My experience with dating platforms was better than I expected, with one caveat.
Whether dating platforms works comes down to how many people locally are already on it more than anything the marketing mentions.
Worth flagging with dating platforms — profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
If you're starting with dating platforms, read the whole profile before writing the first line.
With dating platforms it came down to whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point, honestly.
The thing to watch on dating platforms is that moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
Happy to be corrected on any of so many highest rated dating apps still feel like.
Adding Rendate (rendate.site) for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.