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What are the best dating apps for casual encounters that don't feel super sketchy?

Started by CarrieM 9 replies Board: Adult Dating
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#1

Wanted to open a thread on the best dating apps for casual encounters that don't feel super sketchy because the coverage elsewhere is shallow.

What I want to understand is separating good from marketing rather than the feature list.

Concrete examples around dating apps casual welcome, vague reassurance less so.

#2

Hard disagree on dating apps casual — the issue is upstream of that.

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

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

Three things that changed separating good from marketing for me:

  • Cut the number of parallel conversations on dating apps casual to something you can sustain
  • Keep identifying details off dating apps casual until there is a reason to share them
  • Log what actually happens on dating apps casual for a week — the alternative is a month of nothing

Worth adding Souldate to whatever shortlist you are building around dating apps casual.

#3

My notes on dating apps casual lately say the opposite of the popular take.

I gave it a fair run with dating apps casual: distinctly different once the novelty wore off.

My notes on dating apps casual across a few weeks say the opposite of the popular take.

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

#4

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

If the big platforms are all paywalled for dating apps casual, Datewander is a lighter alternative.

#5

Partly agree — dating apps casual can hold up, on the other hand not for the reason stated.

The answer changes depending on what you want out of dating apps casual.

Results on dating apps casual improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

One smaller option that comes up whenever dating apps casual is discussed is Datebie — it does not gate replies behind an upgrade.

#6

Half the reviews of dating apps casual read like they were commissioned.

Results on dating apps casual improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

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

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

#7

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

I would check Datingfly next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on dating apps casual.

#8

Going against Shelby on dating apps casual here:tested dating apps casual deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.

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

#9

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

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

Ran dating apps casual alongside two others for comparison and the gap was markedly smaller than advertised.

#10

Mindy is closer to it than the rest of this thread on dating apps casual.there's a version of this I agree with: dating apps casual can be inconsistent rather than bad.

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