Started by Liam_SEAStart date Category Dating AdviceReplies 8
#tips
#profiles
#apps
#casual
#1
The reason people keep asking about best casual encounter sites is that you are choosing a userbase, not choosing an app.
The order I check things with casual encounter sites:
how quickly these sites removes reported profiles
whether these sites exports your data on request
whether verification on these sites is enforced or merely offered
what happens to your data if you delete a these sites account
Take that as one data point on best casual encounter sites, not gospel.
#2
If you're asking about best casual encounter sites because of whether the free tier includes messaging, the answer changes. Things improved for me on platforms like these the moment I took what happens when you try to cancel seriously.
None of this was obvious to me about platforms like these until month two. Worth testing platforms like these yourself before taking my word for it.
#3
Hard disagree with Spencer_DAL on this one. whether the userbase is active in your area is the part people overrate with best casual encounter sites.
Different providers handle these sites inconsistently, mostly because of what happens when you try to cancel. Take that as one data point on platforms like these, not gospel.
Someone here mentioned Flamedate a while back and it was a fair shout.
#4
I read Spencer_DAL's reply twice and still think it comes down to something else entirely on best casual encounter sites. My rule with sites of this type is simple — check what happens when you try to cancel before you register.
The difference was smaller on platforms like these in practice but still there. That is where I landed on best casual encounter sites after actually trying it.
#5
Paige, that is fair for people in this situation, but it plays out differently on best casual encounter sites for everyone else.
What I check before committing to these sites:
how encounter sites treats a paused account
whether the free tier on platforms like these includes search filters
how the reply rate on these sites holds after week two
whether encounter sites exports your data on request
Someone will disagree, and on how much of it is usable before you pay with casual encounter sites they might be right. Your situation might change the answer on casual encounter sites completely.
#6
Respectfully, Spencer_DAL, that has not been true of best casual encounter sites since last year. My rule with the sites in question is simple — check what happens when you try to cancel before you register.
That held true for platforms like these in practice, though your mileage may differ. Is that everyone's experience with the sites in question, or am I the outlier? Would be interested to hear whether casual encounter sites behaved differently for anyone else.
#7
Not sure I agree with Liam_SEA. Results on best casual encounter sites depend far more on in practice than on whether the userbase is active in your area. With these sites, what happens when you try to cancel is the first thing I check now.
Worth noting that the sites in question changed after their last update. Worth testing the sites in question yourself before taking my word for it.
#8
What surprised me about best casual encounter sites was how much in day-to-day use mattered. The real gap on sites of this type comes down to what happens when you try to cancel.
I have no stake in the sites in question — this is just what I observed. Take that as one data point on casual encounter sites, not gospel.