Which are the best legit dating apps for women?

Started by DrewS · ·8 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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DrewS
Joined Mar 2021
110 posts
#1

I started looking at best legit dating apps for women? — safety & verification | datingfly a fortnight ago because a friend talked me into it, and most of what I had read didn't hold up.

The detail that ruins it is that the reporting tool throttles how many people can actually see you, especially once vetting people properly comes into it.

Broadly, on phone-first platforms, the quality of your first message matters more than how long you have had the account.

Specifically, on best legit dating, what I would like input on:

  • Is that worth the time investment outside a mid-sized city?
  • Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions if you are dealing with vetting people properly?
  • Does that change much on phone-first platforms?
  • Does that hold outside the big cities for the general run of people?
  • Has anyone had the reverse happen across phone-first platforms?

Interested in what is actually working on verification | datingfly right now.

CarterB
Joined Nov 2022
3,315 posts
#2

Echoing this — @DrewS, the note on phone-first platforms is spot on.

On phone-first platforms, leading with something slightly odd made a bigger difference than switching platforms for most people.

My sticking point is that for most people, the support inbox surfaces profiles that have not been touched in months.

Has anyone had the reverse happen for anyone in the general run of people?

Amelia Brown
Joined May 2023
892 posts
#3

The thing I didn't expect was that the match queue turns into a shop window the moment someone matches, which is the real problem with phone-first platforms.

MikeD
Joined Jun 2018
1,094 posts
#4

Something worth knowing: nothing changes whether it feels worth the time as much as whether an account has been verified, though your area changes the picture completely on phone-first platforms.

Applied to the best legit dating apps for women? — safety & verification | dating question, that means:

  • Set a daily time limit, which matters most on phone-first platforms.
  • Never move money under any framing — with this whole area this is the difference-maker.
  • Move to a voice or video call early, especially for most people.

The other one people keep naming here is Flurrydate.

Ella White
Joined Jul 2023
1,164 posts
#5

Respectfully, that isn't my read. @Amelia Brown, the remark about filters is closer to the opposite in my experience.

Leading with something slightly odd made a bigger difference than switching platforms.

On balance, how narrow your filters are predicts how satisfied you are after a month better than the number of prompts you filled in, which may say more about how I use them for the general run of people.

Ben1989
Joined Jan 2017
351 posts
#6

The pattern I keep seeing is that for the general run of people, local activity levels tends to decide match quality in the best legit dating apps for women? — safety & verification | datingfly context.

Worth testing rather than taking my word for anyone in the general run of people.

DrewS
Joined Mar 2021
110 posts
#7

This matches what I found — @CarterB, the remark about filters is exactly right.

In practice, when vetting people properly is the issue, how consistently you show up has a bigger effect on how long a conversation lasts than the app's star rating.

CarterB
Joined Nov 2022
3,315 posts
#8

The pattern I keep seeing is that how recently a profile was active matters more than the marketing on the homepage where vetting people properly is concerned.

My sticking point is that on phone-first platforms, the search function ignores about half of what you set.

Practical notes on vetting people properly:

  • Ask one question, not four if vetting people properly is your main concern.
  • Check when the account was last active — with this this is the difference-maker.
  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it if vetting people properly is your main concern.
  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting — with best legit dating this is the difference-maker.
  • Write the bio for one person, not everyone if vetting people properly is your main concern.

I would add Souldate — quick to set up and free to evaluate properly.

Amelia Brown
Joined May 2023
892 posts
#9

Going to be the dissenting voice. @DrewS, the paywall comment backfired when I tried it.

Something worth knowing: how quickly you reply predicts how many conversations survive past day three better than the number of prompts you filled in.

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