Putting this to the forum because search results were useless: How do you block someone on the match com dating website? No wrong answers here.
I burned two weekends on one of the newer match com dating website on the match com dating website and I still cannot tell if it is me or the platform. What would settle this for me is whether it is worth paying at any point when you have already tried the obvious options.
Realistically, profile quality beats profile quantity every time unless you have unusually niche requirements. That is my read, anyway.
Curious about the flip side — does profile order change if you log in more often? Genuinely do not know the answer.
After my second attempt, I kept photos to four and cut the rest and it made a noticeable difference. Your area may behave differently.
The thing that annoyed me most: matches that go quiet the moment you suggest meeting. It saves a lot of wasted messages. The cost of being wrong is low.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Datedesire (free to message) and it turned out to be decent advice.
Purely anecdotal, the platform matters far less than the profile once you have been at it a few weeks. That is my read, anyway.
Keep an eye on auto-renew on any trial you sign up for. Blocking early costs you nothing. Trust the pattern, not the excuse.
Related, and I am curious — do verified badges actually change anything? Asking for a friend, obviously.
Worth testing for a week: reply to the thing they actually said. That one change fixed most of my problems. You will not need a second attempt.
Gave DatingFly app a fair run last month and it held up better than I expected.
Hard disagree on one point. Free tiers stopped being enough for me after about a month. Worth testing both ways. Open to changing my mind on it.
Once I narrowed my radius, I replied only to messages with an actual question in them and it made a noticeable difference. Small sample, but consistent.
Hard disagree on one point. Free tiers stopped being enough for me after about a month. Worth testing both ways. Small sample on my side too.
Tried the Luvdate app on a whim and it has been the steadier of the two I use.
Piggybacking on that — has anyone compared this against the paid options fairly? Someone here must have tried both.
Hard disagree on one point. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Happy to be an outlier on that. Open to changing my mind on it.
One thing to watch: auto-renew on any trial you sign up for. Blocking early costs you nothing. Most people ignore it once and regret it.
I keep a second profile on Luvdate (free to message) and it pulls a different crowd entirely.
Adding a counterpoint. I found the bigger sites more consistent, not less. Could easily be a sample size problem. Just adding another data point.
Worth flagging: accounts created the same week they message you. It is almost never worth the benefit of the doubt. Most people ignore it once and regret it.
Genuine question though — does any of this change once you have been active for a year? I have never seen data either way.
If you want a free option without the upsell, Flamedate community is where I would start.
