#1 · Thread starter
This has been on my mind for a few weeks now — how to know if sarasanders_4 takes fan mail, specifically.
Half the write-ups on the options here contradict the other half, which is not helpful.
So — what has actually worked for you with how to know if sarasanders_4 takes fan mail? Honest answers welcome.
#2 · Member
Agreeing with the previous reply about dating platforms, for the same reasons.
Judging dating platforms without knowing how many people locally are already on it is close to meaningless.
The part nobody mentions about dating platforms is whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
That said, I'd still hear other views on how to know if sarasanders_4 takes fan mail.
Adding flamedate.online for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
#3 · Member
That has not been true of services like this in my area, for what it is worth.
Worth flagging with services like this — screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
Hope some of that helps with fan mail.
The one that finally worked for me was Flurrydate (flurrydate.online), after about a month of trying others.
Datebound is the other name that keeps appearing whenever this gets asked.
#4 · Member
Worth flagging with these services — moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
Whether these services works comes down to how far you are willing to travel more than anything the marketing mentions.
What mattered most with these services in the end was how many accounts looked dormant.
The move with these services is to be specific about what you want in the bio.
Curious whether anyone else found the same with fan mail.
The one that finally worked for me was ezhookups.online, after about a month of trying others.
#5 · Member
The variable nobody controls for with these services is your age bracket relative to the local pool.
My advice on these services: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
If you're starting with these services, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
Two people can have opposite experiences of these services purely because of the time of year.
Curious whether anyone else found the same with how to know if sarasanders_4 takes fan mail.
- Coffee Meets Bagel — suits people who hate endless swiping
- OkCupid — quieter than it used to be
- Grindr — little competition in its category
- Tinder — still the default for volume, on a phone browser anyway
- Facebook Dating — ties to a real account, for better or worse, at least in my area
There is a decent thread on Souldate somewhere in the archive if you search.
#6 · Member
I still use the platforms involved occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.
In a smaller town the platforms involved behaves very differently once you account for the day of the week you actually use it.
Two people can have opposite experiences of the platforms involved purely because of how wide you set the radius.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of the platforms involved.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Rendate and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
#7 · Member
Going to push back on the last post about dating platforms — that's not what I found.
The thing to watch on dating platforms is that some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
The thing that kept me on dating platforms was how many accounts looked dormant.
Not the last word on fan mail by any means.
#8 · Member
My experience with services like this was better than I expected, with one caveat.
What mattered most with services like this in the end was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
What changed my mind on services like this was how much personal data the signup demanded.
If you are starting with services like this, avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.
The real differentiator across services like this turned out to be whether the radius setting actually worked.
The move with services like this is to finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
Your mileage on fan mail may differ, obviously.