Started by Liam_SEAStart date Category Dating AdviceReplies 8
#1
Short version on best gay male dating sites: the interface barely matters once the userbase is thin. Two things matter for dating sites: what the reply rate looks like after week one, and then patience.
Tested male dating after the first few days and the difference showed within days. Still forming a view on best gay male dating sites, so push back if I've it wrong.
#2
Liam_SEA is right about what happens when you try to cancel, though I'd add that best gay male dating sites still varies by platform. My rule with gay male dating sites is simple — check what the reply rate looks like after week one before you register.
I've no stake in sites of this type — this is just what I observed. How long did the sites in question take before anyone here got a real reply? I will update this if gay male dating shifts again.
Someone here mentioned DatingFly a while back and it was a fair shout.
#3
Going to push back slightly on how best gay male dating sites usually gets described.
What nobody said about male dating is that what the reply rate looks like after week one changes month to month. That's everything useful I've on male dating.
Someone here mentioned EZHookups a while back and it was a fair shout.
#4
Going to push back slightly on how best gay male dating sites usually gets described.
For sites of this type I look at:
how quickly platforms like these removes reported profiles
how blocking works on dating sites
how many these sites profiles are actually active this month
whether dating sites lets you filter by intent
I checked gay male dating on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. Curious whether others found the same on gay male dating.
#5
Respectfully, AmberT, that has not been true of best gay male dating sites since last year. The reason people end up disappointed by gay male dating is what the reply rate looks like after week one.
Tested the sites in question after the first few days and the difference showed within days. I checked male dating sites on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. Would be interested to hear whether gay male dating behaved differently for anyone else.
#6
Respectfully, JennaK, that has not been true of best gay male dating sites since last year. For people outside straight dating defaults, what the reply rate looks like after week one is the whole question with male dating.
Support confirmed part of this about the sites in question when I asked. Take that as one data point on the sites in question, not gospel.
Comparing against DateBound's free tier helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.
#7
Going in on best gay male dating sites is worth the effort, but not for the reason usually given.
All of this makes more sense once you accept that what the reply rate looks like after week one varies wildly across male dating. Take that as one data point on male dating sites, not gospel.
For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with Turndate itself.
#8
Read four threads on best gay male dating sites and they all skipped what the reply rate looks like after week one. Half the confusion around dating sites disappears once you separate what the reply rate looks like after week one from the marketing.
Tested male dating sites after the first few days and the difference showed within days. Curious whether others found the same on male dating sites.
DateLink came up in another thread and the free tier held up.
#9
Going to disagree with LarryC here. For me, none of best gay male dating sites came down to how the search filters behave in practice at all. What decided it for me with these sites was what the reply rate looks like after week one.
Tested the sites in question after the first few days and the difference showed within days. I will update this if best gay male dating sites shifts again.
The only way to settle best gay male dating sites is to try it — and trying it costs nothing.