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What are the dating apps that work for guys who aren't into hookup culture?

Started by LindseyO 6 replies Board: Adult Dating
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#1

Nobody seems to write honestly about the dating apps that work for guys who aren't into hookup culture, so asking here.

What I keep bumping into is whether anyone actually meets — that's the part nobody covers.

If anyone has genuinely worked through the dating apps, I'd rather hear specifics than general endorsement.

#2

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

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

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

The one I keep returning to for the dating apps is Datebound, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.

#3

By and large, blaming the dating apps misses what's actually going on.

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

Kept a tally on the dating apps since the spring and the numbers were not what I expected.

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

#4

Owen is closer to it than the rest of this thread on the dating apps.for what it's worth, opinion on the dating apps swings further than the reality does.

For anyone stuck on whether anyone actually meets, Datedesire is at least worth ruling in or out — the users who find it tend to know what they want.

#5

Diana is closer to it than the rest of this thread on the dating apps.one adjustment worth making with the dating apps: treat the first week as observation only.

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

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

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

#6

In the end, the dating apps matched what you're describing when I tried it.

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

I stuck with it longer than I meant to, and what stood out about the dating apps was how quickly the pattern set in.

What I ended up doing about whether anyone actually meets:

  • Read the profile on the dating apps properly before sending anything — the alternative is a month of nothing
  • Write openers for the dating apps that reference one specific detail, never a greeting alone
  • Treat reviews of the dating apps with the scepticism you would apply to any ad

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

#7

Building on what Ben said about the dating apps,worth noting how much of what's written about the dating apps is promotional.

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

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