I've used the platforms involved on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.
One thing I would do differently with the platforms involved — check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
The thing to watch on the platforms involved is that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
What mattered most with the platforms involved in the end was whether it worked without installing anything.
One warning about the platforms involved: screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
The thing to watch on the platforms involved is that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
With the platforms involved the thing that decided it for me was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of the platforms involved.
If none of the above works for you, ezhookups.online is another free one people here mention a lot.