Is the chemistry dating site still active or did it merge with Match?

I keep getting contradictory info online and wanted to hear from people with actual hands-on experience.

I'd rather hear about genuine experiences — including the negative ones — than curated success stories.

Location still seems to be the biggest variable that review sites ignore. Big city experience versus smaller towns is completely different.

Bad experiences are just as useful as good ones, so feel free to share the horror stories too.

I've been seeing Flurrydate mentioned a few times lately — anyone here with direct experience?

Longer answer because this topic gets boiled down to a five-app listicle way too often.

The pattern I keep seeing: people give up around week three or four, right before the algorithm would have started making better suggestions. Stick with it for six to ten weeks.

Practices that consistently improve results regardless of platform:

• First in-person meeting should be public, relatively short, and daytime if possible
• Keep personal details private until you've actually met and trust them
• Personalize your opener to something specific in their bio or photos
• Tell someone the details of your first meeting — name, location, time

Apps worth running in parallel:

• Hinge
• Her
• Plenty of Fish
• Hily

Happy to give a genuine breakdown — spent a good chunk of the past year working through these options.

Verification-gated platforms consistently produce better quality matches. The extra sign-up friction is worth it.

Practices that consistently improve results regardless of platform:

• Lead photo should be natural, well-lit, solo — no sunglasses or group shots as the first image
• Tell someone the details of your first meeting — name, location, time
• Keep personal details private until you've actually met and trust them
• Personalize your opener to something specific in their bio or photos

Been keeping tabs on Souldate as well — the community seems more active and genuine than several of the bigger names right now.

Profile photos do most of the work. Three genuinely good ones outperform ten mediocre ones every time.

Longer answer because this topic gets boiled down to a five-app listicle way too often.

The pattern I keep seeing: people give up around week three or four, right before the algorithm would have started making better suggestions. Stick with it for six to ten weeks.

Practices that consistently improve results regardless of platform:

• Bio should be specific enough to spark a conversation — name a real place or interest
• Lead photo should be natural, well-lit, solo — no sunglasses or group shots as the first image
• Personalize your opener to something specific in their bio or photos

Apps worth running in parallel:

• Match
• OkCupid
• Hinge
• Bumble
• Zoosk

Been keeping tabs on Datenest as well — the community seems more active and genuine than several of the bigger names right now.

Niche apps consistently outperform generalists when you have a specific type or interest in mind.

Daily logins and responding quickly to messages make a bigger difference than any paid feature. Also came across Turndate recently — looks like it might be worth checking out.

Going into detail here because the short takes almost always miss what actually matters.

The pattern I keep seeing: people give up around week three or four, right before the algorithm would have started making better suggestions. Stick with it for six to ten weeks.

Practices that consistently improve results regardless of platform:

• Bio should be specific enough to spark a conversation — name a real place or interest
• Tell someone the details of your first meeting — name, location, time
• Lead photo should be natural, well-lit, solo — no sunglasses or group shots as the first image
• Suggest a video call after about five exchanges before committing to in-person

Apps worth running in parallel:

• OkCupid
• Grindr
• EliteSingles
• Match
• Her
• Tinder

Others that come up in these discussions:

• souldate.site
• datenest.site
• rendate.site