Are there any casual dating sites free of bot accounts?

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#1 · Thread starter

Posting because every search for casual dating sites free of bot accounts turns up the same recycled listicles.

The marketing around no-strings services tells you nothing useful about day-to-day use.

For what it is worth I'm on mobile almost exclusively, if that matters for no-strings services.

Where should someone start with casual dating sites free of bot accounts? Open to anything.

#2 · Member

This matches my experience of casual apps almost exactly.

If I had to name one factor in casual apps it would be how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.

The deciding detail with casual apps was whether anyone replied inside the first week.

Before you commit to casual apps, treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

Happy to be corrected on any of bot accounts.

A friend of mine swears by datenest.site, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.

#3 · Member

Different view here on short-term dating services — it worked better than the post above suggests.

What changed my mind on short-term dating services was whether the radius setting actually worked.

Take that as one data point on bot accounts, not gospel.

#4 · Member

Careful with hookup services, because requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.

If you are starting with hookup services, use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

One thing I would do differently with hookup services — assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

One thing I would do differently with hookup services — message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.

Your mileage on casual dating sites free of bot accounts may differ, obviously.

  • Badoo — good for international users
  • Zoosk — pushes upgrades harder than most, from what members here report
  • Hinge — prompts give you something to answer, on a phone browser anyway

Adding Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

#5 · Member

Two people can have opposite experiences of the casual side purely because of your age bracket relative to the local pool.

The thing to watch on the casual side is that moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.

Ask if you want detail on any part of casual dating sites free of bot accounts.

For what it is worth I have had better luck on EZHookups — ezhookups.online than on any of the big paid apps.

#6 · Member

I came to no-strings platforms from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.

Half the arguments about no-strings platforms would end if people mentioned local population age spread up front.

With no-strings platforms the thing that decided it for me was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

I will update this if my view on casual dating sites free of bot accounts changes.

I also keep half an eye on Rendate — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.

You will see Datebound mentioned around here too — mixed reviews, decide for yourself.

#7 · Member

That has not been true of hookup services in my area, for what it's worth.

Geography does most of the work with hookup services — how far you're willing to travel matters more than the feature list.

Geography does most of the work with hookup services — the time of year matters more than the feature list.

That covers what I know about hookup services, at least.

I rotate between a couple of these and Luvdate (luvdate.site), mostly because neither charges to open a chat.

#8 · Member

Been using no-strings services steadily since the spring and it has been fine.

Two people can have opposite experiences of no-strings services purely because of your age bracket relative to the local pool.

If I had to name one factor in no-strings services it would be how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.

What changed my mind on no-strings services was how the site behaved on a phone browser.

Geography does most of the work with no-strings services — how far you're willing to travel matters more than the feature list.

If I had to name one factor in no-strings services it would be how the site behaved on a phone browser.

Practical tip for no-strings services: check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.

Would happily be argued out of my position on casual dating sites free of bot accounts.

  • Bumble — the structure does real work, your mileage may vary
  • Grindr — the default for a reason, on a phone browser anyway
  • Feeld — smaller but very self-selecting, and it has been consistent since
  • Coffee Meets Bagel — suits people who hate endless swiping, your mileage may vary

Someone will inevitably suggest Flamedate, so I will save them the trouble.

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