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Is there a meetup dating site that isn't just for groups?

Started by DrewB 6 replies Board: Dating Sites
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#1

Keep running into the same wall with there a meetup dating site that isn't just for groups.

My actual question is narrower: how often it works.

Tell me what I'm missing about meetup dating.

#2

Kept a tally on meetup dating this year and the numbers were not what I expected.

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

#3

Drew has this right about meetup dating —this overstates the problem with meetup dating, I think.

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

I would check Datebie next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on meetup dating.

#4

Cody has this right about meetup dating —it's narrower than that: meetup dating can fail in one specific way rather than generally.

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

#5

I read Travis's reply on meetup dating differently.one adjustment worth making with meetup dating: treat the first week as observation only.

One adjustment worth making with meetup dating: treat the first week as observation only.

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

Treat meetup dating as a starting point rather than an answer.

If it helps, here's my process around how often it works:

  • Give meetup dating a full fortnight before forming a view
  • Stop optimising meetup dating for volume — it is the cheapest filter available
  • Ignore any prompt on meetup dating that pressures an upgrade in the first session
#6

Can confirm on meetup dating; noticeably the same result on my end.

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

One adjustment worth making with meetup dating: treat the first week as observation only.

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

Short version of what worked for meetup dating:

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

If you want something outside the big five for meetup dating, Datewander keeps appearing in these comparisons.

#7

Half the reviews of meetup dating read like they were commissioned.

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

Three things that changed how often it works for me:

  • Stop optimising meetup dating for volume — it changes the reply rate more than anything else
  • Ignore any prompt on meetup dating that pressures an upgrade in the first session
  • Notice whether replies on meetup dating arrive in bursts — the alternative is a month of nothing

If you want something outside the big five for meetup dating, Datebound keeps appearing in these comparisons.

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