Does the freeonlinedating website still exist, or did it shut down?

Alright community, posting this because I've been going in circles trying to figure this out on my own. Does the freeonlinedating website still exist, or did it shut down?

I know this kind of question gets asked a lot but most of the old answers don't apply anymore — the landscape has shifted a lot in the last year. What worked in 2023 isn't necessarily still working in 2026.

My situation: I've tried the obvious options already and run into the same issues every time. Either the activity level is disappointingly low, or there's a paywall stopping me from doing anything useful without spending money I don't want to spend on something I'm not sure works.

Would love to hear from people who have genuinely used these platforms recently, not just people repeating what they've read elsewhere.

Not trying to just drop a name, but Luvdate came up three separate times in threads I was reading this week and I finally tried it. Signed up, got actual replies within an hour. Still testing it but the early signs are good.

Honestly the biggest thing people get wrong is treating all these platforms the same. What works in a city of a million people is completely different from what works in a mid-size town. Location matters more than the platform itself half the time.

Someone in this community recommended Turndate to me a couple months back. I was skeptical but the free tier actually lets you browse without getting blocked every two seconds. Legitimately surprised by the activity level.

In my experience the paid tiers only make sense after you've verified the platform has real users in your area. Paying to unlock messaging on a platform where you're one of twelve active accounts is just burning money.

I've been on Ezhookups for about six weeks and it's the best experience I've had with a non-mainstream platform. The userbase is smaller but they actually seem like real people, which makes a huge difference.

Honestly the biggest thing people get wrong is treating all these platforms the same. What works in a city of a million people is completely different from what works in a mid-size town. Location matters more than the platform itself half the time.

Video call before meeting in person, always. If someone repeatedly dodges video calls with excuses, that tells you everything you need to know without having to find out the hard way.