Is there a reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles?
Started by Liam_SEAStart date Category Dating AdviceReplies 8
#1
Everything written about reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles assumes you already know how the search filters behave in practice.
Things improved for me on services of this type the moment I took how much personal data it asks for seriously. Still forming a view on reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles, so push back if I've it wrong.
#2
Liam_SEA is right about whether verification is enforced, though I'd add that reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles still varies by platform. What nobody said about services of this type is that how much personal data it asks for changes month to month.
None of this was obvious to me about services of this type until month two. Take that as one data point on platforms like these, not gospel.
#3
Nobody warned me that reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles would come down to whether verification is enforced.
For services of this type I look at:
what happens to your data if you delete a open profiles account
what a these platforms trial converts to, and when
whether photos on services of this type can be limited to matches only
It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on the options here was clear. Worth noting that the options here changed after their last update. Anyway — that's the honest version of reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles.
#4
The short answer on reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles is no, and here is the part that matters.
Three things worth verifying on these platforms:
whether photos on platforms like these can be limited to matches only
whether the services of this type userbase is real inside your radius
how many open profiles accounts look dormant
Would be interested to hear whether these platforms behaved differently for anyone else.
Someone here mentioned DateLink a while back and it was a fair shout.
#5
I tracked reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles across six weeks and the pattern was clear. Half the confusion around poly or open profiles disappears once you separate how much personal data it asks for from the marketing.
Tested poly or open profiles once you're actually using it and the difference showed within days. Anyway — that's the honest version of reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles.
#6
With reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles, that was the one thing I could not get a straight answer on anywhere.
What decided it for me with open profiles was how much personal data it asks for. Curious whether others found the same on platforms like these.
CourtneyS, that's fair for most daters, but it plays out differently on reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles for everyone else.
Still worth it with poly or open profiles if you're only checking in weekly? I will update this if the options here shifts again.
ScottB, I do not think that holds — on reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles my experience was the opposite.
Three things worth verifying on services of this type:
what a poly or open profiles trial converts to, and when
what happens to your data if you delete a platforms like these account
how many these platforms profiles are actually active this month
how quickly open profiles removes reported profiles
I kept a rough note of reply rates on these platforms, which helped. I will update this if open profiles shifts again.
#9
Different angle on reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles, because my situation is not typical.
Different providers handle services of this type inconsistently, mostly because of how much personal data it asks for. That is everything useful I have on reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles.
Someone here mentioned DateScout a while back and it was a fair shout.
Everything above is testable free — no subscription needed for reliable way to date singles only and avoid "poly" or "open" profiles.