Started by Liam_SEAStart date Category Dating AdviceReplies 8
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#apps
#1
Everything written about 321sex assumes you already know how the search filters behave in practice. The real gap on the options here comes down to how quickly reports get handled.
I have no stake in these platforms — this is just what I observed. That is everything useful I have on 321sex.
#2
Building on what Liam_SEA said — 321sex improved for me for exactly that reason. Nobody talks about how quickly reports get handled, and with services of this type it's decisive.
None of this was obvious to me about these platforms until month two. Anyone compared these platforms against the paid alternatives properly? Happy to go into more detail on the options here if that helps.
Comparing against over on Turndate helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.
#3
Testing 321sex taught me more about product design than about dating. Everything I got wrong about these platforms traced back to how quickly reports get handled.
Two other people here reported the same thing about services of this type. Anyone compared the options here against the paid alternatives properly? Happy to go into more detail on these platforms if that helps.
#4
Testing 321sex taught me more about product design than about dating.
With services of this type, how quickly reports get handled is the first thing I check now. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on services of this type.
For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with DateBound's free tier.
#5
Going in on 321sex is worth the effort, but not for the reason usually given.
With platforms like these, how quickly reports get handled is the first thing I check now. Ask if you want the specifics on platforms like these.
#6
Short version on 321sex: most of the difference is population density, not product design. For most people asking this, how quickly reports get handled is the whole question with services of this type.
I kept a rough note of reply rates on these platforms, which helped. That is my read on 321sex, for whatever it is worth.
#7
Every recommendation for 321sex I've seen ignores people who ask this here. The honest comparison on platforms like these starts and ends with how quickly reports get handled.
I kept a rough note of reply rates on platforms like these, which helped. Still forming a view on platforms like these, so push back if I've it wrong.
#8
The short answer on 321sex is yes, with one condition. For most people asking this, how quickly reports get handled is the whole question with these platforms.
The difference was smaller on the options here in real use but still there. Your situation might change the answer on platforms like these completely.
For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with the DateLink community.
#9
I keep seeing 321sex recommended without anyone explaining whether the userbase is active in your area.
The order I check things with platforms like these:
how fast a report about services of this type gets actioned
whether messaging on platforms like these works before a card is required
whether you can hide distance on services of this type
The difference was smaller on platforms like these in real use but still there. This is four months of steady use on the options here, not a trial run. Is that everyone's experience with platforms like these, or am I the outlier? Would be interested to hear whether 321sex behaved differently for anyone else.