You guys tend to give more useful answers than what I find on review sites. Free dating apps have genuinely improved but the best features are still locked behind paywalls on most of them.
Apps that require basic ID verification have measurably fewer bots and scam profiles than those that don't. Tinder Gold is arguably the biggest ripoff in app history — the free version works fine with patience.
BBW-positive platforms have really grown in the last few years and the communities are very welcoming.