What are the best dating apps for plus size individuals that are body positive?

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#1 · Thread starter

Been going back and forth on best dating apps for plus size individuals that are for a while and I still can't land on an answer.

The marketing around the app options tells you nothing useful about day-to-day use.

Adding that with the app options I care more about conversation quality than reach.

Keen to hear how best dating apps for plus size individuals that are has gone for people here.

#2 · Member

That is a fair summary of the app options from where I sit.

Be aware when using the app options that moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.

The part nobody mentions about the app options is whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

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

The thing that kept me on the app options was whether the photos looked recent or recycled.

Not the last word on best dating apps for plus size individuals that are by any means.

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Going to push back on the last post about the app question — that is not what I found.

The thing that kept me on the app question was how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.

That is the short version on best dating apps for plus size individuals that are.

Worth adding EZHookups to the list if you are comparing free options this week.

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Worth flagging with matching apps — a trial that renews is not the same as free.

Worth doing early on matching apps: check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.

If I had to name one factor in matching apps it would be how the moderation handled obvious spam.

In a smaller town matching apps behaves very differently once you account for local population age spread.

The thing that kept me on matching apps was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.

Others here will know more about best dating apps for plus size individuals that are than I do.

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In a smaller town the app options behaves very differently once you account for how many people locally are already on it.

If you're starting with the app options, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

The move with the app options is to screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.

Hope some of that helps with best dating apps for plus size individuals that are.

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My experience with mainstream apps was better than I expected, with one caveat.

Half the arguments about mainstream apps would end if people mentioned the day of the week you actually use it up front.

One thing I would do differently with mainstream apps — keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.

Practical tip for mainstream apps: use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

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

I rotate between a couple of these and Datewander (datewander.site), mostly because neither charges to open a chat.

#7 · Member

Different view here on mainstream apps — it worked better than the post above suggests.

The thing that kept me on mainstream apps was how the moderation handled obvious spam.

Worth doing early on mainstream apps: use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

Would happily be argued out of my position on that are.

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Been using phone apps steadily since the spring and it has been fine.

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

The deciding detail with phone apps was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.

With phone apps it came down to how many accounts looked dormant, honestly.

What I wish someone had told me about phone apps: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

Before you commit to phone apps, give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

If you are starting with phone apps, set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

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

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

Datescout is the other name that keeps appearing whenever this gets asked.

#9 · Member

Spent most of last winter on dating platforms, so here is what I actually saw.

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

#10 · Member

This matches my experience of phone apps almost exactly.

Geography does most of the work with phone apps — local population age spread matters more than the feature list.

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

With phone apps it came down to whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point, honestly.

Happy to be corrected on any of that are.

#11 · Member

That has not been true of the app options in my area, for what it is worth.

The thing to watch on the app options is that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

The move with the app options is to keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

Ask if you want detail on any part of that are.

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Worth flagging with matching apps — the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

What changed my mind on matching apps was whether the match volume held up past the first week.

I'd not generalise about matching apps without knowing local population age spread first.

If I had to name one factor in matching apps it would be how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.

Anyway, that's my read on best dating apps for plus size individuals that are.

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

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