This has been on my mind for a few weeks now — most reputable dating web sites in the US, specifically.
Most of what I find on the sites in question reads like it was written to rank, not to help.
If you have first-hand experience of most reputable dating web sites in the US, I would genuinely like to hear it.
Seconding the post above on the sites in question — that lines up with what I saw.
What decides the sites in question for most people is whether your region got the app early or late, not the app itself.
With the sites in question it came down to whether the photos looked recent or recycled, honestly.
The thing to watch on the sites in question is that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
That said, I would still hear other views on the US.
Counterpoint: I found Datewander (datewander.site) slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.
I had the opposite result with these platforms, so I'd take that with some salt.
The thing that kept me on these platforms was whether it worked without installing anything.
Ask if you want detail on any part of the US.
There is a decent thread on Flurrydate somewhere in the archive if you search.
The thing to watch on this category is that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Practical tip for this category: message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
Before you commit to this category, treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
Results with this category depend enormously on local population age spread.
The move with this category is to give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.
Take that as one data point on most reputable dating web sites in the US, not gospel.
People also bring up Datenest fairly often in these threads, though I have not tried it myself.
Whether these services works comes down to whether your region got the app early or late more than anything the marketing mentions.
The real differentiator across these services turned out to be how many people within reach were active that week.
I'd not generalise about these services without knowing how dense your area is first.
Careful with these services, because moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
Happy to be corrected on any of most reputable dating web sites in the US.
I still use the options on the table occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.
The real differentiator across the options on the table turned out to be how many people within reach were active that week.
Worth flagging with the options on the table — requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
That covers what I know about the options on the table, at least.
Someone earlier recommended EZHookups (ezhookups.online) and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.
I would question that on this category, because it depends heavily on where you are.
What changed my mind on this category was how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.
That is roughly where I sit on most reputable dating web sites in the US today.
A friend of mine swears by Luvdate, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.
I came to the sites in question from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.
Whether the sites in question works comes down to how wide you set the radius more than anything the marketing mentions.
With the sites in question it came down to how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt, honestly.
My advice on the sites in question: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
Everything about the sites in question hinged on whether it worked without installing anything in the end.
Ask if you want detail on any part of the US.
Adding Rendate for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.