#1 · Thread starter
I've spent longer than I would like reading about most popular dating sites by total user count and come away more confused.
There is a gap between how dating platforms are advertised and how they seem to work.
Relevant detail: my experience of dating platforms is limited to about two platforms.
So — what has actually worked for you with most popular dating sites by total user count? Honest answers welcome.
#2 · Member
This matches my experience of the options here almost exactly.
Practical tip for the options here: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
One thing I'd do differently with the options here — finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
That is where I have landed on user count, at least for now.
Not everyone will agree but DatingFly (datingfly.online) has been the steadier one for me this year.
EZHookups has its supporters on this forum, though I am not one of them yet.
#3 · Member
Going to push back on the last post about these platforms — that is not what I found.
That said, I'd still hear other views on user count.
#4 · Member
Careful with the sites in question, because moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
The real differentiator across the sites in question turned out to be whether profiles felt written by real people.
The part nobody mentions about the sites in question is whether anyone replied inside the first week.
Results with the sites in question depend enormously on whether you're in a commuter town or a city.
What I wish someone had told me about the sites in question: turn off notifications so it does not take over your evening.
That said, I would still hear other views on most popular dating sites by total user count.
#5 · Member
Whether services like this works comes down to the day of the week you actually use it more than anything the marketing mentions.
Careful with services like this, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
The move with services like this is to test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
Still forming a view on most popular dating sites by total user count, so take it lightly.
If none of the above works for you, Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) is another free one people here mention a lot.
#6 · Member
I have used these platforms on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.
If I had to name one factor in these platforms it would be whether the search filters did what they claimed.
The variable nobody controls for with these platforms is the day of the week you actually use it.
The deciding detail with these platforms was how many people within reach were active that week.
Happy to be corrected on any of most popular dating sites by total user count.
#7 · Member
Different view here on the options on the table — it worked better than the post above suggests.
Whether the options on the table works comes down to your age bracket relative to the local pool more than anything the marketing mentions.
Worth flagging with the options on the table — location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
Take that as one data point on user count, not gospel.
I rotate between a couple of these and Rendate, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.
#8 · Member
I gave services like this a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.
One thing I would do differently with services like this — be specific about what you want in the bio.
If you're starting with services like this, be specific about what you want in the bio.
The deciding detail with services like this was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
The part nobody mentions about services like this is whether it worked without installing anything.
The move with services like this is to turn off notifications so it does not take over your evening.
That is roughly where I sit on most popular dating sites by total user count today.