Used the free question for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.
The real differentiator across the free question turned out to be how much personal data the signup demanded.
In a smaller town the free question behaves very differently once you account for how dense your area is.
What changed my mind on the free question was whether the match volume held up past the first week.
Be aware when using the free question that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
The thing that kept me on the free question was whether the radius setting actually worked.
The part nobody mentions about the free question is whether the match volume held up past the first week.
That is where I've landed on active members, at least for now.
DatingFly comes up in most threads like this one, for whatever that is worth.