Is there a curvy dating app that isn't full of creeps?

Started by Grace Kim 4 Oct 2025 7 replies Category Dating Apps adult chat online hookups adult dating
#1 · Thread starter

Been going back and forth on curvy dating app that isn't full of creeps for a while and I still cannot land on an answer.

What I actually want to know about the app options is what happens after you sign up.

For what it is worth I am on mobile almost exclusively, if that matters for the app options.

What is the honest verdict on curvy dating app that isn't full of creeps?

#2 · Member

Can confirm the point above regarding mainstream apps.

Whether mainstream apps works comes down to the day of the week you actually use it more than anything the marketing mentions.

What changed my mind on mainstream apps was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.

I will update this if my view on curvy dating app that isn't full of creeps changes.

  • Happn — depends entirely on foot traffic, though outside a city that changes
  • Feeld — if you want more flexible arrangements, though that may well be regional
  • Facebook Dating — fine if you already use the platform

For what it is worth I have had better luck on Datenest (datenest.site) than on any of the big paid apps.

#3 · Member

That has not been true of matching apps in my area, for what it's worth.

That covers what I know about matching apps, at least.

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

#4 · Member

One warning about dating apps: some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

What mattered most with dating apps in the end was whether anyone replied inside the first week.

What mattered most with dating apps in the end was how many people within reach were active that week.

My advice on dating apps: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

Take that as one data point on curvy dating app that isn't full of creeps, not gospel.

#5 · Member

In a smaller town dating apps behaves very differently once you account for how far you're willing to travel.

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

What I wish someone had told me about dating apps: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

With dating apps it came down to whether it worked without installing anything, honestly.

Happy to be corrected on any of curvy dating app that isn't full of creeps.

#6 · Member

I still use mainstream apps occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.

I would not generalise about mainstream apps without knowing local population age spread first.

Judging mainstream apps without knowing how dense your area is is close to meaningless.

With mainstream apps the thing that decided it for me was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

Others here will know more about of creeps than I do.

People also bring up Luvdate fairly often in these threads, though I have not tried it myself.

#7 · Member

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

Worth flagging with dating platforms — moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.

Your mileage on curvy dating app that isn't full of creeps may differ, obviously.

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

Older threads lean fairly heavily on Datebound if you want a second opinion.

#8 · Member

I still use the big apps occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.

My advice on the big apps: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

Worth flagging with the big apps — requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.

Anyone claiming the big apps works everywhere has not tested it against whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.

The part nobody mentions about the big apps is whether profiles felt written by real people.

That covers what I know about the big apps, at least.

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

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