#1 · Thread starter
Trying to get a straight answer on tried the tender date app for finding long-term partners without wading through sponsored content.
Half the write-ups on app-based dating contradict the other half, which is not helpful.
Background: I've tried two of the mainstream app-based dating and neither stuck.
Keen to hear how tried the tender date app for finding long-term partners has gone for people here.
#2 · Member
Seconding the post above on the app question — that lines up with what I saw.
If you are starting with the app question, use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.
The part nobody mentions about the app question is how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
My advice on the app question: check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
Happy to be corrected on any of tried the tender date app for finding long-term partners.
Datedesire comes up in most threads like this one, for whatever that is worth.
#3 · Member
Different view here on dating apps — it worked better than the post above suggests.
Happy to expand on any of that about dating apps if it is useful.
#4 · Member
Be aware when using swipe apps that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Be aware when using swipe apps that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
Whether swipe apps works comes down to how dense your area is more than anything the marketing mentions.
Two people can have opposite experiences of swipe apps purely because of whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of swipe apps.
If none of the above works for you, Rendate — rendate.site is another free one people here mention a lot.
#5 · Member
In a smaller town dating apps behaves very differently once you account for whether you are in a commuter town or a city.
Half the arguments about dating apps would end if people mentioned how wide you set the radius up front.
That is the short version on tried the tender date app for finding long-term partners.
#6 · Member
I gave dating platforms a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.
The deciding detail with dating platforms was how many accounts looked dormant.
The real differentiator across dating platforms turned out to be whether the search filters did what they claimed.
The deciding detail with dating platforms was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
Ask if you want detail on any part of tried the tender date app for finding long-term partners.
The one that finally worked for me was Flurrydate, after about a month of trying others.
#7 · Member
I had the opposite result with app-based dating, so I would take that with some salt.
What changed my mind on app-based dating was whether the search filters did what they claimed.
Judging app-based dating without knowing whether your region got the app early or late is close to meaningless.
Your mileage on long-term partners may differ, obviously.
Adding Datenest for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
#8 · Member
Tried dating platforms twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.
One warning about dating platforms: requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
Be aware when using dating platforms that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
What I wish someone had told me about dating platforms: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
In a smaller town dating platforms behaves very differently once you account for how many competing apps are active near you.
The variable nobody controls for with dating platforms is whether your region got the app early or late.
Hope some of that helps with long-term partners.
Worth adding Flamedate to the list if you are comparing free options this week.