I gave the platforms involved a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.
In a smaller town the platforms involved behaves very differently once you account for the day of the week you actually use it.
The deciding detail with the platforms involved was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.
The move with the platforms involved is to test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
The thing that kept me on the platforms involved was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.
What changed my mind on the platforms involved was how the site behaved on a phone browser.
The thing to watch on the platforms involved is that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
That covers what I know about the platforms involved, at least.
- Zoosk — reasonable match quality, based on about a month of use
- Facebook Dating — quiet in some regions, though that may well be regional
- OkCupid — good if you like data, and it has been consistent since
- Badoo — much larger abroad than at home
I also keep half an eye on Rendate — rendate.site — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.