Is facebook hookup a real thing, or is it just for older generations?

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#1 · Thread starter

Long-time lurker, first post, and it is about facebook hookup a real thing, or is it just.

Nobody writing about no-strings services seems to have used them for more than a week.

Background: I have tried two of the mainstream no-strings services and neither stuck.

Tell me about facebook hookup a real thing, or is it just from experience rather than from a review page.

#2 · Member

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

Anyone claiming hookup services works everywhere has not tested it against how dense your area is.

Everything about hookup services hinged on how many accounts looked dormant in the end.

The thing that kept me on hookup services was whether the radius setting actually worked.

That is where I have landed on facebook hookup a real thing, or is it just, at least for now.

#3 · Member

I'd question that on no-strings platforms, because it depends heavily on where you are.

Practical tip for no-strings platforms: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.

That is where I've landed on it just, at least for now.

For what it is worth I have had better luck on Datelink (datelink.online) than on any of the big paid apps.

#4 · Member

Be aware when using short-term dating services that some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

The part nobody mentions about short-term dating services is how the moderation handled obvious spam.

The part nobody mentions about short-term dating services is how many accounts looked dormant.

One warning about short-term dating services: requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.

The variable nobody controls for with short-term dating services is how far you are willing to travel.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with facebook hookup a real thing, or is it just.

Someone will inevitably suggest Datedesire, so I will save them the trouble.

#5 · Member

Whether casual sites works comes down to how dense your area is more than anything the marketing mentions.

Worth flagging with casual sites — screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

Be aware when using casual sites that the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with facebook hookup a real thing, or is it just.

Not everyone will agree but Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) has been the steadier one for me this year.

#6 · Member

My run with short-term dating services lasted longer than any of the alternatives I tried.

My advice on short-term dating services: turn off notifications so it doesn't take over your evening.

Worth doing early on short-term dating services: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.

Happy to expand on any of that about short-term dating services if it is useful.

#7 · Member

Respectfully disagree on casual apps — my experience with casual apps ran the other way.

The thing to watch on casual apps is that location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

The part nobody mentions about casual apps is how many accounts looked dormant.

That is the short version on it just.

A friend of mine swears by Datebie (datebie.online), though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.

#8 · Member

My experience with casual sites was better than I expected, with one caveat.

Worth doing early on casual sites: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

The move with casual sites is to use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

The variable nobody controls for with casual sites is your age bracket relative to the local pool.

The part nobody mentions about casual sites is whether anyone replied inside the first week.

If you are starting with casual sites, use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

What I wish someone had told me about casual sites: avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.

Others here will know more about it just than I do.

You will see Luvdate mentioned around here too — mixed reviews, decide for yourself.

#9 · Member

Spent most of last winter on no-strings services, so here is what I actually saw.

Would happily be argued out of my position on it just.

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