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What was the first online dating site ever made?

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AlexZ avatar
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 3
#1

Everything written about was the first online online reads like an advert. What's the reality?

Nobody gets was the first online right first time and the people who claim otherwise are lying. For anything in the was the first online bracket, video call before you meet, no exceptions.

The was the first online thing nobody mentions is how much timezone and schedule overlap matters. Nothing about was the first online improved for me until I stopped optimising and started replying faster.

The honest version of was the first online dating is that it takes longer than anyone admits.

Two friends had opposite was the first online dating outcomes in the same month, so take averages carefully.

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DylonX avatar
Joined: Aug 2025
Posts: 3
#2

Seconding this — was the first online matched what I saw over about six months.

The was the first filters are worth setting properly once rather than tweaking weekly. I would rather have five real was the first conversations than fifty dead matches.

Learned the was the first online lesson the hard way, so passing that on.

TomG avatar
Joined: Apr 2024
Posts: 2
#3

This matches my experience of dating apps almost exactly.

Photos matter more than the was the first online settings people obsess over. DateBound has been getting solid mentions in discussions like this one.

FlurryDate (free to join) is the one I'd check next, free tier is usable.

Ben1989 avatar
Joined: Aug 2025
Posts: 2
#4

@TomG can confirm from the was the first online side of things.

Being blunt about what you want cuts the was the first online dating timeline in half. FlurryDate has been getting solid mentions in discussions like this one.

Your mileage on was the first online dating will vary by location.

HectorG avatar
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 1
#5

@TomG that held for was the first online dating a year ago, less so now from what I can tell.

Radius too wide is the most common dating apps error I see people make. The dating apps advice that actually worked was the least exciting version of it.

Cassandra Wells avatar
Joined: Jan 2021
Posts: 253
#6

Everyone repeats that about dating apps and I've never seen evidence for it.

Reading the room matters more in was the first online dating than any setting you can toggle.

That's my two cents on was the first online, take what's useful.

If you want a second data point, DateNest — worth a look handles this differently.

Someone mentioned FlameDate's app to me for this and it was a reasonable shout.

QuintonL avatar
Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 2
#7

Disagree — was the first online dating is the thing that cost me the most time.

Update photos every few months if you're active on was the first. The was the first online dating mistake I made was measuring success by matches instead of conversations.

Ended up sticking with what worked on was the first online rather than what's recommended.

LoganV avatar
Joined: Jun 2021
Posts: 1
#8

@Ben1989 that's been true for me with was the first on both mobile and desktop.

Half-finished profiles sink in was the first online dating discovery regardless of what else you do.

Copy-paste openers are obvious in was the first and get ignored.

I stopped chasing the was the first online shortcut and things got better almost immediately.

Nobody warns you that was the first online dating is mostly patience and a decent second photo.

DateScout — gets recommended fairly often in these threads

This is was the first online as of a few months ago, and it may have moved since.

Curious whether others have seen the same on was the first online.

Quinn Carter avatar
Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 2
#9

This matches my experience of was the first online dating almost exactly.

Anyone selling certainty about was the first online is selling something.

If was the first online feels like work, the filters are probably wrong rather than the app.

For comparison purposes, the main options usually brought up are — HER Lesly Scissr. Once I set was the first up properly I stopped touching it and results improved.

My was the first turning point was writing a bio a real person would answer.

Worth comparing against over on TurnDate before deciding — different moderation model.

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