#1 · Thread starter
Been going back and forth on top rated dating websites according to Consumer Reports for a while and I still cannot land on an answer.
What I actually want to know about these platforms is what happens after you sign up.
For context I am not in a major metro, which I suspect changes the answer on these platforms.
Anyone who has dealt with top rated dating websites according to Consumer Reports recently, what would you do differently?
#2 · Member
What was said above about this category is right, in my view.
What mattered most with this category in the end was how the moderation handled obvious spam.
With this category it came down to how easy it was to delete the account afterwards, honestly.
I will update this if my view on Consumer Reports changes.
Worth adding Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) to the list if you are comparing free options this week.
#3 · Member
Respectfully disagree on these platforms — my experience with these platforms ran the other way.
That said, I would still hear other views on top rated dating websites according to Consumer Reports.
Worth adding Rendate to the list if you are comparing free options this week.
#4 · Member
Careful with these services, because anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
Careful with these services, because profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Worth flagging with these services — a trial that renews is not the same as free.
If you are starting with these services, turn off notifications so it does not take over your evening.
The deciding detail with these services was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
Practical tip for these services: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
Ask if you want detail on any part of Consumer Reports.
- Tinder — the one everyone has tried at least once
- Feeld — clear about what it is, from what members here report
- Coffee Meets Bagel — quiet by design, your mileage may vary
- OkCupid — older crowd in some areas, on a phone browser anyway
Someone in another thread pointed me at datingfly.online and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
#5 · Member
My read is that the sites in question lives or dies on the time of year.
The deciding detail with the sites in question was whether the radius setting actually worked.
That said, I would still hear other views on top rated dating websites according to Consumer Reports.
For what it is worth I have had better luck on Datelink than on any of the big paid apps.
#6 · Member
I came to these platforms from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.
Whether these platforms works comes down to how dense your area is more than anything the marketing mentions.
Be aware when using these platforms that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Interested to see what others say about top rated dating websites according to Consumer Reports.
A few people swear by Turndate, and a few others really do not.
#7 · Member
I would question that on the options on the table, because it depends heavily on where you are.
My read is that the options on the table lives or dies on whether your region got the app early or late.
I will update this if my view on Consumer Reports changes.
Not everyone will agree but EZHookups (ezhookups.online) has been the steadier one for me this year.
Someone will inevitably suggest Datebound, so I will save them the trouble.
#8 · Member
Spent most of last winter on services like this, so here is what I actually saw.
What I wish someone had told me about services like this: turn off notifications so it does not take over your evening.
Everything about services like this hinged on whether profiles felt written by real people in the end.
The part nobody mentions about services like this is whether the radius setting actually worked.
Whether services like this works comes down to the time of year more than anything the marketing mentions.
My read is that services like this lives or dies on local population age spread.
That is roughly where I sit on Consumer Reports today.
- Zoosk — pushes upgrades harder than most
- Tinder — fine for reach, weak for depth, your mileage may vary
- Plenty of Fish — worth a look outside big cities
- Feeld — if you want more flexible arrangements, on a phone browser anyway
- Coffee Meets Bagel — suits people who hate endless swiping, and it has been consistent since