That tracks — @HannahB, the bit about local activity is the one I'd emphasise.
As far as I can tell, the willingness to suggest meeting early is a better predictor of how long a conversation lasts than the total registered user count, although the platforms change constantly on free-tier services.
Respectfully, that isn't my read. @Abigail Taylor, the advice about calling early held for a fortnight then stopped.
More often than not, on free-tier services, the honesty of the bio matters more than how many matches you accumulate, which might just be people in the middle of the pack on free-tier services.
Same experience here — @Liam Jones, the point about choosing between platforms is the whole thing really.
As far as I can tell, on free-tier services, the quality of your first message has a bigger effect on response rate than how many matches you accumulate on free-tier services.
Opposite for me, oddly. @Ava Mitchell, the remark about filters produced nothing on my end.
Leading with something slightly odd changed the kind of people who replied, which surprised me.
Something worth knowing: when choosing between platforms is the issue, how recently a profile was active counts for more than the app's star rating, though your area changes the picture completely when it comes to how to find.
Swapping the main photo was the only change that showed up in the numbers on free-tier services.
The thing I didn't expect was that the account activity indicator seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking — and nobody mentions it when they talk about choosing between platforms.
Respectfully, that is not my read. @HannahB, the paywall comment held for a fortnight then stopped.
The pattern I keep seeing is that when choosing between platforms is the issue, how specific you are about what you want predicts the proportion of real accounts you see better than the size of the company behind it.
Things I wish someone had said about how to find:
Set a daily time limit, because the cost of getting it wrong is high and the cost of getting it right is nothing.
Set a daily time limit, and doubly so for anyone starting out.
Never move money under any framing, and doubly so for anyone starting out.
In practice, for people in the middle of the pack, how long you leave a conversation running tends to decide whether it feels worth the time.
On that point, Rendate purely on how busy it is locally.
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