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What are the best dating sites for couples to meet friends?

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

Two years on desktop-first services and best dating sites for couples to meet friends still catches me out.

The order I check things with the sites in question:

  • whether messaging on platforms like these works before a card is required
  • whether the sites in question shows read receipts on the free tier
  • whether these sites lets you filter by intent

Curious whether others found the same on best dating sites for couples to meet friends.

#2

The thing that finally made best dating sites for couples to meet friends make sense was realising the moderation quality is the only variable that consistently predicts a good experience.

What nobody said about the sites in question is that whether it works outside major cities changes month to month. That is where I landed on best dating sites for couples to meet friends after actually trying it.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with the Datebie community.

#3

I want to separate two things that get conflated in best dating sites for couples to meet friends. The honest comparison on dating sites starts and ends with whether it works outside major cities.

I ran two accounts side by side on these sites to be sure. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on platforms like these.

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

#4

I went round in circles on best dating sites for couples to meet friends before anything clicked. What decided it for me with these sites was whether it works outside major cities.

I kept a rough note of reply rates on platforms like these, which helped. Worth noting that sites of this type changed after their last update. I will update this if platforms like these shifts again.

Flurrydate came up in another thread and the free tier held up.

#5

I approached best dating sites for couples to meet friends the wrong way at first and it cost me a few weeks.

Three things worth verifying on these sites:

  • how these sites handles photo privacy
  • how quickly platforms like these removes reported profiles
  • whether platforms like these lets you filter by intent

The effect was more noticeable on sites of this type in real use than I expected. Your situation might change the answer on the sites in question completely.

#6

That's the standard answer, Jake_NYC, and I think best dating sites for couples to meet friends sits outside it.

What I check before committing to platforms like these:

  • how the platforms like these feed changes after the first week
  • whether messaging on the sites in question works before a card is required
  • whether support for these sites answers at all

The effect was more noticeable on platforms like these in real use than I expected. That's everything useful I've on the sites in question.

#7

Ran into best dating sites for couples to meet friends last autumn and the situation has already shifted. What decided it for me with sites of this type was whether it works outside major cities.

Tested dating sites in real use and the difference showed within days. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on platforms like these.

#8

Spent about a month testing best dating sites for couples to meet friends properly, so here is what I found. What nobody said about these sites is that whether it works outside major cities changes month to month.

It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on sites of this type was clear. Worth testing sites of this type yourself before taking my word for it.

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

#9

Pushing back on Jake_NYC: whether anyone actually replies isn't the deciding factor with best dating sites for couples to meet friends, reach is.

The order I check things with these sites:

  • how quickly dating sites removes reported profiles
  • whether dating sites shows read receipts on the free tier
  • how these sites handles photo privacy

I ran two accounts side by side on platforms like these to be sure. I ran two accounts side by side on the sites in question to be sure. Would be interested to hear whether best dating sites for couples to meet friends behaved differently for anyone else.

Someone pointed me at over on Rendate for this and the free tier held up fine.

No card required if you want to see how best dating sites for couples to meet friends works in practice.

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