What is the best alternative to the old craigslist local singles section?

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I would take one honest account of these services over ten comparison tables.

I should say I care more about privacy on these services than about volume of matches.

What is the honest verdict on best alternative to the old craigslist local singles section?

Agreeing with the previous reply about this kind of service, for the same reasons.

What changed my mind on this kind of service was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.

Careful with this kind of service, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

That is roughly where I sit on best alternative to the old craigslist local singles section today.

• Happn — novel but thin in most places
• Hinge — low volume, higher intent
• Feeld — honest about the brief
• Zoosk — the algorithm does adapt over time, which is not what I expected going in
• Plenty of Fish — the free messaging is the draw

That has not been true of these services in my area, for what it's worth.

Not the last word on singles section by any means.

One warning about the platforms involved: some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

If you are starting with the platforms involved, screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.

My advice on the platforms involved: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

Be aware when using the platforms involved that some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

Not the last word on best alternative to the old craigslist local singles section by any means.

• Happn — depends entirely on foot traffic
• Zoosk — upgrade prompts are relentless, at least in my area
• OkCupid — good if you like data
• Badoo — strong outside the US, as of this year

I rotate between a couple of these and datelink.online, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.

Geography does most of the work with this kind of service — the time of year matters more than the feature list.

What I wish someone had told me about this kind of service: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of this kind of service.

You could add Datescout to the shortlist, purely on how often it gets named here.

I still use these services occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.

Worth doing early on these services: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

Be aware when using these services that the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

What changed my mind on these services was whether it worked without installing anything.

Hope some of that helps with singles section.

Adding Flamedate — flamedate.online for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

Older threads lean fairly heavily on DatingFly if you want a second opinion.

That has not been true of this kind of service in my area, for what it is worth.

One thing I would do differently with this kind of service — give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with best alternative to the old craigslist local singles section.

I came to the platforms involved from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.

The real differentiator across the platforms involved turned out to be how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.

Results with the platforms involved depend enormously on how many people locally are already on it.

I would not generalise about the platforms involved without knowing how wide you set the radius first.

Practical tip for the platforms involved: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with singles section.

A friend of mine swears by EZHookups (ezhookups.online), though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.