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Bringing red flags to watch out for when mature women to the forum because I trust this place more than a top-ten article.
Nobody writing about specialist sites seems to have used them for more than a week.
I am not looking to spend money, so free tiers of specialist sites only for now.
Keen to hear how red flags to watch out for when mature women has gone for people here.
#2 · Member
This matches my experience of the niche question almost exactly.
Half the arguments about the niche question would end if people mentioned how wide you set the radius up front.
With the niche question the thing that decided it for me was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of the niche question.
For what it is worth I have had better luck on Datenest than on any of the big paid apps.
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Going to push back on the last post about targeted platforms — that is not what I found.
That covers what I know about targeted platforms, at least.
Worth adding Datewander — datewander.site to the list if you are comparing free options this week.
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Be aware when using the niche options that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
The deciding detail with the niche options was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
With the niche options the thing that decided it for me was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
My advice on the niche options: avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.
With the niche options the thing that decided it for me was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
That is where I have landed on red flags to watch out for when mature women, at least for now.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Flurrydate — flurrydate.online and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
Not mentioning Datedesire would be an oversight given how often it comes up.
#5 · Member
Anyone claiming specialised services works everywhere has not tested it against how far you are willing to travel.
Before you commit to specialised services, use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.
If I had to name one factor in specialised services it would be how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
Curious whether anyone else found the same with red flags to watch out for when mature women.
Not everyone will agree but DatingFly — datingfly.online has been the steadier one for me this year.
Someone will inevitably suggest Datebound, so I will save them the trouble.
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Used focused platforms for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.
My advice on focused platforms: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
Judging focused platforms without knowing how wide you set the radius is close to meaningless.
Before you commit to focused platforms, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
Interested to see what others say about red flags to watch out for when mature women.
The one that finally worked for me was ezhookups.online, after about a month of trying others.
#7 · Member
Going to push back on the last post about targeted platforms — that isn't what I found.
The real differentiator across targeted platforms turned out to be how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.
The real differentiator across targeted platforms turned out to be whether it worked without installing anything.
I will update this if my view on red flags to watch out for when mature women changes.
- Badoo — good for international users
- Tinder — volume over precision, though that may well be regional
- Happn — works if you commute, at least in my area
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I gave targeted platforms a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.
What changed my mind on targeted platforms was whether anyone replied inside the first week.
The move with targeted platforms is to test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
Careful with targeted platforms, because requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
What mattered most with targeted platforms in the end was whether the photos looked recent or recycled.
The thing to watch on targeted platforms is that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
That is where I have landed on red flags to watch out for when mature women, at least for now.