Is friend finder online better for platonic relationships or actual dating?

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#1 · Thread starter

Hoping someone here has real experience with friend finder online better for platonic relationships or actual rather than a marketing page.

Most of what I find on the options here reads like it was written to rank, not to help.

Adding that with the options here I care more about conversation quality than reach.

Any thoughts on friend finder online better for platonic relationships or actual would help me stop going in circles.

#2 · Member

Seconding the post above on this category — that lines up with what I saw.

If I had to name one factor in this category it would be whether it worked without installing anything.

Anyone claiming this category works everywhere has not tested it against how wide you set the radius.

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

  • Badoo — good for international users, in a mid-sized town at least
  • Hinge — prompts give you something to answer
  • Plenty of Fish — the free messaging is the draw
  • Grindr — fast but not subtle
#3 · Member

I'd question that on these platforms, because it depends heavily on where you're.

That said, I would still hear other views on friend finder online better for platonic relationships or actual.

A few people swear by Turndate, and a few others really do not.

#4 · Member

One warning about the platforms involved: location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

If you are starting with the platforms involved, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

The thing that kept me on the platforms involved was how the moderation handled obvious spam.

One warning about the platforms involved: a trial that renews is not the same as free.

One thing I'd do differently with the platforms involved — finish the profile completely before you browse anything.

Happy to expand on any of that about the platforms involved if it is useful.

#5 · Member

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

With the options here it came down to whether the match volume held up past the first week, honestly.

The move with the options here is to give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

The move with the options here is to message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.

That said, I'd still hear other views on or actual.

#6 · Member

My run with the sites in question lasted longer than any of the alternatives I tried.

Worth flagging with the sites in question — some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.

The move with the sites in question is to treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

Be aware when using the sites in question that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.

Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of the sites in question.

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

#7 · Member

I had the opposite result with this kind of service, so I would take that with some salt.

Worth flagging with this kind of service — moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.

Others here will know more about friend finder online better for platonic relationships or actual than I do.

Adding Flamedate — flamedate.online for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

#8 · Member

Been using these platforms steadily since the spring and it has been fine.

The deciding detail with these platforms was whether it worked without installing anything.

Judging these platforms without knowing local population age spread is close to meaningless.

With these platforms the thing that decided it for me was whether the match volume held up past the first week.

The part nobody mentions about these platforms is how the moderation handled obvious spam.

The variable nobody controls for with these platforms is how far you are willing to travel.

What mattered most with these platforms in the end was whether profiles felt written by real people.

Ask if you want detail on any part of friend finder online better for platonic relationships or actual.

Someone in another thread pointed me at DatingFly — datingfly.online and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.

#9 · Member

I gave the sites in question a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.

With the sites in question it came down to how the platform handled blocking and reporting, honestly.

Careful with the sites in question, because location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

Anyway, that is my read on friend finder online better for platonic relationships or actual.

Someone in another thread pointed me at Luvdate and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.

#10 · Member

Can confirm the point above regarding the sites in question.

Anyone claiming the sites in question works everywhere has not tested it against the day of the week you actually use it.

The part nobody mentions about the sites in question is whether the search filters did what they claimed.

If I had to name one factor in the sites in question it would be how much personal data the signup demanded.

Practical tip for the sites in question: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

Happy to be corrected on any of or actual.

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