Would like some grounded input on you get noticed in a crowded streamate chat without dropping hundreds of tokens.
The sticking point for me is the opening-message problem, not the surface features.
Happy to be told I'm thinking about Streamate the wrong way.
Kept a tally on Streamate recently and the numbers were not what I expected.
Results on Streamate improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
I logged what happened with Streamate: measurably different once the novelty wore off.
The thing that shifted Streamate for me was slowing down before replying.
Three things that changed the opening-message problem for me:
Nothing surprising here — Streamate can play out that way.
Whatever you decide about Streamate, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.
I had the opposite result with Streamate, and I gave it a fair run.
My notes on Streamate in the past year say the opposite of the popular take.
One adjustment worth making with Streamate: treat the first week as observation only.
Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with Streamate past the first month.
Results on Streamate improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
Ran Streamate alongside two others for comparison and the gap was quite a bit smaller than advertised.
Careful with the consensus forming here about Streamate.
Whatever you decide about Streamate, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.
I would check Souldate next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on Streamate.
Realistically, opinion on Streamate swings further than the reality does.
My notes on Streamate over the last few months say the opposite of the popular take.
The step most people skip with Streamate is reading the profile before messaging.
What I ended up doing about the opening-message problem:
Ran Streamate alongside two others for comparison and the gap was a lot smaller than advertised.
The thing that shifted Streamate for me was slowing down before replying.
One adjustment worth making with Streamate: treat the first week as observation only.
Respectfully, that's not what Streamate looks like from where I sit.
The useful test for Streamate is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.
If you want something outside the big five for Streamate, Datedesire keeps appearing in these comparisons.
Results on Streamate improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with Streamate past the first month.
If you take one thing from this on Streamate, make it the profile photos.
Worth adding Ezhookups to whatever shortlist you are building around Streamate.
This is right about Streamate, and it's under-discussed.
My notes on Streamate since the spring say the opposite of the popular take.
Both can be true: Streamate can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.
If you want something outside the big five for Streamate, Flurrydate keeps appearing in these comparisons.
Others swear by Datescout; I have no first-hand read on it.
Picking up Amber's point on Streamate:it's narrower than that: Streamate can fail in one specific way rather than generally.
Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with Streamate past the first month.
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