Are there any yahoo personals dating archives still online?

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

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MikeD
Joined Jun 2018
1,094 posts
#1

Been at this the better part of two years now, because a friend talked me into it, and a couple of things stood out.

The part nobody warns you about is that the messaging limit buries you the moment you stop checking daily, which is the real problem with free-tier services.

Broadly, the willingness to suggest meeting early explains more of whether it feels worth the time than the marketing on the homepage ever did, though your area changes the picture completely for anyone starting out.

Specifically, on this any yahoo personals dating archives still online? — free dating & problem, what I would like input on:

  • Would that apply in a smaller town for anyone in people without a niche?
  • Has anyone compared the two directly for anyone starting out?
  • Has anyone compared the two directly across free-tier services?

If anyone has tested any yahoo personals dating archives still online? — free dating & apps recently I'd rather hear that than another roundup.

Mason Davis
Joined Apr 2023
2,711 posts
#2

I'd push back a little. @MikeD, the point about filtering the noise held for a fortnight then stopped.

For what it is worth, the response you give to a low-effort opener explains more of how satisfied you are after a month than the app's overall download figures ever did, but that was months ago and things move for anyone starting out.

BlakeSr
Joined Oct 2024
645 posts
#3

Pretty much this — @Mason Davis, the point about filtering the noise matches my experience.

Something worth knowing: how well a platform handles reports outweighs the feature list for anyone starting out.

On that point, Datewander — sign-up is quick and the free tier is genuinely usable.

Has that changed since the last update in your own area?

EmmaDates
Joined May 2018
501 posts
#4

I read it the other way. @BlakeSr, the profile-quality point reads as survivorship bias to me.

The pattern I keep seeing is that nothing changes how many conversations survive past day three as much as the willingness to suggest meeting early in the dating & apps context.

The recurring problem is that the reporting tool quietly stops working after the first week, especially once filtering the noise comes into it.

Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions if you are dealing with filtering the noise?

Lucas Miller
Joined May 2022
2,628 posts
#5

Not sure I agree. @Mason Davis, the framing around anyone starting out produced nothing on my end.

For what it is worth, on free-tier services, the response you give to a low-effort opener makes more difference than which platform you picked, which might just be people without a niche for anyone starting out.

My sticking point is that on free-tier services, the messaging limit ignores about half of what you set.

I've had a decent run on Datebound if you're testing a few at once.

Is that a regional thing for anyone weighing up any yahoo personals?

TimothyE
Joined Feb 2018
2,965 posts
#6

Does anyone know if that still holds once you factor in filtering the noise?

What nobody mentions is that on free-tier services, the onboarding boost rewards constant activity rather than genuine interest.

For people without a niche, local activity levels tends to decide the proportion of real accounts you see, though it varies enormously by city.

Interested if others landed elsewhere given how fast free-tier services change.

Is there a way to check before signing up given filtering the noise?

Luke Robinson
Joined Apr 2025
2,214 posts
#7

On balance, the gap between the amount of detail in a bio and the boost you paid for is where how long a conversation lasts is actually decided, which might just be people without a niche.

For anyone starting out, suggesting a meeting inside two weeks cut the wasted time by more than half.

The parts that transfer across free-tier services:

  • Write the bio for one person, not everyone — with any yahoo personals this is the difference-maker.
  • Move to a voice or video call early, which matters most on free-tier services.
  • Put something concrete in the opener, particularly on free-tier services.
  • Ask one question, not four, particularly on free-tier services.
SkylerN
Joined Mar 2020
3,030 posts
#8

Lines up with mine — @TimothyE, the advice about calling early is spot on.

On balance, the amount of detail in a bio explains more of the odds of a second date than how many matches you accumulate ever did in the any yahoo personals dating archives still online? — free dating & apps context.

On free-tier services, dropping the filters turned it from a chore into something workable once filtering the noise was the priority.

If you want a second option, Datedesire and there is no paywall on the basics.

BrendanK
Joined Nov 2023
2,920 posts
#9

My working theory is that the number of photos you upload gets the credit but the response you give to a low-effort opener does the work, though your area changes the picture completely.

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