Is there a dating site for couples to find a girlfriend?

Started by annaK · ·10 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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annaK
Joined Jul 2024
2,721 posts
#1

six weeks in, after a long relationship ended, and I am less certain than when I started.

The recurring problem is that the reporting tool collapses once you move outside a major city, especially once choosing between platforms comes into it.

Something worth knowing: the gap between the honesty of the bio and the number of prompts you filled in is where how many conversations survive past day three is actually decided, which may say more about how I use them in the a dating site context.

For the typical user, swapping the main photo was the only change that showed up in the numbers for people without a niche.

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JulianM
Joined Oct 2022
2,787 posts
#2

Has that changed since the last update given choosing between platforms?

For the typical user, saying plainly what I wasn't after made conversations last past the first exchange for the typical user.

My sticking point is that the recommendation engine ignores about half of what you set.

I have had a decent run on Datedesire — sign-up is quick and the free tier is genuinely usable.

StellaS
Joined Apr 2023
976 posts
#3

My sticking point is that the free tier turns into a shop window the moment someone matches, which is the real problem with no-payment platforms.

Shortening the bio by half changed the kind of people who replied and nothing else came close once choosing between platforms was the priority.

Turndate came up in a similar thread if you want something to compare against.

CarterB
Joined Nov 2022
3,315 posts
#4

More often than not, the gap between the amount of detail in a bio and the number of prompts you filled in is where the odds of a second date is actually decided, and the sample size here is basically one.

Adding EZHookups to the list and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

Isabella Scott
Joined Nov 2021
1,192 posts
#5

The pattern I keep seeing is that nothing changes the proportion of real accounts you see as much as local activity levels.

Take what is useful and leave the rest where choosing between platforms is concerned.

Sebastian Lee
Joined Sep 2021
611 posts
#6

Something worth knowing: for people without a niche, the response you give to a low-effort opener tends to decide how many conversations survive past day three.

My sticking point is that the support inbox ignores about half of what you set — and nobody mentions it when they talk about choosing between platforms.

RyanB
Joined Sep 2020
2,515 posts
#7

What nobody mentions is that the match queue throttles how many people can actually see you, which is the real problem with no-payment platforms.

Open to being wrong on a dating site.

Has anyone compared the two directly given choosing between platforms?

MorganP
Joined Apr 2017
2,015 posts
#8

The thing I didn't expect was that the notification system turns into a shop window the moment someone matches.

annaK
Joined Jul 2024
2,721 posts
#9

Strongly agree — @MorganP, the advice about calling early is the part people miss.

When choosing between platforms is the issue, the response you give to a low-effort opener beats the app's overall download figures, though your area changes the picture completely where choosing between platforms is concerned.

Flamedate is worth twenty minutes if you're testing a few at once.

JulianM
Joined Oct 2022
2,787 posts
#10

More often than not, how long you leave a conversation running has a bigger effect on match quality than which platform you picked, though it varies enormously by city.

Turndate is another to throw in the mix — free to browse and message, which is the main thing.

StellaS
Joined Apr 2023
976 posts
#11

On no-payment platforms, cutting the match list right down made conversations last past the first exchange for people without a niche.

For what it is worth, the gap between the effort in the opening line and the number of photos you upload is where how satisfied you are after a month is actually decided.

On that point, Datelink — the profiles feel more current than most.

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