Statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for marriages?

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#1 · Thread starter

Long-time lurker, first post, and it's about statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for.

What I actually want to know about this kind of service is what happens after you sign up.

I am in my thirties, if that changes what people would recommend for statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for.

Tell me about statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for from experience rather than from a review page.

#2 · Member

Seconding the post above on the options here — that lines up with what I saw.

Anyone claiming the options here works everywhere has not tested it against how dense your area is.

If you're starting with the options here, treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

Results with the options here depend enormously on local population age spread.

Worth flagging with the options here — screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

I will update this if my view on statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for changes.

#3 · Member

Not sure that is right about this kind of service, at least not everywhere.

Before you commit to this kind of service, assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

Interested to see what others say about sites for.

#4 · Member

One warning about these platforms: anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.

Half the arguments about these platforms would end if people mentioned how wide you set the radius up front.

Everything about these platforms hinged on how the site behaved on a phone browser in the end.

Worth doing early on these platforms: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

Take that as one data point on statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for, not gospel.

#5 · Member

Geography does most of the work with this category — how wide you set the radius matters more than the feature list.

Two people can have opposite experiences of this category purely because of whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.

Everything about this category hinged on whether the radius setting actually worked in the end.

If you're starting with this category, check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for.

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

#6 · Member

I have used dating platforms on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.

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

Judging dating platforms without knowing whether your region got the app early or late is close to meaningless.

Before you commit to dating platforms, check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.

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

Counterpoint: I found EZHookups slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.

#7 · Member

Respectfully disagree on this category — my experience with this category ran the other way.

The thing that kept me on this category was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.

With this category the thing that decided it for me was whether the radius setting actually worked.

That covers what I know about this category, at least.

#8 · Member

Spent most of last winter on these services, so here is what I actually saw.

Careful with these services, because moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.

Practical tip for these services: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.

Practical tip for these services: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.

Careful with these services, because profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

One thing I would do differently with these services — turn off notifications so it doesn't take over your evening.

Still forming a view on statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for, so take it lightly.

Someone earlier recommended Flurrydate and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.

#9 · Member

Used these platforms for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.

What I wish someone had told me about these platforms: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

That is the short version on statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for.

If none of the above works for you, Turndate — turndate.site is another free one people here mention a lot.

#10 · Member

Agreeing with the previous reply about these platforms, for the same reasons.

Careful with these platforms, because a trial that renews isn't the same as free.

The thing to watch on these platforms is that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.

What changed my mind on these platforms was how the site behaved on a phone browser.

I will update this if my view on statistically, what are the most successful dating sites for changes.

  • Facebook Dating — steady rather than exciting, over roughly six weeks
  • Feeld — the community knows why it is there, in a mid-sized town at least
  • OkCupid — quieter than it used to be, which genuinely surprised me
#11 · Member

That has not been true of this kind of service in my area, for what it is worth.

I'd not generalise about this kind of service without knowing your age bracket relative to the local pool first.

What I wish someone had told me about this kind of service: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

What mattered most with this kind of service in the end was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

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

#12 · Member

One warning about the platforms involved: screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

Careful with the platforms involved, because profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

Worth flagging with the platforms involved — screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

What mattered most with the platforms involved in the end was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.

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

That is roughly where I sit on sites for today.

  • Bumble — good if you want conversations to start, which is not what I expected going in
  • OkCupid — the matching questions still earn their place
  • Zoosk — reasonable match quality
  • Hinge — slower but the conversations go further

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

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