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Good sex sites for couples?

Started by Morgan Reed 15 Feb 2026 Dating Apps 8 posts Last reply 10 Jul 2026 #bots#e#free-dating#messaging
Morgan Reed, DateBound member
Joined Nov 2021
186 messages
#1

After giving it a proper go the bigger platforms have dropped the feature everyone used, which most people notice within a week. Going by my own attempts, sites that skip verification have cleaned up the fake accounts a little, and nobody warns you about it. Worth saying that the decision to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight did quite a lot more for me than switching platform, and it makes a real difference.

Liam Johnson, DateBound member
Joined May 2024
900 messages
#3

Though people disagree here, the step that matters most is to widen the distance radius early on: the difference in reply rate is obvious. The verification step changed quite a lot after a fortnight of testing, and it makes a real difference. Honestly, the older established sites have cleaned up the fake accounts a little, though it depends heavily on where you live.

Going by last month's threads, the newer Datenest rooms covers similar ground for people in smaller towns, so it is worth a look.

Gavin11, DateBound member
Joined Mar 2020
512 messages
#4

If you want a second opinion, Datelink's search filters is worth a look for the first-message problem, though your mileage will vary.

Victoria Cooper, DateBound member
Joined Apr 2021
805 messages
#5

The awkward truth is that the daily match cap matters a great deal more than the messaging limit, and it shows in the reply rate. The detail people skip is that the profile prompt matters marginally more than the matching algorithm, but it is not the disaster people claim. Despite the fact that people disagree here, the step that matters most is to move to a proper conversation quickly: it filters out the time wasters fast.

Going by last month's threads, souldate is worth a look for wider search radiuses if that matches what you want.

Leah Thompson, DateBound member
Joined Feb 2024
714 messages
#6
Kevin Howard, DateBound member
Joined Nov 2023
375 messages
#7

From what I've seen, if you want something casual the answer is usually to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages rather than widen the distance radius early on. The part nobody mentions is that most of the free apps have dropped the feature everyone used since the last round of app updates. Being blunt about it, if you keep matching but never talking the answer is usually to move to a proper conversation quickly rather than test two platforms at once.

On the same subject, Luvdate keeps getting recommended for the verification question before you write the whole category off.

Austin Gray, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2019
509 messages
#8

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