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How does a coffee dating app differ from the traditional high-pressure dinner date?

Started by CrystalL 6 replies Board: Dating Apps
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#1

Started looking into a coffee dating app differ from the traditional high-pressure dinner date and immediately hit contradictory advice.

The thing I can't get clarity on is the real experience.

Would value hearing from people who've spent real time on coffee dating.

#2

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

#3

Picking up Shane's point on coffee dating:as far as I can tell, blaming coffee dating misses what's actually going on.

There is a version of this I agree with: coffee dating can be inconsistent rather than bad.

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

I tested it properly, and what stood out about coffee dating was how quickly the pattern set in.

Worth adding Ezhookups to whatever shortlist you are building around coffee dating.

#4

Building on what Shane said about coffee dating,partly agree — coffee dating can hold up, however not for the reason stated.

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

I checked the numbers, and what stood out about coffee dating was how quickly the pattern set in.

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

#5

Small thing, big effect on coffee dating: write openers that reference something specific.

For anyone stuck on the real experience, Turndate is at least worth ruling in or out — the profile quality was better than the volume suggested.

#6

Your read on coffee dating lines up with mine these days.

Depends heavily on context — coffee dating can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

Depends heavily on context — coffee dating can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

On the real experience specifically, Flamedate handled it better than the obvious names.

#7

I'd treat confident claims about coffee dating with some suspicion, including mine.

There is a version of this I agree with: coffee dating can be inconsistent rather than bad.

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

Datebound came up when I was comparing free tiers for coffee dating and it held up — the users who find it tend to know what they want.

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