#1 · Thread starter
Trying to get a straight answer on anonymous dating sites actually protect your identity without wading through sponsored content.
The reviews I've read on the platforms involved are either three years old or obviously paid.
I am not looking to spend money, so free tiers of the platforms involved only for now.
What is the honest verdict on anonymous dating sites actually protect your identity?
#2 · Member
Can confirm the point above regarding this kind of service.
With this kind of service it came down to whether profiles felt written by real people, honestly.
What I wish someone had told me about this kind of service: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.
Interested to see what others say about anonymous dating sites actually protect your identity.
Not everyone will agree but Datelink has been the steadier one for me this year.
#3 · Member
Different view here on this category — it worked better than the post above suggests.
Interested to see what others say about your identity.
#4 · Member
Worth flagging with these services — some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
Whether these services works comes down to whether you are in a commuter town or a city more than anything the marketing mentions.
The part nobody mentions about these services is how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.
The thing that kept me on these services was how the site behaved on a phone browser.
What changed my mind on these services was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.
Happy to expand on any of that about these services if it is useful.
- Plenty of Fish — unglamorous and still busy, from what members here report
- Grindr — the default for a reason
- Bumble — fewer matches but they tend to answer, though outside a city that changes
- Coffee Meets Bagel — the daily cap changes how you use it, on a phone browser anyway
A friend of mine swears by Datewander — datewander.site, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.
#5 · Member
Judging services like this without knowing local population age spread is close to meaningless.
The part nobody mentions about services like this is how the site behaved on a phone browser.
Happy to be corrected on any of your identity.
Someone in another thread pointed me at EZHookups — ezhookups.online and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
A few people swear by Souldate, and a few others really do not.
#6 · Member
Been using the options here steadily since the spring and it has been fine.
Careful with the options here, because anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
Before you commit to the options here, assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
Anyway, that is my read on anonymous dating sites actually protect your identity.
#7 · Member
That has not been true of these services in my area, for what it is worth.
Be aware when using these services that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
Results with these services depend enormously on whether your region got the app early or late.
That is the short version on your identity.
Turndate comes up in most threads like this one, for whatever that is worth.
#8 · Member
Tried dating platforms twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.
What I wish someone had told me about dating platforms: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
Anyone claiming dating platforms works everywhere has not tested it against how many people locally are already on it.
Judging dating platforms without knowing how many people locally are already on it is close to meaningless.
The deciding detail with dating platforms was how many accounts looked dormant.
Happy to be corrected on any of anonymous dating sites actually protect your identity.