I've been wondering about this for a while now and figured this community would have the best answers.
I've tried a few things already with mixed results. Getting ghosted, hitting paywalls, running into obvious bots — it gets old fast.
The scam situation has gotten pretty bad on a lot of platforms. I've seen so many fake profiles that it's hard to trust anyone at first.
- Start with free tiers before committing to paid plans
- Reverse image search profile pictures to check for fakes
- Never share your real phone number in the first message
- Look for verified badges where available
Any recommendations or warnings from personal experience would be really helpful.
One I've been hearing about lately is Datescout — curious if anyone here has used it.