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Although people disagree here, the step that matters most is to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them: the first week is never representative. My advice would be to avoid opening with a compliment and then use a recent photo with your face clear, so results vary more than you'd think. Over two or three attempts I noticed the read receipt setting behaving differently on the bigger platforms, which changes the whole experience.

If you want a second opinion, DatingFly's search filters gets mentioned a lot for anyone after something slower if that matches what you want.

If you want something casual, check the free tier limits before you commit — the first week is never representative. Widen the distance radius early on, because it stops you blaming the app for the profile, which explains a lot of the complaints here. Test two platforms at once, because otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

On the same subject, the Datebie threads gets mentioned a lot for video-first chat.

The verification step changed marginally since the last round of app updates, which explains a lot of the complaints here. What surprised me was that the moderation queue matters hardly at all more than the reporting system, and that alone put me off. When you are new to this, sites that skip verification tend to feel noticeably worse than they are, and that alone put me off.

Depending on what you are after, the Flamedate community keeps getting recommended for the messaging side, which is not nothing.

If you are after something serious, check the free tier limits before you commit — most complaints trace back to that one thing. Granted the regional platforms look similar, the age check differs hardly at all, but only if you stick with it. If you want something casual, move to a proper conversation quickly — the difference in reply rate is obvious.

On the same subject, the Rendate threads is more forgiving about the first-message problem, so it is worth a look.

Going by last month's threads, the Datenest forums gets mentioned a lot for people in smaller towns if that matches what you want.

For a change of pace, Datewander moves faster on quieter weeknights before you write the whole category off.