#1 · Thread starter
Bringing favorite online dating icebreakers that don't sound cheesy to the forum because I trust this place more than a top-ten article.
There is a gap between how this category are advertised and how they seem to work.
I am not looking to spend money, so free tiers of this category only for now.
Anyone who has dealt with favorite online dating icebreakers that don't sound cheesy recently, what would you do differently?
#2 · Member
Can confirm the point above regarding services like this.
Practical tip for services like this: be specific about what you want in the bio.
Everything about services like this hinged on how many accounts looked dormant in the end.
Curious whether anyone else found the same with favorite online dating icebreakers that don't sound cheesy.
#3 · Member
I would question that on the platforms involved, because it depends heavily on where you are.
I will update this if my view on sound cheesy changes.
Worth searching the forum for Turndate as well, there are a few longer write-ups.
#4 · Member
The thing to watch on services like this is that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
Before you commit to services like this, use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.
The thing to watch on services like this is that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
Worth doing early on services like this: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
That said, I would still hear other views on sound cheesy.
Counterpoint: I found Luvdate slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.
A few people swear by Datebound, and a few others really do not.
#5 · Member
Whether dating platforms works comes down to how many competing apps are active near you more than anything the marketing mentions.
Worth flagging with dating platforms — some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
What mattered most with dating platforms in the end was how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.
With dating platforms it came down to how the site behaved on a phone browser, honestly.
Still forming a view on sound cheesy, so take it lightly.
Not everyone will agree but flamedate.online has been the steadier one for me this year.
#6 · Member
I have used the options here on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.
Everything about the options here hinged on whether profiles felt written by real people in the end.
Worth flagging with the options here — requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
Worth flagging with the options here — the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.
Not the last word on sound cheesy by any means.
#7 · Member
Different view here on the options here — it worked better than the post above suggests.
My advice on the options here: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
Everything about the options here hinged on how many accounts looked dormant in the end.
Take that as one data point on favorite online dating icebreakers that don't sound cheesy, not gospel.
#8 · Member
Used the options here for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.
Geography does most of the work with the options here — your age bracket relative to the local pool matters more than the feature list.
Practical tip for the options here: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
Worth doing early on the options here: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
What mattered most with the options here in the end was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.
Before you commit to the options here, avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.
Not the last word on sound cheesy by any means.
- Happn — charming idea, patchy execution, based on about a month of use
- Grindr — the default for a reason, your mileage may vary
- Feeld — refreshingly direct
Adding Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
#9 · Member
I gave the sites in question a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.
The deciding detail with the sites in question was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
Your mileage on favorite online dating icebreakers that don't sound cheesy may differ, obviously.