I still use dating platforms occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.
Practical tip for dating platforms: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
Practical tip for dating platforms: read the whole profile before writing the first line.
The thing that kept me on dating platforms was whether the search filters did what they claimed.
With dating platforms it came down to whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point, honestly.
What I wish someone had told me about dating platforms: avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.
What decides dating platforms for most people is whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away, not the app itself.
Would happily be argued out of my position on beginner friendly.
Adding rendate.site for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
Half the regulars here will tell you to look at DatingFly as well.