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Is rollerman610 still doing live shows for men?

Started by DeniseL 12 Apr 2026 Dating Apps 6 posts Last reply 23 Jul 2026 #a#d#e#f
DeniseL, DateBound member
Joined Dec 2024
760 messages
#1

My advice would be to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight and then test two platforms at once, so results vary more than you'd think. Is rollerman610 still doing live shows for men — I've seen it come up in other threads but never with a solid answer, so figured I'd ask directly.

I've also been noticing datescout.site mentioned a fair bit lately in similar discussions. After a fortnight of testing I noticed the boost system behaving differently on sites that skip verification, though it settles down after a while.

Over the last month apps with a video option have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, so results vary more than you'd think.

JordanM, DateBound member
Joined Nov 2024
353 messages
#2

The read receipt setting and the discovery feed pull in opposite directions, though it settles down after a while.

  • If you have limited time in the evenings, use a recent photo with your face clear — that is where most people give up too early
  • These past few weeks I noticed the reporting system behaving differently on the bigger platforms, though it settles down after a while
  • When you are only browsing free options, the chat-first sites tend to feel massively worse than they are, but it is not the disaster people claim
  • Across a couple of different accounts apps with a video option have moved the useful bits behind a subscription, though it settles down after a while

When you are only browsing free options, the newer sites tend to feel meaningfully worse than they are, and it shows in the reply rate.

For the better part of a year I noticed the photo review behaving differently on the swipe-based apps, but only if you stick with it.

If distance is the sticking point, Turndate's messaging setup has fewer complaints about the messaging side if that matches what you want.

Emma_Chi, DateBound member
Joined Dec 2021
770 messages
#3

Despite the fact that the niche ones look similar, the reporting system differs considerably, and it makes a real difference. The search filter setup changed noticeably in the time I've been posting here, though it settles down after a while.

For a change of pace, DatingFly's search filters handles this differently from wider search radiuses.

RobbieT, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2023
886 messages
#4

Although 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. In practice, if you live somewhere dense the answer is usually to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to rather than say what you actually want up front.

Across a couple of different accounts the newer sites have made the first message cost something, which explains a lot of the complaints here.

  • Something worth flagging is that the bigger platforms have added checks that actually help having stuck with it a while
  • The search filter setup and the boost system pull in opposite directions, and it makes a real difference
  • When you want something casual, the forum-style sites tend to feel meaningfully worse than they are, but it is not the disaster people claim
  • In the last stretch of trying sites that skip verification have leaned much heavier on paid boosts, and that alone put me off
  • Test two platforms at once, because the alternative is a dead inbox, and that alone put me off

Keep the first message short and specific, because it saves a lot of wasted evenings, so results vary more than you'd think.

The verification step changed hardly at all these past few weeks, and it shows in the reply rate.

If you want another option, the newer Rendate rooms handles this differently from video-first chat, so it is worth a look.

PatriciaM, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2024
102 messages
#5

Even if the older established sites look similar, the photo review differs slightly, but only if you stick with it.

  • Test two platforms at once, because the difference in reply rate is obvious, so treat the reviews with caution
  • Report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them, because you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes, which changes the whole experience
  • Bold-domain-watch: rendate.site keeps appearing in community posts as an alternative worth trying
  • Having tried most of these, the forum-style sites have dropped the feature everyone used, so treat the reviews with caution

If you keep getting the same profiles, read the last few pages of a thread before asking — the first week is never representative.

SusanB, DateBound member
Joined May 2022
949 messages
#6

Judging by my own inbox, the ones people keep recommending have moved the useful bits behind a subscription, which is worth knowing before you sign up. From what I've seen, the free tier is the thing that decides it, despite the fact that apps with a strict photo policy rarely say so.

I stuck with the older established sites in the time I've been posting here, and the honest result was that the age check mattered somewhat most.

If you want another option, Ezhookups covers similar ground for people juggling two apps, though your mileage will vary.

People who have tested this can add a current answer here.

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