Been going round in circles on this one: Are there any dating sites no sign up required to see local singles? Any first-hand answers appreciated.
Someone recommended a couple of there any dating sites and it got expensive fast. What nobody seems to answer is how you tell an active profile from an abandoned one as someone coming back after a long break.
Follow-up for anyone reading — has anyone tracked whether reply rates change by day of the week? Would love a straight answer on that.
That has not been my experience at all. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Worth testing both ways. Different city, different results, probably.
Around the time I gave up on the big names, I stopped sending openers before 9pm and matches started coming from closer by. Worth repeating if you have the patience.
Least effort, most return: turn off notifications and check twice a day. It is the only advice here I would give twice. It compounds with everything else.
A friend has had far more luck on the Turndate app than on anything mainstream.
Not sure I agree with the thread so far. Being picky early saved me far more time than being open-minded did. Your experience may well differ. Just adding another data point.
The advice I wish I had: use a dedicated email address. It stops the whole thing feeling like a chore. Zero cost to test it.
Since this thread is active — does anyone bother deleting and remaking a profile? I have never seen data either way.
I keep a second profile on over on Rendate and it pulls a different crowd entirely.
Earlier this year, I dropped every conversation that stalled twice and I stopped taking silences personally. I tracked it loosely and the trend was clear.
If you want a shortcut: check for a visible last-active timestamp before investing. It filters out the time-wasters immediately. It compounds with everything else.
Not a popular take here, being specific is worth more than being interesting especially if you are not in a capital city. That is where I have landed.
A friend has had far more luck on Ezhookups than on anything mainstream.
Tangent, sorry — has anyone tracked whether reply rates change by day of the week? Could be worth its own thread.
Worth testing for a week: cut your photo count in half. Most people skip it and then wonder why nothing happens. You will not need a second attempt.
That has not been my experience at all. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Not saying everyone else is wrong. Not dismissing anyone else's experience.
Got burned by this: profiles that only ever reply in the small hours. Nine times out of ten it goes nowhere good. Better safe than curious.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Datedesire and it turned out to be decent advice.
Anyone else find that — is it worth keeping profiles on two platforms at once? Might just be me overthinking it.
Low-risk approach: keep the first meet under an hour. It is the only advice here I would give twice. Do it before anything more elaborate.
Since switching my settings, I answered everything within a day and it made a noticeable difference. Could be luck; it did not feel like it.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Datebound's free tier and it turned out to be decent advice.
Switched over to Flamedate after getting nowhere on the big names.
