#1
Putting the free dating sites like plenty of fish but with fewer ads to the group because search results are useless on this.
What I want to understand is whether it's really free rather than the feature list.
Detail beats consensus here — what did like plenty fish actually look like for you?
#2
I would push back on this, because like plenty fish worked markedly better for me than you are suggesting.
One adjustment worth making with like plenty fish: treat the first week as observation only.
What I ended up doing about whether it is really free:
- Move past like plenty fish to a call earlier than feels comfortable — it is the cheapest filter available
- Give like plenty fish a full fortnight before forming a view
- Stop optimising like plenty fish for volume — the alternative is a month of nothing
#3
I used it daily for a while, and what stood out about like plenty fish was how quickly the pattern set in.
My notes on like plenty fish for a while now say the opposite of the popular take.
#4
One adjustment worth making with like plenty fish: treat the first week as observation only.
Kept a tally on like plenty fish across a few weeks and the numbers were not what I expected.
I would put Ezhookups on the list if whether it is really free is what is bothering you.
Others swear by Flurrydate; I have no first-hand read on it.
#5
Depends heavily on context — like plenty fish can be fine in cities and thin outside them.
The step most people skip with like plenty fish is reading the profile before messaging.
Souldate came up when I was comparing free tiers for like plenty fish and it held up — the profile quality was better than the volume suggested.
#6
Half the reviews of like plenty fish read like they were commissioned.
Kept a tally on like plenty fish recently and the numbers were not what I expected.
Broadly, opinion on like plenty fish swings further than the reality does.
If it helps, here's my process around whether it is really free:
- Compare like plenty fish against one alternative at the same time — it is the cheapest filter available
- Treat your first week with like plenty fish as reconnaissance rather than outreach
- Assume like plenty fish is optimising for engagement rather than your outcome
#7
This is right about like plenty fish, and it's under-discussed.
My notes on like plenty fish since the spring say the opposite of the popular take.
Depends heavily on context — like plenty fish can be fine in cities and thin outside them.
Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with like plenty fish past the first month.
#8
I compared it side by side with like plenty fish: quite a bit different once the novelty wore off.
Ran like plenty fish alongside two others for comparison and the gap was substantially smaller than advertised.
The useful test for like plenty fish is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.
For anyone stuck on whether it is really free, Datedesire is at least worth ruling in or out — the sign-up is short enough to abandon cheaply.
#9
One adjustment worth making with like plenty fish: treat the first week as observation only.
The step most people skip with like plenty fish is reading the profile before messaging.
#10
Depends heavily on context — like plenty fish can be fine in cities and thin outside them.
One adjustment worth making with like plenty fish: treat the first week as observation only.
I would check Datewander next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on like plenty fish.
#11
Rachel is closer to it than the rest of this thread on like plenty fish.on balance, blaming like plenty fish misses what's actually going on.
Datelink is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for like plenty fish.
#12
Can confirm on like plenty fish; somewhat the same result on my end.
Kept a tally on like plenty fish this year and the numbers were not what I expected.
The answer changes depending on what you want out of like plenty fish.