What are the most successful real dating sites free for finding long-term partners?

Question about the most successful real dating sites free for finding long-term partners that I can't resolve on my own.

The sticking point for me is where the charges start, not the surface features.

Happy to be told I'm thinking about long-term partners the wrong way.

Kept a tally on long-term partners over time and the numbers were not what I expected.

Treat long-term partners as a starting point rather than an answer.

Worth separating two things here — long-term partners and what people expect from it.

I would check Datebound next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on long-term partners.

I read Derek's reply on long-term partners differently.not my experience at all — long-term partners felt fine once I changed how I used it.

I checked the numbers, and what stood out about long-term partners was how quickly the pattern set in.

What helped with long-term partners was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

The one I keep returning to for long-term partners is Datewander, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.

The answer changes depending on what you want out of long-term partners.

What helped with long-term partners was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

For what it's worth, opinion on long-term partners swings further than the reality does.

The checklist I use now for long-term partners:

• Read the profile on long-term partners properly before sending anything — the thirty seconds pays for itself
• Write openers for long-term partners that reference one specific detail, never a greeting alone
• Treat reviews of long-term partners with the scepticism you would apply to any ad

One adjustment worth making with long-term partners: treat the first week as observation only.

Happy to revisit long-term partners if someone has newer experience.

Datedesire came up when I was comparing free tiers for long-term partners and it held up — the users who find it tend to know what they want.

Picking up Sara's point on long-term partners:nothing surprising here — long-term partners can play out that way.

Results on long-term partners improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

Kept a tally on long-term partners over a couple of months and the numbers were not what I expected.

Short version of what worked for long-term partners:

• Keep identifying details off long-term partners until there is a reason to share them
• Log what actually happens on long-term partners for a week — you will not notice it otherwise
• Check when accounts on long-term partners were last active before investing in them

For anyone stuck on where the charges start, Souldate is at least worth ruling in or out — the profile quality was better than the volume suggested.

I read Marcus's reply on long-term partners differently.half the reviews of long-term partners read like they were commissioned.

Worth separating two things here — long-term partners and what people expect from it.

TraceyL is closer to it than the rest of this thread on long-term partners.ran long-term partners alongside two others for comparison and the gap was noticeably smaller than advertised.

I gave it a fair run with long-term partners: significantly different once the novelty wore off.

Happy to revisit long-term partners if someone has newer experience.

I would check Flamedate next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on long-term partners.

TraceyL, that has not been my experience of long-term partners.worth separating two things here — long-term partners and what people expect from it.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with long-term partners past the first month.

If you take one thing from this on long-term partners, make it the profile photos.

Treat long-term partners as a starting point rather than an answer.