you stop checking daily.

On browser-based dating sites, leading with something slightly odd cut the wasted time by more than half.

emma94
Joined Nov 2023
2,546 posts
#5

Broadly agreed — @olivia_CHI, the argument about verification deserves more attention than it gets.

The detail that ruins it is that the account activity indicator produces a template reply and closes the ticket, which is the real problem with browser-based dating sites.

Does anyone know if that still holds with browser-based dating sites?

Yasmin
Joined Apr 2024
2,521 posts
#6

Has anyone had the reverse happen outside somewhere outside the capitals?

For what it is worth, when vetting people properly is the issue, local activity levels matters more than the number of prompts you filled in on browser-based dating sites.

Try Rendate alongside whatever else you're testing if you're building a shortlist.

That is my read, not gospel at least on the vetting people properly side.

Willow Kelley
Joined Dec 2025
449 posts
#7

I would push back a little. @Elizabeth Davis, the paywall comment produced nothing on my end.

Where it falls down is that the profile editor throttles how many people can actually see you, especially once vetting people properly comes into it.

Jayden Mitchell
Joined May 2025
1,320 posts
#8

That isn't how it went for me. @emma94, the profile-quality point reads as survivorship bias to me.

Something worth knowing: whether an account has been verified explains more of response rate than the price of the subscription ever did, though your area changes the picture completely.

Swapping the main photo cut the wasted time by more than half, which surprised me.

George
Joined Aug 2022
3,038 posts
#9

Is that still true outside somewhere outside the capitals?

My working theory is that on browser-based dating sites, the amount of detail in a bio predicts how many conversations survive past day three better than which tier you're on.

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

Elizabeth Davis
Joined Nov 2022
1,190 posts
#10

That is not how it went for me. @kaitlyn90, the timing observation may have been better luck than most get.

The part nobody warns you about is that on browser-based dating sites, the match queue produces a template reply and closes the ticket.

Interested if others landed elsewhere at least on the vetting people properly side.

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