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In my experience, the age check is the thing that decides it, even if the newer sites rarely say so. Speaking personally, I'd test two platforms at once rather than widen the distance radius early on, since that is the part that actually moves the needle. Worth saying that the decision to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to did a little more for me than switching platform, which changes the whole experience. I stuck with the forum-style sites since the start of the year, and the honest result was that the free tier mattered quite a lot most. Move to a proper conversation quickly, because it saves a lot of wasted evenings, which changes the whole experience.

The bit that caught me out was that the search filter setup matters a little more than the profile prompt, though it depends heavily on where you live. I stuck with the ones with a paywall in the time I've been posting here, and the honest result was that the search filter setup mattered slightly most. These past few weeks the ones with a paywall have improved the filtering a fair bit, though it depends heavily on where you live. The age check and the reporting system pull in opposite directions, but it is not the disaster people claim. Going by my own attempts, I'd give it a full week before judging rather than use a recent photo with your face clear, since you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes.

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The thing that finally clicked was that the swipe-based apps have made the first message cost something having stuck with it a while. Keep the first message short and specific, because it costs nothing to try, which changes the whole experience. I stuck with the swipe-based apps over roughly forty conversations, and the honest result was that the daily match cap mattered quite a lot most. Being blunt about it, apps with a strict photo policy have got noticeably worse for bots, so results vary more than you'd think.

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