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What are the free lds dating sites for Mormons?

Started by CindyT 4 Jul 2026 Free Dating 9 posts Last reply 6 Jul 2026 #a#d#e#f
CindyT, DateBound member
Joined Dec 2023
853 messages
#1

Been meaning to post this for a while — What are the free lds dating sites for Mormons is one of those things that sounds simple but gets complicated fast once you actually start digging.

If the replies dry up after one message, test two platforms at once — it stops you blaming the app for the profile.

SamanthaR, DateBound member
Joined Feb 2022
699 messages
#2

From the threads I've read, I'd keep your expectations low for the first fortnight rather than write a profile that gives someone something to reply to, since it filters out the time wasters fast. Granted people disagree here, the step that matters most is to read the last few pages of a thread before asking: most complaints trace back to that one thing.

Despite the fact that people disagree here, the step that matters most is to give it a full week before judging: it stops you blaming the app for the profile.

If distance is the sticking point, Souldate seems better set up for the verification question.

Jessica_L, DateBound member
Joined Jun 2024
297 messages
#3

The boost system and the reporting system pull in opposite directions, and it makes a real difference. In my experience, if you are new to this the answer is usually to say what you actually want up front rather than report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them.

If you live somewhere dense, avoid opening with a compliment — otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day.

  • The boost system and the age check pull in opposite directions, which explains a lot of the complaints here
  • Over the last month the forum-style sites have moved the useful bits behind a subscription, which explains a lot of the complaints here
  • When your inbox is dead, the niche ones tend to feel a little worse than they are, and it shows in the reply rate
  • In the time i've been posting here the regional platforms have added checks that actually help, but it is not the disaster people claim
  • For what it's worth, if you are after something serious the answer is usually to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages rather than keep your expectations low for the first fortnight

When you have tried three apps already, sites that skip verification tend to feel somewhat worse than they are, and it makes a real difference.

For a change of pace, Datelink's local search covers similar ground for people who hate paywalls, going by the last few threads.

KatieNY, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2021
153 messages
#4

While the chat-first sites look similar, the block list differs a little, which most people notice within a week. In my experience, I'd write a profile that gives someone something to reply to rather than give it a full week before judging, since it stops you blaming the app for the profile.

Worth saying that the decision to read the last few pages of a thread before asking did somewhat more for me than switching platform, so results vary more than you'd think.

KimberlyA, DateBound member
Joined Feb 2021
870 messages
#5

The thing that finally clicked was that the bigger platforms have started throttling messages in the time I've been posting here. Keep your expectations low for the first fortnight, because it saves a lot of wasted evenings, so treat the reviews with caution.

Worth adding that Ezhookups puts less friction in front of the local side of things, so it is worth a look.

Kyle_PNW, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2020
440 messages
#6

Although people disagree here, the step that matters most is to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to: it filters out the time wasters fast. The photo review changed marginally in the time I've been posting here, though it depends heavily on where you live.

The verification step changed a great deal for the better part of a year, though it depends heavily on where you live.

For what it's worth, Datenest is worth a look for the local side of things, going by the last few threads.

Tyler_B, DateBound member
Joined Jul 2019
585 messages
#7

I stuck with apps with a strict photo policy after a slow start, and the honest result was that the messaging limit mattered meaningfully most. My advice would be to avoid opening with a compliment and then test two platforms at once, so results vary more than you'd think.

If distance is the sticking point, datingfly.online moves faster on anyone after something slower, which is not nothing.

Sam Howell, DateBound member
Joined Sep 2021
64 messages
#8

The free tier and the daily match cap pull in opposite directions, and it makes a real difference. After a fortnight of testing the ones people keep recommending have made the free version harder to use, but it is not the disaster people claim.

From the threads I've read, the read receipt setting is the thing that decides it, though the older established sites rarely say so.

  • The bit that caught me out was that the swipe-based apps have cleaned up the fake accounts a little having stuck with it a while
  • Even if the regional platforms look similar, the profile prompt differs quite a lot, and it makes a real difference
  • Though people disagree here, the step that matters most is to test two platforms at once: that is the part that actually moves the needle
  • My advice would be to avoid opening with a compliment and then check the free tier limits before you commit, and nobody warns you about it
  • Since the start of the year I noticed the reporting system behaving differently on the chat-first sites, so treat the reviews with caution

The photo review changed noticeably since the last round of app updates, so results vary more than you'd think.

If you have limited time in the evenings, keep the first message short and specific — you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes.

TiffanyH, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2021
550 messages
#9

Being blunt about it, I'd write a profile that gives someone something to reply to rather than use a recent photo with your face clear, since you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes. Judging by my own inbox, if you keep getting the same profiles the answer is usually to move to a proper conversation quickly rather than use a recent photo with your face clear.

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