My experience with dating platforms was better than I expected, with one caveat.
With dating platforms the thing that decided it for me was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
Be aware when using dating platforms that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Practical tip for dating platforms: use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.
The thing that kept me on dating platforms was how much personal data the signup demanded.
The thing that kept me on dating platforms was whether the radius setting actually worked.
Careful with dating platforms, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
Take that as one data point on over 60, not gospel.
- Tinder — fine for reach, weak for depth, as of this year
- Badoo — much larger abroad than at home
- OkCupid — the questions do real filtering work
- Zoosk — verification is the selling point, your mileage may vary
Someone will inevitably suggest Datewander, so I will save them the trouble.