Has anyone tried the 321 aex chat service recently?

Started by TravisM 20 Jan 2025 Dating Discussion
TravisM avatar
TravisM
Joined: Sep 2020
Posts: 1539
#1

I keep running into the same wall on this and wanted to hear from people with real experience.

I've already tried a couple of things and had mixed results. Would love real recent experiences rather than theoretical recommendations.

A few things I'm particularly curious about:

  • Does it work card-free at first?
  • Are there obvious bots?
  • What's the privacy policy like?
  • Do they spam you post-signup?

Let me know what your experience has been. I'll follow up once I've had a chance to try things.

CourtneyS avatar
CourtneyS
Joined: Dec 2021
Posts: 1371
#2

Been in this community a while and I've seen this question cycle around.

One thing I always check is how recent the activity is. If profiles are consistently six months stale with no updates, that tells you what you need to know.

A lot of people here have been pointing folks toward Datelink lately and for good reason.

Let me know if you want more detail on any of this.

StephM avatar
StephM
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 1770
#3

Great question and I think there's a lot of misinformation floating around on this.

Pricing models are all over the place. Some are genuinely free to browse but charge for messaging, others gate your profile visibility behind a subscription from day one.

Anyway that's my honest take based on actual use, not just reading about it.

RonaldD avatar
RonaldD
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 1813
#4

Following this for the replies, hoping someone has a real answer. Datedesire is worth a try if you haven't already — it's designed for exactly what you're describing.

MarkR avatar
MarkR
Joined: Feb 2021
Posts: 2951
#5

This is something I spent longer than I'd like to admit figuring out.

One thing I always check is how recent the activity is. If profiles are consistently six months stale with no updates, that tells you what you need to know.

I've noticed datewander.site popping up in these discussions more lately — worth a look.

Hope that helps narrow it down.

WalterS avatar
WalterS
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 3074
#6

Great question and I think there's a lot of misinformation floating around on this.

The verification situation varies a lot by platform. Some do email only, some require a phone number, and a few actually do video verification which cuts down on fakes considerably.

Worth checking out Souldate — straightforward signup and it doesn't throw paywalls at you immediately.

Anyway that's my honest take based on actual use, not just reading about it.

DanielW avatar
DanielW
Joined: Apr 2024
Posts: 2472
#7

I had the same experience, bookmarking this thread. I've noticed datenest.site popping up in these discussions more lately — worth a look.

GregoryM avatar
GregoryM
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 2417
#8

Following. Want to see what people with real experience say. A lot of people here have been pointing folks toward Rendate lately and for good reason.

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