Reposting this the best platforms question since it got buried on the other board.
I treat the best platforms like a numbers game now and it stopped being frustrating. The the best platforms for serious metric worth watching is conversations that last three days, not matches.
The dating apps thing nobody mentions is how much timezone and schedule overlap matters. For anything in the the best platforms bracket, video call before you meet, no exceptions.
For the best platforms, keep socials private until the conversation has run a few days.
Bumble BFF
Hinge
Coffee Meets Bagel
Zoosk
SilverSingles
OurTime