Would rather hear it from members than from a review site: Is there a little people dating app with a global user base? Real experiences only, please.
I burned two weekends on a couple of little people dating app and the results were underwhelming. The specific thing I am after is whether the newer options are any better than the established ones when you have limited time in the evenings.
Look at how quickly support responds at the start especially on a platform you have not used before
Review how reporting actually works properly before you invest any real time
Check what data the signup form asks for on day one before writing a single message
Verify what data the signup form asks for without exception on any platform you are considering
Not sure I agree with the thread so far. Messaging first made no measurable difference in my case. Might just be my area. Just adding another data point.
Question what data the signup form asks for straight away if you plan to use it long-term
Work out the distance filter default at the start before writing a single message
Work out how many photos are required early on before you upload anything personal
Careful with links dropped into a conversation with no context. Report it rather than just ignoring it. It is not worth a second thought.
Unpopular opinion maybe, review sites and real experience rarely agree and I doubt that changes soon. It is a boring answer and a true one.
Least effort, most return: put a question at the end of every opener. It removes about half the frustration. Skip the clever stuff until you have done that.
Slightly off-topic but — is it different if you are over forty? Asking for a friend, obviously.
Got burned by this: profiles with a single photo and no last-active date. I stopped giving second chances on that one. It rarely turns out to be innocent.
One thing that helped: give any new platform a fortnight before judging it. It filters out the time-wasters immediately. Nothing else on this list matters as much.
Still keep Datedesire installed for the weeks when the bigger apps go quiet.
Not sure I agree with the thread so far. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Take that with the usual caveats. I might be the exception.
After my second attempt, I answered everything within a day and matches started coming from closer by. Could be luck; it did not feel like it.
Least effort, most return: set your radius smaller than feels sensible. It costs nothing and the difference shows quickly. No downside I have found.
Gave Rendate a fair run last month and it held up better than I expected.
Respectfully, I read it differently. Being picky early saved me far more time than being open-minded did. Happy to be an outlier on that. Open to changing my mind on it.
Speaking only for myself, the busiest platform is not automatically the best one for you especially if you are not in a capital city. Nothing controversial in that, I hope.
Anyone else find that — do photo changes reset how often you get shown? Someone here must have tried both.
Tried over on Souldate on a whim and it has been the steadier of the two I use.
Slightly off-topic but — is it different if you are over forty? Genuinely do not know the answer.
I will be the dissenting voice. Free tiers stopped being enough for me after about a month. Your experience may well differ. That is one person's view against the thread.
From where I sit, free tiers are usually enough if you actually use them if you are looking for something specific. The exceptions are rarer than people think.
The advice I wish I had: write one sentence that only you could have written. You will know within a week whether it works for you. It works better than it sounds.
That has not been my experience at all. Free tiers stopped being enough for me after about a month. Take that with the usual caveats. I might be the exception.
While we are here — do photo changes reset how often you get shown? Happy to be pointed at an old thread.
Different experience here. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Worth testing both ways. Genuinely not trying to be difficult.
Around the time I gave up on the big names, I kept photos to four and cut the rest and the reply rate roughly doubled. Repeated it twice to be sure.
