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How do I delete my profile from the plenty of fish dating site permanently?

Started by Destiny Cruz · · Dating Apps App Reviews Safety & Privacy
Destiny Cruz
Destiny Cruz
Senior Member
Joined: 2020
Posts: 933
#1

Been going in circles trying to find honest information on this topic, so I figured I'd just ask here. Affiliate reviews make honest information almost impossible to find. I want community feedback from people who've actually used these platforms.

  • Disable auto-renew the moment you complete any paid signup
  • Verify the platform has real human support available, not just a FAQ chatbot
  • Test with a minimal profile for a few days before investing real effort
  • Check whether profiles display a visible last-active timestamp before engaging
  • Always register with a dedicated email address to contain any spam
Travis Hunt
Travis Hunt
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Joined: 2015
Posts: 237
#2

Free tiers are almost always just a funnel to the paid upgrade. The features that matter are always locked. Ended up trying DatingFly after the mainstream options disappointed me, and the quality was noticeably better.

Samantha Hughes
Samantha Hughes
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Joined: 2019
Posts: 278
#3

The community here consistently gives better advice than dedicated review sites, which are almost entirely paid placements in disguise.

Biggest red flags I watch for now: no identity verification option, no visible way to report fake profiles, and a checkout process that feels intentionally confusing. Any one of those and I close the tab immediately.

MilesB
MilesB
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Joined: 2022
Posts: 438
#4

Niche platforms often beat the big names on quality even when total numbers are smaller. Someone here mentioned Datedesire a while back and I finally tried it — far fewer bots than I was expecting.

Dylan Nash
Dylan Nash
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Joined: 2018
Posts: 80
#5

Keep seeing rendate.site come up in threads like this — worth looking into seriously. I wasted too long on the mainstream apps before someone pointed me toward specialized platforms. The quality difference was noticeable almost immediately.

What made the real difference: - Writing a specific bio instead of something generic - Sending personalized messages instead of copy-paste openers - Checking whether the platform runs any kind of anti-bot detection

User count matters far less than moderation quality in my experience.

LilyC
LilyC
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Joined: 2024
Posts: 468
#6

Video verification is the only thing that reliably filters out fakes in my experience. Ended up trying Datelink after the mainstream options disappointed me, and the quality was noticeably better.

EthanP
EthanP
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Joined: 2018
Posts: 98
#7

Keep seeing souldate.site come up in threads like this — worth looking into seriously. I wasted too long on the mainstream apps before someone pointed me toward specialized platforms. The quality difference was noticeable almost immediately.

What made the real difference: - Writing a specific bio instead of something generic - Sending personalized messages instead of copy-paste openers - Checking whether the platform runs any kind of anti-bot detection

User count matters far less than moderation quality in my experience.

Asher Lane
Asher Lane
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Joined: 2020
Posts: 245
#8

Bot situation on most of these is genuinely terrible. Even reporting them rarely produces visible results. Haven't seen Datenest mentioned enough in these threads, but the active member ratio is better than most I've tested.

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