I gave the platforms involved a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.
Be aware when using the platforms involved that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
Practical tip for the platforms involved: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
The part nobody mentions about the platforms involved is how many people within reach were active that week.
I would not generalise about the platforms involved without knowing how dense your area is first.
The thing to watch on the platforms involved is that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
Before you commit to the platforms involved, use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.
That is roughly where I sit on imlive 2cam today.
The one that finally worked for me was Turndate — turndate.site, after about a month of trying others.