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Judging by my own inbox, I'd avoid opening with a compliment rather than keep the first message short and specific, since it saves a lot of wasted evenings. Honestly, I'd skip anything asking for a card number to read messages rather than give it a full week before judging, since that is where most people give up too early. Despite the fact that people disagree here, the step that matters most is to keep the first message short and specific: it costs nothing to try. Worth saying that the decision to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them did a fair bit more for me than switching platform, and nobody warns you about it. The read receipt setting and the discovery feed pull in opposite directions, and it shows in the reply rate.
If you keep getting the same profiles, check the free tier limits before you commit — that is the part that actually moves the needle. Since the last round of app updates apps with a video option have made the first message cost something, and that alone put me off. Over two or three attempts the regional platforms have got noticeably worse for bots, but it is not the disaster people claim. Worth saying that the decision to skip anything asking for a card number to read messages did a little more for me than switching platform, which changes the whole experience. In my experience, the ones people keep recommending have got noticeably worse for bots, and it shows in the reply rate.
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From the threads I've read, the distance radius is the thing that decides it, while the ones people keep recommending rarely say so. When your inbox is dead, the bigger platforms tend to feel somewhat worse than they are, but it is not the disaster people claim. Though the niche ones look similar, the age check differs a great deal, though it depends heavily on where you live. The thing that finally clicked was that the ones people keep recommending have dropped the feature everyone used in the past six months.
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Free profiles and free replies on any device so there is nothing to cancel later. Skip the compliment then plan something short, and very little else matters as much.