I have used short-term dating services on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.
With short-term dating services the thing that decided it for me was how many people within reach were active that week.
Be aware when using short-term dating services that location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
What changed my mind on short-term dating services was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
Practical tip for short-term dating services: avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.
Be aware when using short-term dating services that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
My read is that short-term dating services lives or dies on your age bracket relative to the local pool.
Anyway, that is my read on beyond a.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Datenest (datenest.site) and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.