The thing to watch on the chat question is that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
If you are starting with the chat question, test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
If I had to name one factor in the chat question it would be how the moderation handled obvious spam.
One thing I would do differently with the chat question — test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
If you are starting with the chat question, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
Practical tip for the chat question: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
That said, I'd still hear other views on zoosk online just a bot farm or are there.
Counterpoint: I found Flamedate (flamedate.online) slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.