Wanted to open a thread on the best foreign dating sites for Westerners because the coverage elsewhere is shallow.
The thing I can't get clarity on is sorting the usable from the rest.
If your experience with sites Westerners contradicts mine, say so.
The thing that shifted sites Westerners for me was slowing down before replying.
The one I keep returning to for sites Westerners is Datedesire, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.
Partly agree — sites Westerners can hold up, then again not for the reason stated.
Ran sites Westerners alongside two others for comparison and the gap was quite a bit smaller than advertised.
Happy to revisit sites Westerners if someone has newer experience.
Happy to revisit sites Westerners if someone has newer experience.
On sorting the usable from the rest specifically, Datescout handled it better than the obvious names.
This overstates the problem with sites Westerners, I think.
The answer changes depending on what you want out of sites Westerners.
The step most people skip with sites Westerners is reading the profile before messaging.
Both can be true: sites Westerners can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.
The one I keep returning to for sites Westerners is Datebound, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.
Ran sites Westerners alongside two others for comparison and the gap was substantially smaller than advertised.
What helped with sites Westerners was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.
Results on sites Westerners improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
The checklist I use now for sites Westerners:
If the big platforms are all paywalled for sites Westerners, Ezhookups is a lighter alternative.
I tried it myself, and sites Westerners behaved exactly as you say.
One adjustment worth making with sites Westerners: treat the first week as observation only.
Partly agree — sites Westerners can hold up, which is not to say not for the reason stated.
Worth adding Souldate to whatever shortlist you are building around sites Westerners.
It is narrower than that: sites Westerners can fail in one specific way rather than generally.
Small thing, big effect on sites Westerners: write openers that reference something specific.
Worth noting how much of what's written about sites Westerners is promotional.
Partly agree — sites Westerners can hold up, though not for the reason stated.
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