Is flings dating site real?

Started by piper_NYC · ·9 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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piper_NYC
Joined Mar 2019
59 posts
#1

Been at this the better part of two years now, because the alternative was doing nothing, and the pattern got clearer than expected.

The recurring problem is that the notification system surfaces profiles that have not been touched in months — and nobody mentions it when they talk about risk screening.

For what it is worth, the amount of detail in a bio makes more difference than whether it has a swipe interface, which might just be most people.

For anyone who has used dating sites recently:

  • Does anyone know if that still holds for anyone weighing up this?
  • Is that a regional thing in your own area?
  • Is that still true in your own area?

Happy to hear dissenting views on | datingfly community — that is partly why I'm asking.

Jackson Allen
Joined Oct 2017
954 posts
#2

My working theory is that nothing changes the proportion of real accounts you see as much as local activity levels.

Your results may differ at least on the risk screening side.

Valerie Lewis
Joined May 2022
2,259 posts
#3

The pattern I keep seeing is that the gap between how narrow your filters are and the feature list is where the proportion of real accounts you see is actually decided when it comes to flings dating site real? — safety & verification | datingfly community.

For a straight comparison, Flurrydate and the activity level was better than I expected.

Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions when you factor in this whole area?

Noah Wilson
Joined Dec 2022
1,824 posts
#4

The pattern I keep seeing is that the gap between how narrow your filters are and how long you have had the account is where match quality is actually decided for the general run of people.

Datebie is another to throw in the mix if you are testing a few at once.

parkerR
Joined Aug 2022
1,814 posts
#5

How long you leave a conversation running matters more than the total registered user count for the general run of people, though I'd want more than my own experience before calling it a rule.

Worth a look at Rendate as well and there is no paywall on the basics.

Still working it out on flings dating site.

Valerie
Joined Nov 2021
1,929 posts
#6

Answering within a day turned it from a chore into something workable, which surprised me once risk screening was the priority.

As far as I can tell, the effort in the opening line counts for more than the number of photos you upload for the general run of people, which might just be most people.

For most people, the shortlist:

  • Ask one question, not four, especially for the general run of people.
  • Set a daily time limit if risk screening is your main concern.
  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking, and doubly so for the general run of people.
  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting if risk screening is your main concern.
jessica_TX
Joined Apr 2021
2,141 posts
#7

The bit that keeps catching me out is that for the general run of people, the block function treats a fifty-mile radius as a suggestion.

How often you open the app is a better predictor of how long a conversation lasts than how long you have had the account for most people.

julianK
Joined Feb 2018
1,112 posts
#8

Has anyone had the reverse happen if you are dealing with risk screening?

Broadly, whether you actually read the profile explains more of how many conversations survive past day three than how many matches you accumulate ever did, but people in bigger cities tell me the opposite.

Datenest came up in a similar thread and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

Happy to be argued with where risk screening is concerned.

Hannah
Joined Jan 2021
1,001 posts
#9

Can confirm — @piper_NYC, the point about risk screening is the whole thing really.

The total registered user count gets the credit but how often you open the app does the work.

What nobody mentions is that the block function collapses once you move outside a major city — and nobody mentions it when they talk about risk screening.

Austin Long
Joined Mar 2018
2,217 posts
#10

Pretty much this — @Noah Wilson, the timing observation deserves more attention than it gets.

What nobody mentions is that the free tier exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade, especially once risk screening comes into it.

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