Where can I find free friendship sites for adults?

Started by Abigail Taylor · ·10 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

#compare #friendship #general

Abigail Taylor
Joined Jun 2017
1,910 posts
#1

Been at this half a year now, after a fairly grim first attempt, and the answer seems to depend heavily on where you live.

The detail that ruins it is that on platonic connection apps, the search function ignores about half of what you set.

On platonic connection apps, the size of the pool within ten miles matters more than the feature list when it comes to this how to find free friendship sites for adults? — free dating & apps problem how to find free friendship sites for adults? — free dating & apps problem.

Where I would value another read, particularly for the typical user:

  • Does that match what others see for anyone in people without a niche?
  • Does that match what others see if you are dealing with filtering the noise?
  • Has anyone compared the two directly on platonic connection apps?
  • Is anyone getting different results for the typical user?

Keen to hear from anyone who has dealt with how to find free friendship sites for adults? — free dating & apps | d lately.

AndrewL
Joined May 2017
3,352 posts
#2

This matches what I found — @Abigail Taylor, the note on platonic connection apps deserves more attention than it gets.

My sticking point is that the onboarding boost throttles how many people can actually see you — and nobody mentions it when they talk about filtering the noise.

For what it is worth, on platonic connection apps, whether you actually read the profile makes more difference than which platform you picked, which may say more about how I use them.

Has anyone found the opposite for anyone in people without a niche?

Hannah Lee
Joined Jun 2023
2,277 posts
#3

I read it the other way. @Abigail Taylor, the profile-quality point is closer to the opposite in my experience.

More often than not, how many matches you accumulate gets the credit but how often you open the app does the work, but that was months ago and things move.

Has that changed since the last update for people without a niche?

AubreyA
Joined Jun 2019
2,226 posts
#4

The bit that keeps catching me out is that the match queue exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade.

MadisonLoves
Joined Jul 2017
3,023 posts
#5

I'd push back a little. @AndrewL, the bit about local activity produced nothing on my end.

The pattern I keep seeing is that local activity levels beats how polished the profile looks for the typical user.

The recurring problem is that for the typical user, the free tier turns into a shop window the moment someone matches.

RileyR
Joined Apr 2018
1,246 posts
#6

Is anyone getting different results with platonic connection apps?

Reading profiles properly before swiping improved things more than any paid feature and nothing else came close.

For people without a niche, the shortlist:

  • Let a stalled conversation go, especially for the typical user.
  • Move to a voice or video call early if filtering the noise is your main concern.
  • Let a stalled conversation go, and doubly so for the typical user.

Also had reasonable results on Flamedate recently.

AvaMeetups
Joined Sep 2021
385 posts
#7

That tracks — @Hannah Lee, the point about filtering the noise matches my experience.

In practice, how often you open the app explains more of how many conversations survive past day three than the number of prompts you filled in ever did.

ChloeC
Joined Feb 2021
322 posts
#8

Does that change much when you factor in how to find free friendship sites for adults? — free dating & apps | d?

For what it is worth, the gap between how specific you're about what you want and the feature list is where the proportion of real accounts you see is actually decided on platonic connection apps.

On platonic connection apps, asking one real question instead of four cut the wasted time by more than half.

Abigail Taylor
Joined Jun 2017
1,910 posts
#9

Echoing this — @AvaMeetups, the argument about verification is spot on.

How quickly you reply explains more of response rate than how polished the profile looks ever did when it comes to how to find free friendship sites for adults? — free dating & apps how to find free friendship sites for adults? — free dating & apps problem.

On platonic connection apps, asking one real question instead of four produced better matches within about ten days.

Also had reasonable results on Turndate recently.

AndrewL
Joined May 2017
3,352 posts
#10

For what it is worth, how consistently you show up makes more difference than the marketing on the homepage.

On platonic connection apps, moving to a call early made conversations last past the first exchange once filtering the noise was the priority.

What survived contact with reality on the how to find free friendship sites for adults? — free dating & apps question:

  • Swap the group photo for a clear one, which matters most on platonic connection apps.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines, especially for the typical user.
  • Move to a voice or video call early, and doubly so for the typical user.
  • Keep work and socials out of it early on, which matters most on platonic connection apps.

Has anyone tested this recently when filtering the noise is the main worry?

Hannah Lee
Joined Jun 2023
2,277 posts
#11

For the typical user, cutting the match list right down cut the wasted time by more than half for the typical user.

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