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What are the worst dating sites to avoid?

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

Nobody warned me that worst dating sites to avoid would come down to how much of it's usable before you pay. Half the confusion around platforms like these disappears once you separate how much of it's usable before you pay from the marketing.

I ran two accounts side by side on sites of this type to be sure. Anyone compared worst dating sites against the paid alternatives properly? Still forming a view on worst dating sites to avoid, so push back if I've it wrong.

#2

That is the standard answer, Liam_SEA, and I think worst dating sites to avoid sits outside it. Different providers handle worst dating inconsistently, mostly because of how much of it is usable before you pay.

I would not have believed this about worst dating sites without testing it. Anyone found whether verification is enforced handled well anywhere in these sites? That is everything useful I have on dating sites.

#3

Not sure I agree with ReedM. Results on worst dating sites to avoid depend far more on in real use than on whether the userbase is active in your area.

You can ignore most of the marketing around dating sites and just check how much of it's usable before you pay. Still forming a view on platforms like these, so push back if I've it wrong.

I keep the DatingFly community as a backup when the main app goes quiet.

#4

Going in on worst dating sites to avoid is worth the effort, but not for the reason usually given.

With sites of this type, how much of it is usable before you pay is the first thing I check now. That is everything useful I have on dating sites.

Comparing against DateScout's free tier helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.

#5

The reason people keep asking about worst dating sites to avoid is that the first week is misleading and week three is the real test. Nobody talks about how much of it is usable before you pay, and with sites of this type it is decisive.

Someone will disagree, and on how quickly reports get handled with worst dating sites they might be right. Would be interested to hear whether dating sites behaved differently for anyone else.

#6

Started looking into worst dating sites to avoid for a friend and ended up switching myself.

What I check before committing to the sites in question:

  • how the reply rate on platforms like these holds after week two
  • what happens to your data if you delete a worst dating sites account
  • how quickly platforms like these removes reported profiles
  • how the worst dating sites feed changes after the first week

That held true for platforms like these in real use, though your mileage may differ. That held true for these sites after the first few days, though your mileage may differ. Your situation might change the answer on sites of this type completely.

#7

I approached worst dating sites to avoid the wrong way at first and it cost me a few weeks.

Worth testing these sites yourself before taking my word for it.

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

#8

With worst dating sites to avoid, that was the one thing I could not get a straight answer on anywhere.

Anyway — that's the honest version of worst dating sites to avoid.

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

#9

Been asked about worst dating sites to avoid enough times offline that I may as well write it here. I stopped comparing feature lists on sites of this type and started comparing how much of it is usable before you pay.

That held true for worst dating sites in real use, though your mileage may differ. Would be interested to hear whether worst dating sites to avoid behaved differently for anyone else.

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

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