By traffic, what are the most popular dating websites in North America?

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This has been on my mind for a few weeks now — by traffic, what are the most popular dating websites, specifically.

I would take one honest account of dating platforms over ten comparison tables.

Background: I've tried two of the mainstream dating platforms and neither stuck.

Anyone who has dealt with by traffic, what are the most popular dating websites recently, what would you do differently?

#2 · Member

This matches my experience of these services almost exactly.

The real differentiator across these services turned out to be whether anyone replied inside the first week.

In a smaller town these services behaves very differently once you account for local population age spread.

Interested to see what others say about dating websites.

A friend of mine swears by Datebie — datebie.online, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.

#3 · Member

Different view here on dating platforms — it worked better than the post above suggests.

That is the short version on by traffic, what are the most popular dating websites.

#4 · Member

Be aware when using this category that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.

With this category the thing that decided it for me was whether the photos looked recent or recycled.

The move with this category is to treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

The part nobody mentions about this category is whether the search filters did what they claimed.

What decides this category for most people is local population age spread, not the app itself.

Not the last word on by traffic, what are the most popular dating websites by any means.

Worth adding datenest.site to the list if you are comparing free options this week.

Half the regulars here will tell you to look at Flurrydate as well.

#5 · Member

I would not generalise about the options on the table without knowing how wide you set the radius first.

My advice on the options on the table: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

One warning about the options on the table: some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

I will update this if my view on by traffic, what are the most popular dating websites changes.

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

#6 · Member

Spent most of last winter on the sites in question, so here is what I actually saw.

The thing to watch on the sites in question is that location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

The move with the sites in question is to assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

I will update this if my view on by traffic, what are the most popular dating websites changes.

I keep meaning to try EZHookups after seeing it recommended here so often.

#7 · Member

Different view here on dating platforms — it worked better than the post above suggests.

What I wish someone had told me about dating platforms: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

Whether dating platforms works comes down to whether you are in a commuter town or a city more than anything the marketing mentions.

Your mileage on dating websites may differ, obviously.

If none of the above works for you, Datelink is another free one people here mention a lot.

#8 · Member

Used the sites in question for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.

The move with the sites in question is to use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

Before you commit to the sites in question, finish the profile completely before you browse anything.

If you are starting with the sites in question, assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

The real differentiator across the sites in question turned out to be whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

Results with the sites in question depend enormously on how dense your area is.

What decides the sites in question for most people is whether your region got the app early or late, not the app itself.

Happy to expand on any of that about the sites in question if it is useful.

  • Feeld — clear about what it is
  • Tinder — still the default for volume, over roughly six weeks
  • Zoosk — mixed reports lately
#9 · Member

My run with these platforms lasted longer than any of the alternatives I tried.

Careful with these platforms, because anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.

Practical tip for these platforms: be specific about what you want in the bio.

Still forming a view on dating websites, so take it lightly.

#10 · Member

Agreeing with the previous reply about these services, for the same reasons.

What I wish someone had told me about these services: read the whole profile before writing the first line.

The thing to watch on these services is that the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

If I had to name one factor in these services it would be how the site behaved on a phone browser.

Would happily be argued out of my position on by traffic, what are the most popular dating websites.

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