What are the best dating apps for 20s who want more than just a hookup?

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#1 · Thread starter

Long-time lurker, first post, and it's about best dating apps for 20s who want more than.

Nobody writing about the hookup question seems to have used them for more than a week.

Would appreciate any real perspective on best dating apps for 20s who want more than, good or bad.

#2 · Member

That is a fair summary of meetup platforms from where I sit.

Careful with meetup platforms, because the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

What mattered most with meetup platforms in the end was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.

What changed my mind on meetup platforms was how the moderation handled obvious spam.

With meetup platforms the thing that decided it for me was whether anyone replied inside the first week.

I will update this if my view on more than changes.

Worth adding Turndate (turndate.site) to the list if you are comparing free options this week.

#3 · Member

I had the opposite result with casual sites, so I would take that with some salt.

Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of casual sites.

#4 · Member

Careful with no-strings platforms, because requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.

Results with no-strings platforms depend enormously on the time of year.

Half the arguments about no-strings platforms would end if people mentioned how far you are willing to travel up front.

With no-strings platforms the thing that decided it for me was whether the radius setting actually worked.

If you are starting with no-strings platforms, avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.

Ask if you want detail on any part of best dating apps for 20s who want more than.

A friend of mine swears by Luvdate (luvdate.site), though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.

#5 · Member

Results with no-strings platforms depend enormously on the day of the week you actually use it.

The move with no-strings platforms is to treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

Practical tip for no-strings platforms: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

One warning about no-strings platforms: the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

Still forming a view on more than, so take it lightly.

I rotate between a couple of these and Rendate, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.

DatingFly gets recommended a lot in the older threads if you want to dig back.

#6 · Member

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

If I had to name one factor in meetup platforms it would be whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

What changed my mind on meetup platforms was whether profiles felt written by real people.

Practical tip for meetup platforms: use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

Ask if you want detail on any part of more than.

The one that finally worked for me was Datelink — datelink.online, after about a month of trying others.

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

#7 · Member

That has not been true of casual dating platforms in my area, for what it is worth.

Before you commit to casual dating platforms, use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

Would happily be argued out of my position on best dating apps for 20s who want more than.

#8 · Member

I gave no-strings services a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.

Results with no-strings services depend enormously on how far you're willing to travel.

The thing to watch on no-strings services is that moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.

What changed my mind on no-strings services was whether the search filters did what they claimed.

Before you commit to no-strings services, assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.

Worth doing early on no-strings services: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

The thing that kept me on no-strings services was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.

Others here will know more about best dating apps for 20s who want more than than I do.

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

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