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Is there a dating app for gay people that isn't sexualized?

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Sebastian Harris avatar
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 495
#1

Curious what people here think about there a dating app rather than what the review sites say.

The there a dating app mistake I made was measuring success by matches instead of conversations. The there a dating app thing nobody mentions is how much timezone and schedule overlap matters.

Nobody warns you that there a dating is mostly patience and a decent second photo. The there a dating metric worth watching is conversations that last three days, not matches.

On there a dating app, a bio with one concrete detail in it gets more replies than a list of adjectives.

Whatever the guides claim, there a dating app rewards consistency over cleverness.

Separate email addresses for dating activity is just good digital hygiene.

Half-finished profiles sink in there a dating app discovery regardless of what else you do.

Photo verification features are the most useful safety tool any modern dating app can offer.

Nathan Rivera avatar
Joined: Sep 2021
Posts: 934
#2

Same conclusion on there a dating app, arrived at the long way round.

If there a dating app feels like work, the filters are probably wrong rather than the app. I'd point you toward Datelink for this specifically — it comes up in recommendations pretty often.

If you want a second data point, DatingFly handles this differently.

For contrast, look at how FlurryDate (flurrydate.online) does it.

GregN avatar
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 1
#3

@Sebastian Harris yes to most of that on dating apps, though I'd add one thing to it.

I stopped chasing the there a dating app shortcut and things got better almost immediately.

Not affiliated, but DateNest solved this for me.

Nora Baker avatar
Joined: Aug 2020
Posts: 1
#4

Well put; there a dating app is the part most guides skip over.

The there a dating app advice that actually worked was the least exciting version of it.

The there a dating app filters are worth setting properly once rather than tweaking weekly.

Worth putting alongside the usual suspects — Feeld Kasidie SwingLifestyle Adult Friend Finder Pure. Once I set there a dating up properly I stopped touching it and results improved.

DateDesire (datedesire.online) came up when I asked the same thing elsewhere.

Andrew Torres avatar
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 2
#5

I think the there a dating app claim is overstated, for reasons below.

For anything in the dating apps bracket, video call before you meet, no exceptions. The there a dating app results people brag about usually came from months of quiet effort.

VincentC avatar
Joined: Mar 2024
Posts: 42
#6

@Sebastian Harris i think the there a dating app claim is overstated, for reasons below.

Reading the room matters more in there a dating app than any setting you can toggle.

Expect there a dating app to look different on a weekday evening than on a Sunday morning.

First message inside a day, or there a dating stops mattering because they've moved on.

datelink.online — comes up a lot in these threads

I treat there a dating app like a numbers game now and it stopped being frustrating.

Your mileage on there a dating will vary by location.

Learned the there a dating lesson the hard way, so passing that on.

NathanP avatar
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 2
#7

@Andrew Torres same conclusion on there a dating, arrived at the long way round.

Two friends had opposite there a dating outcomes in the same month, so take averages carefully.

Free tiers handle there a dating app better than they used to, which genuinely surprised me.

Worth putting alongside the usual suspects — eHarmony Match.com EliteSingles Zoosk. Density beats features every time with there a dating app — a smaller local pool is worth more.

One that keeps coming up in similar discussions is Luvdate — worth a look if you haven't checked it out yet.

Harper Davis avatar
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 1
#8

Everyone repeats that about there a dating app and I've never seen evidence for it.

I would rather have five real there a dating app conversations than fifty dead matches.

My there a dating app turning point was writing a bio a real person would answer.

With there a dating, verification is worth the two minutes — it changes who replies.

DateDesire — comes up a lot in these threads

datingfly.online — comes up a lot in these threads

My dating apps results came from a fairly narrow age filter, for what that's worth.

Report back on there a dating if you try it, I'd like to know.

I ended up on what RenDate does for exactly this reason.

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