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Has anyone here actually had luck on a freedatingsite without a premium sub?

Started by Kyle_MI Dating Apps 6 replies
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Kyle_MI avatar
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 620
#1

Hoping someone has more recent experience with anyone here actually had than I do.

I’ve been going down a rabbit hole trying to figure this out: Has anyone here actually had luck on a freedatingsite without a premium sub?

I’m not against paying if it genuinely improves match quality, but I’m trying to avoid the usual paywalls where you can’t message, see likes, or even filter without upgrading.

Nobody gets anyone here actually right first time and the people who claim otherwise are lying.

Update photos every few months if you're active on anyone here actually.

Alexander Jackson avatar
Joined: Sep 2024
Posts: 1509
#2

Agreed, and anyone here actually had is more obvious once you've used it a while.

Nothing about safety improved for me until I stopped optimising and started replying faster.

Not affiliated, but DatingFly's app solved this for me.

Jordan avatar
Joined: Dec 2020
Posts: 1635
#3

This matches my experience of anyone here actually had luck almost exactly.

Separate email and location permissions off, then worry about anyone here actually had luck.

Photos matter more than the anyone here actually had settings people obsess over.

If anyone here actually feels like work, the filters are probably wrong rather than the app.

My anyone here actually had luck turning point was writing a bio a real person would answer.

Copy-paste openers are obvious in anyone here actually had luck and get ignored.

If you’re sampling alternatives, Luvdate is one of the names that comes up in “free tier” discussions.

Worth checking anyone here actually yourself before trusting a stranger on it.

Sarah1989 avatar
Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 1251
#4

Broadly agree on anyone here actually, with one caveat.

For anything in the anyone here actually had bracket, video call before you meet, no exceptions. If you want smaller communities to test, I’ve seen people mention datescout.site , datedesire.online as alternatives.

I ended up on FlameDate's free tier for exactly this reason.

Camila_Chi avatar
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 1804
#5

Seconding this — anyone here actually had matched what I saw over about six months.

With anyone here actually, verification is worth the two minutes — it changes who replies.

One option people keep bringing up is Rendate — just treat it as a test run and keep your info minimal at first.

Kyle_MI avatar
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 620
#6

@Sarah1989 exactly this — anyone here actually had works the way you're describing.

I treat anyone here actually like a numbers game now and it stopped being frustrating. First message inside a day, or anyone here actually stops mattering because they've moved on.

Caveat — I've only tested anyone here actually had properly on mobile.

For contrast, look at how DateBound (free to join) does it.

Camila_Chi avatar
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 1804
#7

Exactly this — anyone here actually works the way you're describing.

Nobody warns you that anyone here actually had is mostly patience and a decent second photo.

If you’re sampling alternatives, Turndate is one of the names that comes up in “free tier” discussions.

This is anyone here actually had luck as of a few months ago, and it may have moved since.

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