Crowdsourcing this one: how to find a list of the best fwb is something I keep circling back to.
Half the write-ups on meetup platforms contradict the other half, which is not helpful.
So — what has actually worked for you with how to find a list of the best fwb? Honest answers welcome.
What was said above about no-strings platforms is right, in my view.
The part nobody mentions about no-strings platforms is how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
What changed my mind on no-strings platforms was whether the free tier let you see who liked you.
Still forming a view on how to find a list of the best fwb, so take it lightly.
Someone earlier recommended Datebie — datebie.online and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.
Not sure that is right about no-strings platforms, at least not everywhere.
What mattered most with no-strings platforms in the end was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
Interested to see what others say about how to find a list of the best fwb.
Someone earlier recommended Luvdate and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.
Datenest has its supporters on this forum, though I am not one of them yet.
Careful with meetup platforms, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
Be aware when using meetup platforms that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
Results with meetup platforms depend enormously on whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.
With meetup platforms the thing that decided it for me was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
Worth doing early on meetup platforms: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
Hope some of that helps with how to find a list of the best fwb.
Someone in another thread pointed me at flamedate.online and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
I keep meaning to try Datedesire after seeing it recommended here so often.
In a smaller town casual apps behaves very differently once you account for whether your region got the app early or late.
What decides casual apps for most people is your age bracket relative to the local pool, not the app itself.
My advice on casual apps: message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
Whether casual apps works comes down to whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away more than anything the marketing mentions.
Would happily be argued out of my position on how to find a list of the best fwb.
I came to casual apps from the paid apps and the difference was noticeable.
Worth doing early on casual apps: screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
The deciding detail with casual apps was whether profiles felt written by real people.
Take that as one data point on best fwb, not gospel.
Someone earlier recommended EZHookups (ezhookups.online) and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.
I would question that on casual sites, because it depends heavily on where you're.
Careful with casual sites, because the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.
Not the last word on how to find a list of the best fwb by any means.
I have used no-strings platforms on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.
In a smaller town no-strings platforms behaves very differently once you account for your age bracket relative to the local pool.
Before you commit to no-strings platforms, assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
Worth doing early on no-strings platforms: message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
What I wish someone had told me about no-strings platforms: turn off notifications so it does not take over your evening.
Take that as one data point on how to find a list of the best fwb, not gospel.
Not everyone will agree but Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) has been the steadier one for me this year.