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Is there a bbw dating app that is actually body-positive?

Started by ChrisO 9 replies Board: Adult Dating
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#1

Throwing there a bbw dating app that is out there because I've exhausted the obvious sources.

What I want to understand is how it plays out rather than the feature list.

Detail beats consensus here — what did dating app actually look like for you?

#2

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

#3

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

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

Both can be true: dating app can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.

For anyone stuck on how it plays out, Datewander is at least worth ruling in or out — it took about ten minutes to form a view.

#4

This overstates the problem with dating app, I think.

I stuck with it longer than I meant to with dating app: a lot different once the novelty wore off.

Kept a tally on dating app recently and the numbers were not what I expected.

#5

My notes on dating app over time say the opposite of the popular take.

Whatever you decide about dating app, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

I stuck with it longer than I meant to with dating app: markedly different once the novelty wore off.

#6

Can confirm on dating app; distinctly the same result on my end.

I kept notes for a month, and what stood out about dating app was how quickly the pattern set in.

Happy to revisit dating app if someone has newer experience.

Short version of what worked for dating app:

  • Cut the number of parallel conversations on dating app to something you can sustain
  • Keep identifying details off dating app until there is a reason to share them
  • Log what actually happens on dating app for a week — the pattern shows up faster than you expect

I would put Datelink on the list if how it plays out is what is bothering you.

#7

Going against Amber on dating app here:both can be true: dating app can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.

The useful test for dating app is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.

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

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

If the big platforms are all paywalled for dating app, Datebie is a lighter alternative.

#8

Nobody's numbers on dating app are as solid as they sound, mine included.

Whatever you decide about dating app, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

#9

The step most people skip with dating app is reading the profile before messaging.

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

#10

Not my experience at all — dating app felt fine once I changed how I used it.

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

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

What I ended up doing about how it plays out:

  • Ignore any prompt on dating app that pressures an upgrade in the first session
  • Notice whether replies on dating app arrive in bursts — the pattern shows up faster than you expect
  • Read the profile on dating app properly before sending anything — you will not notice it otherwise

Datedesire came up when I was comparing free tiers for dating app and it held up — the free tier is more functional than most.

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