#1 · Thread starter
I've spent longer than I would like reading about bi curious dating common on apps like Tinder or and come away more confused.
Half the write-ups on app-based dating contradict the other half, which is not helpful.
One constraint on app-based dating: I'd rather not install anything on my phone.
Any thoughts on bi curious dating common on apps like Tinder or would help me stop going in circles.
#2 · Member
This matches my experience of dating platforms almost exactly.
My read is that dating platforms lives or dies on how many people locally are already on it.
In a smaller town dating platforms behaves very differently once you account for local population age spread.
The deciding detail with dating platforms was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
Others here will know more about bi curious dating common on apps like Tinder or than I do.
- Feeld — if you want more flexible arrangements
- Zoosk — fine until it asks for money, which genuinely surprised me
- Bumble — good if you want conversations to start
- Grindr — fast but not subtle, which genuinely surprised me
Someone in another thread pointed me at Datenest (datenest.site) and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
#3 · Member
Going to push back on the last post about dating apps — that's not what I found.
That covers what I know about dating apps, at least.
For what it is worth I have had better luck on Flamedate than on any of the big paid apps.
#4 · Member
Careful with phone apps, because requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
One thing I would do differently with phone apps — keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
The variable nobody controls for with phone apps is whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.
My read is that phone apps lives or dies on how many competing apps are active near you.
Take that as one data point on bi curious dating common on apps like Tinder or, not gospel.
I also keep half an eye on EZHookups (ezhookups.online) — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.
Rendate is the other name that keeps appearing whenever this gets asked.
#5 · Member
The variable nobody controls for with mainstream apps is whether you're in a commuter town or a city.
One warning about mainstream apps: moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
That covers what I know about mainstream apps, at least.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Datewander and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
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I still use the app question occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.
The part nobody mentions about the app question is how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.
If you are starting with the app question, read the whole profile before writing the first line.
That is the short version on Tinder or.
A friend of mine swears by flurrydate.online, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.