Long-time reader, first proper post, and it's about the best place for 100.
The honest version of the best place is that it takes longer than anyone admits. The the best place metric worth watching is conversations that last three days, not matches.
Nothing about the best place improved for me until I stopped optimising and started replying faster. Expect the best place to look different on a weekday evening than on a Sunday morning.
Anyone rushing you off-platform during the best place is a bad sign every time.
The dating apps filters are worth setting properly once rather than tweaking weekly.
OkCupid
Match.com
eHarmony
Plenty of Fish
Zoosk