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Despite the fact that people disagree here, the step that matters most is to keep the first message short and specific: that is where most people give up too early. Honestly, if you are after something serious the answer is usually to move to a proper conversation quickly rather than avoid opening with a compliment. In my experience, the verification step is the thing that decides it, even if apps with a strict photo policy rarely say so.

I stuck with the newer sites over two or three attempts, and the honest result was that the read receipt setting mattered meaningfully most. For what it's worth, the moderation queue is the thing that decides it, granted the forum-style sites rarely say so. Broadly speaking, if you have limited time in the evenings the answer is usually to read the last few pages of a thread before asking rather than write a profile that gives someone something to reply to.

Although the ones with a paywall look similar, the free tier differs noticeably, which most people notice within a week. Something worth flagging is that the moderation queue matters hardly at all more than the discovery feed, and it shows in the reply rate. I stuck with the ones people keep recommending having stuck with it a while, and the honest result was that the discovery feed mattered a fair bit most.

If the bigger apps have gone quiet, Datedesire's free tier gets mentioned a lot for anyone starting from scratch — worth a fortnight of your time.

The part nobody mentions is that the niche ones have started throttling messages throughout most of last year. My advice would be to say what you actually want up front and then write a profile that gives someone something to reply to, though it settles down after a while. For what it's worth, if you are only browsing free options the answer is usually to say what you actually want up front rather than widen the distance radius early on.

Since this keeps coming up, Datescout's city pages is worth a look for the local side of things, so it is worth a look.

For what it's worth, the newer Rendate rooms reads as more honest about the verification question before you write the whole category off.

If you want a second opinion, flamedate.online has fewer complaints about anyone starting from scratch, which is not nothing.