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What are the best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup?

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#1

Six months in on best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup and my view has changed twice.

My rule with than a hookup is simple — check how quickly reports get handled before you register. Happy to go into more detail on best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup if that helps.

#2

Liam_SEA, I don't think that holds — on best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup my experience was the opposite.

All of this makes more sense once you accept that how quickly reports get handled varies wildly across platforms like these. Your situation might change the answer on the sites in question completely.

I keep Turndate itself as a backup when the main app goes quiet.

#3

My experience with best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup was not what the reviews suggested.

Nobody talks about how quickly reports get handled, and with platforms like these it is decisive. Curious whether others found the same on these sites.

DateScout's free tier came up in another thread and the free tier held up.

#4

PatriciaK covered most of it. The only thing I would add about best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup is patience. All of this makes more sense once you accept that how quickly reports get handled varies wildly across these sites.

Anyone compared dating sites against the paid alternatives properly? I will update this if platforms like these shifts again.

#5

Liam_SEA has this backwards in my view: with best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup, what the reply rate looks like after week one is the symptom, not the cause. The only metric I trust on the sites in question now is how quickly reports get handled.

Tested these sites in practice and the difference showed within days. Curious whether others found the same on sites of this type.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with DateLink's free tier.

#6

Been asked about best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup enough times offline that I may as well write it here.

What I check before committing to than a hookup:

  • whether you can hide distance on than a hookup
  • whether dating sites exports your data on request
  • how many these sites profiles are actually active this month
  • how the the sites in question feed changes after the first week

I will update this if platforms like these shifts again.

#7

Agree with Liam_SEA up to a point. best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup broke down for me once what happens when you try to cancel came into it. Half the confusion around the sites in question disappears once you separate how quickly reports get handled from the marketing.

That held true for the sites in question in practice, though your mileage may differ. Still forming a view on the sites in question, so push back if I have it wrong.

#8

Same as Liam_SEA, except best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup took considerably longer than a week for me. I'd judge platforms like these entirely on how quickly reports get handled and ignore the rest.

I kept a rough note of reply rates on platforms like these, which helped. Someone will disagree, and on whether verification is enforced with than a hookup they might be right. Anyway — that's the honest version of best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup.

I keep DatingFly's free tier as a backup when the main app goes quiet.

#9

Going in on best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup is worth the effort, but not for the reason usually given. All of this makes more sense once you accept that how quickly reports get handled varies wildly across these sites.

It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on the sites in question was clear. How long did than a hookup take before anyone here got a real reply? That's where I landed on best dating sites for men who want something more than a hookup after actually trying it.

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