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Is www plenty of fish com still active?

Started by Liam_SEA Start date Category Dating Advice Replies 8
#1

Been asked about www plenty of fish com enough times offline that I may as well write it here. The only metric I trust on platforms like these now is whether the free tier includes messaging.

I've no stake in the options here — this is just what I observed. Still forming a view on www plenty of fish com, so push back if I've it wrong.

#2

The short answer on www plenty of fish com is yes, with one condition. Nobody talks about whether the free tier includes messaging, and with the options here it's decisive.

Support confirmed part of this about the options here when I asked. Still forming a view on these platforms, so push back if I've it wrong.

#3

With www plenty of fish com, that was the one thing I could not get a straight answer on anywhere. All of this makes more sense once you accept that whether the free tier includes messaging varies wildly across the options here.

That held true for platforms like these in real use, though your mileage may differ. That's everything useful I've on these platforms.

#4

Respectfully, WilliamC, that has not been true of www plenty of fish com since last year.

The order I check things with platforms like these:

  • how blocking works on platforms like these
  • whether the options here exports your data on request
  • how the options here handles photo privacy
  • how quickly these platforms removes reported profiles

None of this was obvious to me about these platforms until month two. Take that as one data point on these platforms, not gospel.

the DateLink community came up in another thread and the free tier held up.

#5

Spent about a month testing www plenty of fish com properly, so here is what I found. The reason people end up disappointed by platforms like these is whether the free tier includes messaging.

None of this was obvious to me about the options here until month two. That's everything useful I've on services of this type.

Worth a look at Turndate if the big apps get pushy with upsells.

#6

Building on what Liam_SEA said — www plenty of fish com improved for me for exactly that reason. I'd judge services of this type entirely on whether the free tier includes messaging and ignore the rest.

It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on these platforms was clear. Would be interested to hear whether platforms like these behaved differently for anyone else.

#7

BarbaraC — that was my assumption too, and testing www plenty of fish com properly changed my mind. With services of this type, whether the free tier includes messaging is the first thing I check now.

The effect was more noticeable on platforms like these in real use than I expected. Would be interested to hear whether services of this type behaved differently for anyone else.

#8

Going to disagree with BarbaraC here. For me, none of www plenty of fish com came down to how quickly reports get handled at all. The reason people end up disappointed by platforms like these is whether the free tier includes messaging.

Worth noting that the options here changed after their last update. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on these platforms.

#9

Emma Lawson — that was my assumption too, and testing www plenty of fish com properly changed my mind.

For services of this type I look at:

  • whether these platforms lets you filter by intent
  • whether messaging on services of this type works before a card is required
  • what happens to your data if you delete a these platforms account

The difference was smaller on these platforms in real use but still there. That's where I landed on www plenty of fish com after actually trying it.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with DateDesire.

I keep over on DatingFly open as a fallback when the main app goes quiet.

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