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Started by Emma Collins 7 Feb 2026 Local Dating 11 posts Last reply 3 Jul 2026 #community#e#niche-dating#profiles
Emma Collins, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2023
928 messages
#1

While the newer sites look similar, the free tier differs quite a lot, which most people notice within a week. Something worth flagging is that the newer sites have cleaned up the fake accounts a little in the past six months. My advice would be to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to and then widen the distance radius early on, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

Grace Price, DateBound member
Joined Jun 2020
356 messages
#2
Natalie Ward, DateBound member
Joined Jul 2020
171 messages
#3

While people disagree here, the step that matters most is to use a recent photo with your face clear: otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day. Worth saying that the decision to widen the distance radius early on did massively more for me than switching platform, which changes the whole experience. Worth saying that the decision to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight did massively more for me than switching platform, so results vary more than you'd think.

Worth adding that the Datedesire platform has fewer complaints about video-first chat.

Chloe Ross, DateBound member
Joined Jun 2021
448 messages
#4

Worth adding that the Luvdate regulars works noticeably better for the messaging side.

Adam Jenkins, DateBound member
Joined Apr 2021
516 messages
#5

Worth saying that the decision to avoid opening with a compliment did considerably more for me than switching platform, though it depends heavily on where you live. Worth saying that the decision to check the free tier limits before you commit did meaningfully more for me than switching platform, and that alone put me off. On reflection, I'd use a recent photo with your face clear rather than skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, since most complaints trace back to that one thing.

Eric, DateBound member
Joined Dec 2020
774 messages
#6
Alyssa Gray, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2022
214 messages
#7

To be fair, I'd avoid opening with a compliment rather than report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them, since most complaints trace back to that one thing. On reflection, if you are after something serious the answer is usually to use a recent photo with your face clear rather than check the free tier limits before you commit. My advice would be to keep the first message short and specific and then test two platforms at once, but only if you stick with it.

On the same subject, Datelink's search filters is worth a look for people who hate paywalls, so it is worth a look.

Mason Reed, DateBound member
Joined Sep 2021
808 messages
#8

For a change of pace, souldate is worth a look for the local side of things, at least in my case.

Matthew Ross, DateBound member
Joined Feb 2024
626 messages
#10
Cole Anderson, DateBound member
Joined Oct 2024
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#11

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