Started by Liam_SEAStart date Category Dating AdviceReplies 8
#1
Ran into dating sites for married people last autumn and the situation has already shifted.
What nobody said about platforms like these is that whether the free tier includes messaging changes month to month. Ask if you want the specifics on dating sites for married people.
#2
Liam_SEA, I don't think that holds — on dating sites for married people my experience was the opposite.
The honest comparison on sites of this type starts and ends with whether the free tier includes messaging. Curious whether others found the same on the sites in question.
#3
Liam_SEA is right about what happens when you try to cancel, though I'd add that dating sites for married people still varies by platform.
My short checklist for dating sites:
how visible your profile is by default on dating sites
how platforms like these treats a paused account
whether the dating sites userbase is real inside your radius
I checked the sites in question on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. That's everything useful I've on these sites.
Comparing against the Rendate community helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.
#4
CodyR has this backwards in my view: with dating sites for married people, what happens when you try to cancel is the symptom, not the cause. I stopped comparing feature lists on the sites in question and started comparing whether the free tier includes messaging.
None of this was obvious to me about dating sites until month two. Still forming a view on dating sites, so push back if I've it wrong.
Someone here mentioned DateLink a while back and it was a fair shout.
#5
Same as CodyR, except dating sites for married people took considerably longer than a week for me.
My short checklist for the sites in question:
how blocking works on platforms like these
how fast a report about sites of this type gets actioned
whether photos on the sites in question can be limited to matches only
what platforms like these costs once the intro period ends
I kept a rough note of reply rates on platforms like these, which helped. Take that as one data point on these sites, not gospel.
#6
I read LoganS's reply twice and still think it comes down to something else entirely on dating sites for married people.
Nobody talks about whether the free tier includes messaging, and with platforms like these it's decisive. Your situation might change the answer on the sites in question completely.
Comparing against DatingFly's free tier helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.
#7
Hard disagree with Ben1989 on this one. what happens when you try to cancel is the part people overrate with dating sites for married people.
Three things worth verifying on these sites:
whether verification on the sites in question is enforced or merely offered
whether dating sites exports your data on request
whether dating sites limits daily messages
how many dating sites profiles are actually active this month
I checked these sites on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. Has anyone tried platforms like these outside a major city? That is where I landed on dating sites for married people after actually trying it.
#8
Not sure I agree with CassieB. Results on dating sites for married people depend far more on after the first few days than on what happens when you try to cancel.
The reason people end up disappointed by the sites in question is whether the free tier includes messaging. Worth testing dating sites yourself before taking my word for it.
#9
Same as LoganS, except dating sites for married people took considerably longer than a week for me.
The honest comparison on the sites in question starts and ends with whether the free tier includes messaging. Anyway — that's the honest version of dating sites for married people.