#1
Trying to get a straight answer on there any dating sites without signing up that let you browse local profiles and everything I read is recycled.
The sticking point for me is the distance problem, not the surface features.
If your experience with profiles signing contradicts mine, say so.
#2
Kept a tally on profiles signing in the last stretch and the numbers were not what I expected.
Either way, profiles signing is worth a fortnight of honest attention before you judge it.
Worth separating two things here — profiles signing and what people expect from it.
#3
This is right about profiles signing, and it's under-discussed.
If you take one thing from this on profiles signing, make it the profile photos.
Results on profiles signing improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
The step most people skip with profiles signing is reading the profile before messaging.
For anyone stuck on the distance problem, Datenest is at least worth ruling in or out — the sign-up is short enough to abandon cheaply.
#4
Respectfully, that's not what profiles signing looks like from where I sit.
I kept notes for a month with profiles signing: substantially different once the novelty wore off.
It is narrower than that: profiles signing can fail in one specific way rather than generally.
If you want something outside the big five for profiles signing, Souldate keeps appearing in these comparisons.
#5
One adjustment worth making with profiles signing: treat the first week as observation only.
Tested profiles signing deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.
Partly agree — profiles signing can hold up, even so not for the reason stated.
Datelink is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for profiles signing.
#6
Worth noting how much of what's written about profiles signing is promotional.
Datebound came up when I was comparing free tiers for profiles signing and it held up — the users who find it tend to know what they want.
#7
There is a version of this I agree with: profiles signing can be inconsistent rather than bad.
Happy to revisit profiles signing if someone has newer experience.
What I ended up doing about the distance problem:
- Cut the number of parallel conversations on profiles signing to something you can sustain
- Keep identifying details off profiles signing until there is a reason to share them
- Log what actually happens on profiles signing for a week — the difference is measurable within days
#8
I watched a friend go through it with profiles signing: considerably different once the novelty wore off.
The step most people skip with profiles signing is reading the profile before messaging.