What are the 10 best dating sites right now?

Started by Jake_NYC · ·6 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

#compare #free #general

Jake_NYC
Joined Nov 2021
3,061 posts
#1

a solid three months in, mostly to see whether the complaints were fair, and the useful part surprised me.

The detail that ruins it is that the discovery feed exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade — and nobody mentions it when they talk about picking one and committing.

Something worth knowing: the response you give to a low-effort opener predicts whether anything reaches a first meeting better than the boost you paid for for anyone starting out, which might just be people without a niche on free-tier services.

Open questions, if anyone has dealt with the 10 best dating sites right now? — free dating & apps | datingfly c question:

  • Has anyone compared the two directly if you are dealing with picking one and committing?
  • Has anyone had the reverse happen outside the area you actually search in?
  • Has anyone found the opposite in the area you actually search in?

On free-tier services, leading with something slightly odd made a bigger difference than switching platforms for people without a niche.

After first-hand experience with 10 best dating sites right now? — free dating & apps | datingfly commu, not marketing copy.

Wyatt Garcia
Joined Jan 2024
329 posts
#2

Echoing this — @Jake_NYC, the argument about verification matches my experience.

What actually frustrates me is that the reporting tool quietly stops working after the first week, which is the real problem with free-tier services.

My working theory is that whether you actually read the profile outweighs which tier you are on for anyone starting out.

On free-tier services, cutting the match list right down got three actual meetings out of six weeks with 10 best dating sites right now? — free dating & apps | datingfly commu.

ColinR
Joined Dec 2017
369 posts
#3

Has anyone compared the two directly given picking one and committing?

My sticking point is that the block function exists mainly to push you toward an upgrade — and nobody mentions it when they talk about picking one and committing.

More often than not, on free-tier services, how recently a profile was active makes more difference than how long you have had the account.

For anyone starting out, moving to a call early produced better matches within about ten days.

Still working it out on 10 best dating.

Does that hold outside the big cities in the area you actually search in?

Flamedate came up in a similar thread and was worth the time.

KevinM
Joined Feb 2023
1,936 posts
#4

Similar story on my end — @Wyatt Garcia, the timing observation is exactly right.

In practice, the willingness to suggest meeting early predicts how satisfied you are after a month better than the price of the subscription for anyone starting out.

Short version for anyone starting out:

  • Ask one question, not four, and doubly so for anyone starting out.
  • Put something concrete in the opener — the alternative wastes weeks.
  • Ask one question, not four, because it filters out most of the time-wasters immediately.
  • Say what you want in the first two lines if picking one and committing is your main concern.
  • Turn the notifications off, which matters most on free-tier services.

Happy to be argued with where picking one and committing is concerned.

DominicA
Joined Sep 2020
1,775 posts
#5

My experience was almost the opposite. @ColinR, the remark about filters worked in a big city and nowhere else.

Picking one platform and sticking with it roughly doubled the reply rate, which surprised me.

What actually frustrates me is that the verification flow resets every time the app updates, especially once picking one and committing comes into it.

As far as I can tell, how quickly you reply matters more than how polished the profile looks, but that was months ago and things move.

Ben1989
Joined Jan 2017
351 posts
#6

Does anyone know if that still holds for people without a niche?

For anyone starting out, answering within a day improved things more than any paid feature for people without a niche.

As far as I can tell, the gap between the effort in the opening line and which platform you picked is where the odds of a second date is actually decided, which might just be people without a niche for people without a niche.

GavinR
Joined Mar 2017
1,042 posts
#7

Putting one specific interest in the bio made conversations last past the first exchange for anyone starting out.

On balance, how quickly you reply explains more of whether it feels worth the time than which tier you are on ever did.

Luvdate is another to throw in the mix if you're building a shortlist.

Would like to hear a counter-argument on the | datingfly commu question.

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