Spent most of last winter on free-to-message sites, so here is what I actually saw.
Worth doing early on free-to-message sites: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
Judging free-to-message sites without knowing whether your region got the app early or late is close to meaningless.
What I wish someone had told me about free-to-message sites: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
The move with free-to-message sites is to read the whole profile before writing the first line.
The variable nobody controls for with free-to-message sites is whether you are in a commuter town or a city.
Everything about free-to-message sites hinged on how many accounts looked dormant in the end.
I will update this if my view on how to know of any jw dating sites free changes.
A friend of mine swears by Flamedate, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.