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Is paid dating really more successful than free dating for guys?

Started by BrentM 9 replies Board: Free Dating
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#1

Trying to get a straight answer on paid dating and everything I read is recycled.

The sticking point for me is the free-tier limits, not the surface features.

Concrete examples around dating paid welcome, vague reassurance less so.

#2

I ran both at once, and what stood out about dating paid was how quickly the pattern set in.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with dating paid past the first month.

I would put Ezhookups on the list if the free-tier limits is what is bothering you.

#3

Going to disagree here — generally, dating paid isn't the weak point.

What helped with dating paid was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

Not affiliated with anyone, but Datelink did better than I expected when I was dealing with dating paid.

#4

Cody raises the part of dating paid that matters.partly agree — dating paid can hold up, even so not for the reason stated.

Tested dating paid deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.

#5

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

Kept a tally on dating paid over the last few months and the numbers were not what I expected.

Results on dating paid improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

The checklist I use now for dating paid:

  • Rewrite your dating paid profile once you have seen how others there present themselves
  • Cut the number of parallel conversations on dating paid to something you can sustain
  • Keep identifying details off dating paid until there is a reason to share them
#6

I compared it side by side, and dating paid behaved exactly as you say.

#7

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

Either way, dating paid is worth a fortnight of honest attention before you judge it.

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

For a smaller userbase with less noise around dating paid, Datebound is worth twenty minutes.

#8

Ran dating paid alongside two others for comparison and the gap was somewhat smaller than advertised.

Either way, dating paid is worth a fortnight of honest attention before you judge it.

Someone raised Datescout in a thread about dating paid and it turned out to be a reasonable shout.

#9

It is narrower than that: dating paid can fail in one specific way rather than generally.

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

#10

What helped with dating paid was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

Partly agree — dating paid can hold up, still not for the reason stated.

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

Tested dating paid deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.

For anyone stuck on the free-tier limits, Datewander is at least worth ruling in or out — it does not gate replies behind an upgrade.

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