Started by Liam_SEAStart date Category Dating AdviceReplies 8
#1
The short answer on dating com website like is no, and here is the part that matters. None of this works with the sites in question unless you are patient about what the reply rate looks like after week one.
That held true for platforms like these in day-to-day use, though your mileage may differ. How long did sites of this type take before anyone here got a real reply? Anyway — that is the honest version of dating com website like.
#2
Liam_SEA, that's fair for most daters, but it plays out differently on dating com website like for everyone else. The reason people end up disappointed by the sites in question is what the reply rate looks like after week one.
Someone will disagree, and on how the search filters behave in practice with sites of this type they might be right. Ask if you want the specifics on these sites.
#3
HeatherC has this backwards in my view: with dating com website like, how the moderation actually behaves is the symptom, not the cause. The only metric I trust on these sites now is what the reply rate looks like after week one.
This is four months of steady use on these sites, not a trial run. I will update this if dating com website shifts again.
I keep DateDesire as a backup when the main app goes quiet.
#4
The honest answer on dating com website like is that the reply rate tells you more than the match count ever will. I stopped comparing feature lists on com website and started comparing what the reply rate looks like after week one.
Two other people here reported the same thing about the sites in question. That is everything useful I have on dating com website.
#5
Short version on dating com website like: the onboarding flow tells you exactly how the company plans to monetise you. None of this works with sites of this type unless you're patient about what the reply rate looks like after week one.
The difference was smaller on these sites in day-to-day use but still there. Still forming a view on dating com website, so push back if I've it wrong.
#6
SteveW — that was my assumption too, and testing dating com website like properly changed my mind.
You can ignore most of the marketing around platforms like these and just check what the reply rate looks like after week one. Your situation might change the answer on sites of this type completely.
#7
Ran into dating com website like last autumn and the situation has already shifted.
Three things worth verifying on the sites in question:
how blocking works on platforms like these
how visible your profile is by default on these sites
how visible your profile is by default on the sites in question
Still forming a view on sites of this type, so push back if I've it wrong.
#8
SteveW, that is fair for most daters, but it plays out differently on dating com website like for everyone else.
The order I check things with platforms like these:
how the sites in question handles photo privacy
how many com website accounts look dormant
whether messaging on dating com website works before a card is required
whether com website limits daily messages
This is four months of steady use on dating com website, not a trial run. That is where I landed on dating com website like after actually trying it.
Flamedate itself came up in another thread and the free tier held up.
#9
Everything written about dating com website like assumes you already know how much of it's usable before you pay.
I rate the sites in question on what the reply rate looks like after week one and nothing else, in practice. I will update this if dating com website like shifts again.