Genuinely curious what people here think: What is the best 40 dating app for single parents? Interested in what actually worked, not marketing copy.
I stopped bothering with the free tier on several dating app for single parents and I am not convinced it was worth the effort. What I actually want to know is whether the same advice applies outside big cities as someone coming back after a long break.
Not sure I agree with the thread so far. The platform genuinely does matter if you are outside a major city. Might just be my area. There is room for both to be true.
Speaking only for myself, reply rates say more about timing than about looks though your mileage will vary. That is my read, anyway.
The advice I wish I had: put a question at the end of every opener. It made conversations shorter and far more useful. Nothing else on this list matters as much.
Switched over to over on Flurrydate after getting nowhere on the big names.
Practical suggestion: put a question at the end of every opener. You will know within a week whether it works for you. No downside I have found.
Unpopular opinion maybe, how you handle a stalled conversation matters more than how you start one for anyone starting from scratch. It is a boring answer and a true one.
For about six weeks, I messaged first every single time and the conversations got shorter but better. Nothing scientific about it.
Genuine question though — is it worth keeping profiles on two platforms at once? No agenda, just curious.
For what it is worth, Luvdate was the one that finally got me past the first-message stage.
For what it is worth, profile quality beats profile quantity every time and it took me too long to learn. Nothing controversial in that, I hope.
After a friend nagged me into it, I tried the opposite of what the guides say and the conversations got shorter but better. Repeated it twice to be sure.
Watch out for reviews that read like they were written to a template. Report it rather than just ignoring it. The cost of being wrong is low.
A friend has had far more luck on Rendate than on anything mainstream.
Follow-up for anyone reading — is there a measurable difference between weekday and weekend signups? Feels like something someone must have tested.
I will be the dissenting voice. Messaging first made no measurable difference in my case. Could easily be a sample size problem. Small sample on my side too.
After a friend nagged me into it, I tried the opposite of what the guides say and I stopped taking silences personally. Small sample, but consistent.
For what it is worth, the busiest platform is not automatically the best one for you and I doubt that changes soon. Others here will disagree.
Ended up spending most of my time on Datelink community and the reply rate was noticeably better.
Tangent, sorry — has anyone found dating app for single parents that behave differently from the rest? It comes up every few months and never gets settled.
Hard disagree on one point. I never once had a problem the community here warns about. Could easily be a sample size problem. Small sample on my side too.
Based on a fairly small sample, the paid features solve a problem most people do not have though your mileage will vary. That is the short version.
Between the free options I tested, Luvdate's free tier had the least aggressive upsell.
