Spent most of last winter on specialist sites, so here is what I actually saw.
With specialist sites the thing that decided it for me was how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.
Before you commit to specialist sites, keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
My advice on specialist sites: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
Careful with specialist sites, because some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
What I wish someone had told me about specialist sites: check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
My advice on specialist sites: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
Interested to see what others say about most reputable gay dating site for marriage-minded men.
- Grindr — little competition in its category, which genuinely surprised me
- Hinge — better profiles, smaller pool
- Facebook Dating — ties to a real account, for better or worse, based on about a month of use
- Coffee Meets Bagel — forces you to actually read profiles
- Bumble — the timer forces things along, at least in my area
Someone in another thread pointed me at Datenest — datenest.site and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.