#1 · Thread starter
Posting because every search for best websites to meet people who share my hobbies turns up the same recycled listicles.
Half the write-ups on services like this contradict the other half, which isn't helpful.
Where should someone start with best websites to meet people who share my hobbies? Open to anything.
#2 · Member
That is a fair summary of the sites in question from where I sit.
The thing that kept me on the sites in question was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
Judging the sites in question without knowing how far you are willing to travel is close to meaningless.
Happy to be corrected on any of best websites to meet people who share my hobbies.
Adding Datescout for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
#3 · Member
Going to push back on the last post about the options here — that is not what I found.
Worth doing early on the options here: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
Happy to be corrected on any of best websites to meet people who share my hobbies.
#4 · Member
Careful with the sites in question, because location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
The move with the sites in question is to read the whole profile before writing the first line.
The deciding detail with the sites in question was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
Geography does most of the work with the sites in question — how many people locally are already on it matters more than the feature list.
One warning about the sites in question: profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Would happily be argued out of my position on best websites to meet people who share my hobbies.
#5 · Member
My read is that the platforms involved lives or dies on whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.
Whether the platforms involved works comes down to your age bracket relative to the local pool more than anything the marketing mentions.
That is where I have landed on best websites to meet people who share my hobbies, at least for now.
I rotate between a couple of these and Flurrydate — flurrydate.online, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.
#6 · Member
My experience with these services was better than I expected, with one caveat.
The real differentiator across these services turned out to be whether the search filters did what they claimed.
Be aware when using these services that moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
One thing I would do differently with these services — check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
That is where I have landed on best websites to meet people who share my hobbies, at least for now.
The one that finally worked for me was Datenest — datenest.site, after about a month of trying others.
#7 · Member
That has not been true of the options on the table in my area, for what it's worth.
Everything about the options on the table hinged on how the site behaved on a phone browser in the end.
Still forming a view on best websites to meet people who share my hobbies, so take it lightly.
Turndate has its supporters on this forum, though I am not one of them yet.
#8 · Member
I came to these services from the paid apps and the difference wasn'ticeable.
Careful with these services, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
The deciding detail with these services was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
Everything about these services hinged on how the site behaved on a phone browser in the end.
If I had to name one factor in these services it would be whether the radius setting actually worked.
That said, I would still hear other views on best websites to meet people who share my hobbies.
A friend of mine swears by EZHookups, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.
#9 · Member
I still use dating platforms occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.
Still forming a view on best websites to meet people who share my hobbies, so take it lightly.