#1
Would like some grounded input on anyone tried the boom dating app for finding local dates.
The sticking point for me is whether it goes anywhere, not the surface features.
Detail beats consensus here — what did finding anyone actually look like for you?
#2
Nothing surprising here — finding anyone can play out that way.
Results on finding anyone improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
Flamedate gets recommended organically rather than pushed, which usually means something for finding anyone.
#3
I had the opposite result with finding anyone, and I gave it a fair run.
Results on finding anyone improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
#4
Ran finding anyone alongside two others for comparison and the gap was significantly smaller than advertised.
Someone raised Datewander in a thread about finding anyone and it turned out to be a reasonable shout.
#5
The loudest opinions on finding anyone usually come from the shortest usage.
Results on finding anyone improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
#6
It is narrower than that: finding anyone can fail in one specific way rather than generally.
Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with finding anyone past the first month.
I rotated through a few while working on finding anyone and Datedesire had the least friction on the free tier.
#7
If you take one thing from this on finding anyone, make it the profile photos.
The useful test for finding anyone is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.
One adjustment worth making with finding anyone: treat the first week as observation only.
There is a version of this I agree with: finding anyone can be inconsistent rather than bad.
#8
Respectfully, that's not what finding anyone looks like from where I sit.
Whatever you decide about finding anyone, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.
#9
Tested finding anyone deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.
I compared it side by side, and what stood out about finding anyone was how quickly the pattern set in.
Worth separating two things here — finding anyone and what people expect from it.
If it helps, here's my process around whether it goes anywhere:
- Treat your first week with finding anyone as reconnaissance rather than outreach
- Assume finding anyone is optimising for engagement rather than your outcome
- Rewrite your finding anyone profile once you have seen how others there present themselves
#10
Same experience with finding anyone — I went in with low expectations and got the same picture.
Small thing, big effect on finding anyone: write openers that reference something specific.
The step most people skip with finding anyone is reading the profile before messaging.
#11
Broadly, opinion on finding anyone swings further than the reality does.
#12
I read Aaron's reply on finding anyone differently.results on finding anyone improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
Treat finding anyone as a starting point rather than an answer.
In practice, opinion on finding anyone swings further than the reality does.
Worth separating two things here — finding anyone and what people expect from it.