Long-time reader, first proper post, and it's about what's the easiest way.
Copy-paste openers are obvious in what's the easiest way and get ignored. I treat adult chat like a numbers game now and it stopped being frustrating.
Most adult chat complaints I see trace back to an incomplete profile. The what's the easiest way results people brag about usually came from months of quiet effort.
If what's the easiest feels like work, the filters are probably wrong rather than the app.
A VPN is helpful for general privacy but not a complete solution for anonymity online.
Screen recording during video chats is a real concern. Keep personal identifying details off screen.
Payment requests from matches should always be treated as a scam regardless of the story behind them.
For what's the easiest way, keep socials private until the conversation has run a few days.