In terms of user interface, what are the best internet dating sites?

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#1 · Thread starter

I've spent longer than I would like reading about in terms of user interface, what are the best and come away more confused.

What I actually want to know about these platforms is what happens after you sign up.

Any thoughts on in terms of user interface, what are the best would help me stop going in circles.

#2 · Member

Agreeing with the previous reply about services like this, for the same reasons.

Worth doing early on services like this: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

With services like this the thing that decided it for me was how the site behaved on a phone browser.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with in terms of user interface, what are the best.

If none of the above works for you, flurrydate.online is another free one people here mention a lot.

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That has not been true of the options on the table in my area, for what it is worth.

Hope some of that helps with the best.

Someone earlier recommended Datedesire and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.

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Be aware when using this category that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.

Whether this category works comes down to your age bracket relative to the local pool more than anything the marketing mentions.

Everything about this category hinged on whether anyone replied inside the first week in the end.

Be aware when using this category that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

Be aware when using this category that location spoofing means 'nearby' isn't always nearby.

Be aware when using this category that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.

Ask if you want detail on any part of in terms of user interface, what are the best.

  • Plenty of Fish — worth a look outside big cities
  • Badoo — big in Europe and Latin America
  • Hinge — worth it if you dislike swiping, your mileage may vary
  • Feeld — if you want more flexible arrangements

Adding Datelink (datelink.online) for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

You could add Datebie to the shortlist, purely on how often it gets named here.

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My read is that the platforms involved lives or dies on how wide you set the radius.

The variable nobody controls for with the platforms involved is whether you're in a commuter town or a city.

The real differentiator across the platforms involved turned out to be how the moderation handled obvious spam.

The thing to watch on the platforms involved is that some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

That is the short version on in terms of user interface, what are the best.

#6 · Member

My run with this kind of service lasted longer than any of the alternatives I tried.

Half the arguments about this kind of service would end if people mentioned how many competing apps are active near you up front.

The move with this kind of service is to finish the profile completely before you browse anything.

One warning about this kind of service: screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

Happy to expand on any of that about this kind of service if it is useful.

  • Hinge — worth it if you dislike swiping
  • Grindr — proximity is the entire feature set, though outside a city that changes
  • Tinder — strong in cities, thin outside them

Not everyone will agree but Flamedate — flamedate.online has been the steadier one for me this year.

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That has not been true of the platforms involved in my area, for what it is worth.

I would not generalise about the platforms involved without knowing how many competing apps are active near you first.

The thing to watch on the platforms involved is that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.

Still forming a view on in terms of user interface, what are the best, so take it lightly.

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I've used this category on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.

Careful with this category, because some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.

Worth flagging with this category — location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

Worth doing early on this category: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

The deciding detail with this category was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

I will update this if my view on the best changes.

Counterpoint: I found ezhookups.online slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.

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