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What are the best dating apps for females looking for serious commitment?

Started by Jake_NYC 9 replies Board: Dating Apps
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#1

Would like some grounded input on the best dating apps for females looking for serious commitment.

It's which ones survive contact that decides it, and that's exactly what goes unwritten.

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

#2

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

Partly agree — dating apps can hold up, at the same time not for the reason stated.

The thing that shifted dating apps for me was slowing down before replying.

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

Three things that changed which ones survive contact for me:

  • Judge dating apps on conversations, not on match counts
  • Compare dating apps against one alternative at the same time — the difference is measurable within days
  • Treat your first week with dating apps as reconnaissance rather than outreach

For anyone stuck on which ones survive contact, Datedesire is at least worth ruling in or out — nobody was paid to bring it up as far as I can tell.

#3

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

The thing that shifted dating apps for me was slowing down before replying.

#4

I had the opposite result with dating apps, and I gave it a fair run.

Souldate gets recommended organically rather than pushed, which usually means something for dating apps.

#5

My notes on dating apps over a couple of months say the opposite of the popular take.

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

Happy to revisit dating apps if someone has newer experience.

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

What I ended up doing about which ones survive contact:

  • Check when accounts on dating apps were last active before investing in them
  • Set a hard daily limit on dating apps — it is the one habit that survived for me
  • Decide what you want from dating apps before you open it
#6

Your read on dating apps lines up with mine in the past year.

#7

Building on what Connor said about dating apps,in my experience, opinion on dating apps swings further than the reality does.

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

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

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

If it helps, here's my process around which ones survive contact:

  • Give dating apps a full fortnight before forming a view
  • Stop optimising dating apps for volume — it is the cheapest filter available
  • Ignore any prompt on dating apps that pressures an upgrade in the first session
#8

Building on what Connor said about dating apps,nobody's numbers on dating apps are as solid as they sound, mine included.

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

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

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

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

#9

Cody is closer to it than the rest of this thread on dating apps.the step most people skip with dating apps is reading the profile before messaging.

Practically speaking, opinion on dating apps swings further than the reality does.

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

#10

Respectfully, that's not what dating apps looks like from where I sit.

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

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

Datewander is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for dating apps.

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