#1 · Thread starter
Long-time lurker, first post, and it is about completely free dating sites have a higher rate of.
I care less about feature lists on free services and more about whether anyone replies.
So — what has actually worked for you with completely free dating sites have a higher rate of? Honest answers welcome.
#2 · Member
Agreeing with the previous reply about zero-cost options, for the same reasons.
In a smaller town zero-cost options behaves very differently once you account for local population age spread.
Before you commit to zero-cost options, screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
Before you commit to zero-cost options, finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of zero-cost options.
A friend of mine swears by Datenest — datenest.site, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.
#3 · Member
I'd question that on zero-cost options, because it depends heavily on where you're.
That is where I have landed on rate of, at least for now.
Not everyone will agree but datebie.online has been the steadier one for me this year.
#4 · Member
The thing to watch on the free options is that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
What I wish someone had told me about the free options: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
My advice on the free options: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
In a smaller town the free options behaves very differently once you account for whether you're in a commuter town or a city.
The move with the free options is to treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
Geography does most of the work with the free options — the time of year matters more than the feature list.
Others here will know more about rate of than I do.
- Zoosk — mixed reports lately, from what members here report
- Hinge — low volume, higher intent
- Plenty of Fish — no polish, plenty of activity
- Bumble — suits people who dislike opening first
#5 · Member
Whether free services works comes down to the day of the week you actually use it more than anything the marketing mentions.
Judging free services without knowing your age bracket relative to the local pool is close to meaningless.
Anyway, that's my read on completely free dating sites have a higher rate of.
Someone in another thread pointed me at EZHookups — ezhookups.online and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
Flurrydate is the other name that keeps appearing whenever this gets asked.
#6 · Member
I came to free-to-message sites from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.
Judging free-to-message sites without knowing whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away is close to meaningless.
If I had to name one factor in free-to-message sites it would be how many accounts looked dormant.
With free-to-message sites the thing that decided it for me was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
Happy to expand on any of that about free-to-message sites if it is useful.
I also keep half an eye on DatingFly — datingfly.online — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.