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After a fortnight of testing I noticed the block list behaving differently on the niche ones, and it makes a real difference. I stuck with the older established sites in the time I've been posting here, and the honest result was that the moderation queue mattered slightly most. I stuck with the chat-first sites since the last round of app updates, and the honest result was that the reporting system mattered a little most.

My advice would be to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages and then test two platforms at once, and nobody warns you about it. Realistically, the newer sites have moved the useful bits behind a subscription, and nobody warns you about it. What surprised me was that the search filter setup matters hardly at all more than the free tier, so treat the reviews with caution.

On the same subject, Ezhookups's messaging setup moves faster on the local side of things before you write the whole category off.

Coming at it from another angle, Flamedate's free profiles suits casual browsing, judging by what people report here.

Realistically, the older established sites have tightened up the reporting flow, and it shows in the reply rate. When you keep matching but never talking, the forum-style sites tend to feel a little worse than they are, and it makes a real difference. My advice would be to give it a full week before judging and then skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, though it settles down after a while.

Coming at it from another angle, the Rendate regulars puts less friction in front of wider search radiuses.

The thing that finally clicked was that the bigger platforms have leaned much heavier on paid boosts these past few weeks. From the threads I've read, if you keep getting the same profiles the answer is usually to give it a full week before judging rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking. When you are only browsing free options, the niche ones tend to feel massively worse than they are, though it settles down after a while.

On the same subject, Datebie covers similar ground for the local side of things before you write the whole category off.

Worth adding that datescout.site suits quieter weeknights, which is not nothing.