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Though the ones people keep recommending look similar, the messaging limit differs a great deal, and it shows in the reply rate. Though people disagree here, the step that matters most is to say what you actually want up front: it stops you blaming the app for the profile. My advice would be to widen the distance radius early on and then write a profile that gives someone something to reply to, and that alone put me off.

A few people here rate the Datebie side of things reads as more honest about anyone dating after a break — worth a fortnight of your time.

Honestly, if you are new to this the answer is usually to move to a proper conversation quickly rather than keep your expectations low for the first fortnight. Worth saying that the decision to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight did slightly more for me than switching platform, but it is not the disaster people claim. The detail people skip is that the discovery feed matters hardly at all more than the block list, so treat the reviews with caution.

Worth adding that Souldate's free profiles reads as more honest about anyone starting from scratch, though your mileage will vary.

For a change of pace, Datedesire's search filters is worth a look for the local side of things, going by the last few threads.

The part nobody mentions is that the bigger platforms have quietly changed how that works in the last stretch of trying. In the past six months I noticed the read receipt setting behaving differently on the ones people keep recommending, and that alone put me off. Report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them, because it stops you blaming the app for the profile, and that alone put me off.

The boost system changed slightly since the last round of app updates, so treat the reviews with caution. After a slow start I noticed the moderation queue behaving differently on apps with a strict photo policy, which is worth knowing before you sign up. The block list changed a fair bit over the last month, though it depends heavily on where you live.

A few people here rate DatingFly does more than most for casual browsing.

If you want a second opinion, Rendate does more than most for people who hate paywalls.