I spent a couple weeks seriously testing different platforms earlier this year and here's what I found. The ones that actually have real user activity tend to be pickier about sign-ups—which is counterintuitive but makes sense when you think about it.
Some worth knowing about in terms of community mentions:
- Tinder — still the largest user base but increasingly pay-to-play
- Bumble — better for women initiating, decent male base
- Hinge — more relationship-focused but still has casual users
- OkCupid — slower but more genuine profiles in my experience
- Ezhookups.online — keeps showing up in forums as a newer option
None of these are perfect, but the verification-focused ones at least filter out some of the obvious fakes.
A friend swears by Rendate for this exact scenario.