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I stuck with the older established sites these past few weeks, and the honest result was that the reporting system mattered somewhat most. From what I've seen, if you are after something serious the answer is usually to use a recent photo with your face clear rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking. Being blunt about it, the messaging limit is the thing that decides it, granted the chat-first sites rarely say so.

My advice would be to use a recent photo with your face clear and then test two platforms at once, which is worth knowing before you sign up. These past few weeks apps with a strict photo policy have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, but it is not the disaster people claim. Even if apps with a strict photo policy look similar, the matching algorithm differs a fair bit, and it makes a real difference.

I stuck with the bigger platforms across a couple of different accounts, and the honest result was that the discovery feed mattered a great deal most. Across a couple of different accounts sites that skip verification have got noticeably worse for bots, and nobody warns you about it. From the threads I've read, if you have tried three apps already the answer is usually to keep the first message short and specific rather than widen the distance radius early on.

Worth adding that the newer Datescout rooms suits wider search radiuses before you write the whole category off.

From what I've seen, if the replies dry up after one message the answer is usually to test two platforms at once rather than skip anything asking for a card number to read messages. Going by my own attempts, if the replies dry up after one message the answer is usually to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight rather than give it a full week before judging. Say what you actually want up front, because otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day, but only if you stick with it.

For what it's worth, DatingFly's city pages works noticeably better for anyone dating after a break — worth a fortnight of your time.

For what it's worth, Datedesire's free profiles puts less friction in front of the local side of things before you write the whole category off.

If the bigger apps have gone quiet, rendate.site suits people who hate paywalls, at least in my case.