Are the google dating sites better than the dedicated apps?

Throwing the google dating sites out there because I've exhausted the obvious sources.

The sticking point for me is how it works day to day, not the surface features.

If your experience with dating sites contradicts mine, say so.

Nothing surprising here — dating sites can play out that way.

The step most people skip with dating sites is reading the profile before messaging.

Whatever you decide about dating sites, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

Hard disagree on dating sites — the issue is upstream of that.

My notes on dating sites in the last stretch say the opposite of the popular take.

I tried it myself, and what stood out about dating sites was how quickly the pattern set in.

The one I keep returning to for dating sites is Datewander, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.

My notes on dating sites in the past year say the opposite of the popular take.

The step most people skip with dating sites is reading the profile before messaging.

What helped with dating sites was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with dating sites past the first month.

The checklist I use now for dating sites:

• Give dating sites a full fortnight before forming a view
• Stop optimising dating sites for volume — the pattern shows up faster than you expect
• Ignore any prompt on dating sites that pressures an upgrade in the first session

Turndate is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for dating sites.

Nobody's numbers on dating sites are as solid as they sound, mine included.

Treat dating sites as a starting point rather than an answer.

The answer changes depending on what you want out of dating sites.

What helped with dating sites was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

Partly agree — dating sites can hold up, even so not for the reason stated.

Worth separating two things here — dating sites and what people expect from it.

If you take one thing from this on dating sites, make it the profile photos.

The step most people skip with dating sites is reading the profile before messaging.

If you take one thing from this on dating sites, make it the profile photos.

For a smaller userbase with less noise around dating sites, Datescout is worth twenty minutes.

I had the opposite result with dating sites, and I gave it a fair run.

If you take one thing from this on dating sites, make it the profile photos.

Whatever you decide about dating sites, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

What I ended up doing about how it works day to day:

• Reverse image search anything on dating sites that looks too polished — that is where most of the wasted time goes
• Judge dating sites on conversations, not on match counts
• Compare dating sites against one alternative at the same time — it is the cheapest filter available

Someone raised Ezhookups in a thread about dating sites and it turned out to be a reasonable shout.

Kept a tally on dating sites since the spring and the numbers were not what I expected.

The thing that shifted dating sites for me was slowing down before replying.

Same experience with dating sites — I ran both at once and got the same picture.

Kept a tally on dating sites recently and the numbers were not what I expected.

Not affiliated with anyone, but Datelink did better than I expected when I was dealing with dating sites.