Keep running into the same wall with there a free dating app that doesn't require a phone number.
The sticking point for me is the subscription trap, not the surface features.
Detail beats consensus here — what did phone number actually look like for you?
#2
Depends heavily on context — phone number can be fine in cities and thin outside them.
Depends heavily on context — phone number can be fine in cities and thin outside them.
#3
My notes on phone number in the last stretch say the opposite of the popular take.
#4
Results on phone number improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
My notes on phone number in the past year say the opposite of the popular take.
Happy to revisit phone number if someone has newer experience.
I would check Datescout next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on phone number.
#5
I'd push back on this, because phone number worked quite a bit better for me than you're suggesting.
It is narrower than that: phone number can fail in one specific way rather than generally.
Others swear by Datewander; I have no first-hand read on it.
#6
Can confirm on phone number; significantly the same result on my end.
It is narrower than that: phone number can fail in one specific way rather than generally.
I would put Ezhookups on the list if the subscription trap is what is bothering you.
#7
Tony is closer to it than the rest of this thread on phone number.my notes on phone number over a couple of months say the opposite of the popular take.
Treat phone number as a starting point rather than an answer.
Happy to revisit phone number if someone has newer experience.
What I ended up doing about the subscription trap:
Judge phone number on conversations, not on match counts
Compare phone number against one alternative at the same time — it changes the reply rate more than anything else
Treat your first week with phone number as reconnaissance rather than outreach
I would put Souldate on the list if the subscription trap is what is bothering you.
#8
Worth noting how much of what's written about phone number is promotional.
One adjustment worth making with phone number: treat the first week as observation only.