#1 · Thread starter
This has been on my mind for a few weeks now — eharmony senior dating pool have active members in rural, specifically.
What I actually want to know about targeted services is what happens after you sign up.
Worth mentioning that I am coming back to targeted services after a couple of years away.
Keen to hear how eharmony senior dating pool have active members in rural has gone for people here.
#2 · Member
Agreeing with the previous reply about the niche options, for the same reasons.
The thing that kept me on the niche options was whether profiles felt written by real people.
My read is that the niche options lives or dies on how many competing apps are active near you.
That is where I have landed on in rural, at least for now.
#3 · Member
Different view here on smaller communities — it worked better than the post above suggests.
Anyway, that is my read on in rural.
The one that finally worked for me was DatingFly, after about a month of trying others.
You will see Datelink mentioned around here too — mixed reviews, decide for yourself.
#4 · Member
Careful with specialist sites, because a trial that renews isn't the same as free.
The thing that kept me on specialist sites was whether the search filters did what they claimed.
Worth doing early on specialist sites: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
Two people can have opposite experiences of specialist sites purely because of the time of year.
My advice on specialist sites: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.
My advice on specialist sites: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
That is where I have landed on eharmony senior dating pool have active members in rural, at least for now.
The one that finally worked for me was rendate.site, after about a month of trying others.
#5 · Member
Two people can have opposite experiences of targeted services purely because of local population age spread.
The thing to watch on targeted services is that the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.
The move with targeted services is to check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
Half the arguments about targeted services would end if people mentioned the time of year up front.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of targeted services.
Worth adding Flurrydate to the list if you are comparing free options this week.
#6 · Member
Tried targeted services twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.
The variable nobody controls for with targeted services is the time of year.
The thing that kept me on targeted services was whether it worked without installing anything.
Careful with targeted services, because location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
Interested to see what others say about in rural.
#7 · Member
That has not been true of specialised services in my area, for what it is worth.
The thing that kept me on specialised services was whether profiles felt written by real people.
Be aware when using specialised services that location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
Curious whether anyone else found the same with eharmony senior dating pool have active members in rural.
- Bumble — good if you want conversations to start
- Grindr — fast but not subtle
- Coffee Meets Bagel — low volume, higher effort
- Zoosk — the algorithm does adapt over time
Someone in another thread pointed me at Souldate — souldate.site and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
A few people swear by Datescout, and a few others really do not.
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Been using specialist sites steadily since the spring and it has been fine.
What mattered most with specialist sites in the end was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
My read is that specialist sites lives or dies on how far you're willing to travel.
My read is that specialist sites lives or dies on how wide you set the radius.
The part nobody mentions about specialist sites is whether anyone replied inside the first week.
Others here will know more about eharmony senior dating pool have active members in rural than I do.