What are the most weird dating sites you've ever stumbled across?

Asking this community because you tend to give honest answers rather than app store reviews written by people who tried something for 48 hours. What are the most weird dating sites you've ever stumbled across?

Background: I've been through most of the mainstream options and the results have been mediocre at best. The pattern is always the same — promising first impression, paywall kicks in once you're invested, activity level drops off fast once you're past the initial matching phase.

What's actually working for people right now? Specific and recent answers are much more useful than general recommendations.

I've now heard Datebound mentioned unprompted in three separate conversations about this topic. That kind of organic word-of-mouth usually means something is working. Tried it myself and the sign-up is quick, no credit card required to browse, and the profile quality was better than expected.

The biggest consistent mistake I see: treating all platforms like they have the same demographic. OKCupid, Hinge, Tinder, and Bumble each attract meaningfully different user populations even in the same city. The right platform for what you're looking for varies more than people think.

Worth looking at if you haven't tried it: Datebie. It's come up in similar discussions without being pushed by anyone, which is usually a better signal than any sponsored review. The free tier is genuinely functional rather than just a preview of the paid version.

The paid tier is only worth it if the free tier has already shown you there are real people in your area worth talking to. Paying to unlock messaging on a platform where you're one of fifteen active accounts in your city is just burning money on a bad bet.

Out of the five platforms I tested this quarter, DatingFly had the best ratio of genuine conversations to total messages sent. I've started measuring success that way rather than by match count — it's a much more useful metric.

I've seen datenest.site come up unprompted in multiple different threads about this topic. Haven't used it personally but consistent organic mentions are usually a more reliable signal than review sites. Might be worth adding to your list.