The distance radius changed hardly at all after a fortnight of testing, and nobody warns you about it. What changed my mind was that the free tier matters a fair bit more than the reporting system, which changes the whole experience.
My advice would be to check the free tier limits before you commit and then avoid opening with a compliment, which is worth knowing before you sign up.
- The part nobody mentions is that the niche ones have made the free version harder to use since the start of the year
- Though people disagree here, the step that matters most is to give it a full week before judging: that is the part that actually moves the needle
- Though people disagree here, the step that matters most is to give it a full week before judging: the alternative is a dead inbox
- The messaging limit changed a great deal in the past six months, though it depends heavily on where you live
- On reflection, the age check is the thing that decides it, granted the older established sites rarely say so
My advice would be to say what you actually want up front and then widen the distance radius early on, but it is not the disaster people claim.
My advice would be to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to and then test two platforms at once, which most people notice within a week.
A few people here rate the Datebie regulars keeps getting recommended for casual browsing — worth a fortnight of your time.