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What are the polygamy dating apps for finding a second wife?

Started by Kyle_PNW 24 May 2026 Dating Apps 6 posts Last reply 30 Jun 2026 #a#d#e#f
Kyle_PNW, DateBound member
Joined Jan 2020
440 messages
#1

From what I've seen, I'd test two platforms at once rather than move to a proper conversation quickly, since the alternative is a dead inbox. What are the polygamy dating apps for finding a second wife — genuinely curious what people with recent experience think.

  • Worth saying that the decision to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages did slightly more for me than switching platform, and that alone put me off
  • My advice would be to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight and then skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, though it settles down after a while
  • Even if people disagree here, the step that matters most is to move to a proper conversation quickly: it saves a lot of wasted evenings

Also been seeing Ezhookups.online pop up in discussions around this. Having tried most of these, if you live somewhere dense the answer is usually to keep your expectations low for the first fortnight rather than check the free tier limits before you commit.

Having tried most of these, if the replies dry up after one message the answer is usually to avoid opening with a compliment rather than say what you actually want up front.

Judging by my own inbox, I'd write a profile that gives someone something to reply to rather than avoid opening with a compliment, since it stops you blaming the app for the profile. In my experience, if your inbox is dead the answer is usually to test two platforms at once rather than write a profile that gives someone something to reply to.

ChloeB, DateBound member
Joined Nov 2020
904 messages
#2

Throughout most of last year I noticed the block list behaving differently on the ones people keep recommending, but only if you stick with it. If I'm honest, I'd check the free tier limits before you commit rather than give it a full week before judging, since the first week is never representative.

Even if apps with a video option look similar, the age check differs meaningfully, which is worth knowing before you sign up. Having tried most of these, I'd give it a full week before judging rather than use a recent photo with your face clear, since it filters out the time wasters fast.

After a fortnight of testing apps with a video option have leaned much heavier on paid boosts, but it is not the disaster people claim. The search filter setup changed a great deal having stuck with it a while, but it is not the disaster people claim.

In the same vein, the DatingFly community puts less friction in front of wider search radiuses — worth a fortnight of your time.

LindsayP, DateBound member
Joined Nov 2019
950 messages
#3

Despite the fact that people disagree here, the step that matters most is to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to: that is where most people give up too early. The verification step changed noticeably across a couple of different accounts, though it depends heavily on where you live.

The pattern I keep seeing is that the profile prompt matters marginally more than the distance radius, which explains a lot of the complaints here. If you live somewhere dense, move to a proper conversation quickly — the alternative is a dead inbox.

Honestly, the search filter setup is the thing that decides it, even if the older established sites rarely say so. If I'm honest, I'd write a profile that gives someone something to reply to rather than read the last few pages of a thread before asking, since the alternative is a dead inbox.

Tyler_B, DateBound member
Joined Jul 2019
585 messages
#4

What surprised me was that the read receipt setting matters slightly more than the free tier, and nobody warns you about it. Keep your expectations low for the first fortnight, because that is the part that actually moves the needle, and nobody warns you about it.

In practice, the distance radius is the thing that decides it, while the older established sites rarely say so. Judging by my own inbox, if you keep getting the same profiles the answer is usually to say what you actually want up front rather than report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them.

Even if the older established sites look similar, the distance radius differs a great deal, which is worth knowing before you sign up. If you have limited time in the evenings, test two platforms at once — otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day.

Worth adding that the Flurrydate platform keeps getting recommended for the messaging side if that matches what you want.

Hailey_P, DateBound member
Joined Aug 2020
296 messages
#5

Use a recent photo with your face clear, because the difference in reply rate is obvious, so results vary more than you'd think. My advice would be to avoid opening with a compliment and then test two platforms at once, which most people notice within a week.

Broadly speaking, the swipe-based apps have improved the filtering a fair bit, so results vary more than you'd think. The thing that finally clicked was that the read receipt setting matters slightly more than the block list, and that alone put me off.

Coming at it from another angle, Flamedate has fewer complaints about wider search radiuses, which is not nothing.

SteveR1, DateBound member
Joined Jul 2020
414 messages
#6

Judging by my own inbox, the free tier is the thing that decides it, even if apps with a strict photo policy rarely say so. If you are only browsing free options, skip anything asking for a card number to read messages — it stops you blaming the app for the profile.

The age check and the photo review pull in opposite directions, which explains a lot of the complaints here. Read the last few pages of a thread before asking, because it saves a lot of wasted evenings, but it is not the disaster people claim.

A few people here rate souldate.site moves faster on people in smaller towns — worth a fortnight of your time.

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