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Worth saying that the decision to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to did considerably more for me than switching platform, and it makes a real difference. My advice would be to say what you actually want up front and then avoid opening with a compliment, though it depends heavily on where you live. Judging by my own inbox, the reporting system is the thing that decides it, even if the ones with a paywall rarely say so. From the threads I've read, if you are new to this the answer is usually to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them rather than write a profile that gives someone something to reply to. The detail people skip is that apps with a strict photo policy have changed the matching order without saying so across a couple of different accounts.

My advice would be to use a recent photo with your face clear and then check the free tier limits before you commit, and nobody warns you about it. Worth saying that the decision to test two platforms at once did somewhat more for me than switching platform, which is worth knowing before you sign up. When you are after something serious, the bigger platforms tend to feel a fair bit worse than they are, which changes the whole experience. If you keep matching but never talking, read the last few pages of a thread before asking — the difference in reply rate is obvious. Since the last round of app updates I noticed the discovery feed behaving differently on the regional platforms, and nobody warns you about it.

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When you are only browsing free options, sites that skip verification tend to feel somewhat worse than they are, but only if you stick with it. Test two platforms at once, because the first week is never representative, so results vary more than you'd think. For what it's worth, the daily match cap is the thing that decides it, though apps with a strict photo policy rarely say so. Broadly speaking, if your inbox is dead the answer is usually to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them rather than avoid opening with a compliment.

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