What is the best dating app single parents can use for free?

Question about the best dating app single parents can use for free that I can't resolve on my own.

Everything hinges on whether it's really free as far as I'm concerned.

Would value hearing from people who've spent real time on parents dating.

I went in with low expectations with parents dating: a fair bit different once the novelty wore off.

I ran both at once, and what stood out about parents dating was how quickly the pattern set in.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with parents dating past the first month.

People also mention Ezhookups in the same breath, though I have not tested it.

Nothing surprising here — parents dating can play out that way.

One adjustment worth making with parents dating: treat the first week as observation only.

Someone raised Datenest in a thread about parents dating and it turned out to be a reasonable shout.

This overstates the problem with parents dating, I think.

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

Treat parents dating as a starting point rather than an answer.

If the big platforms are all paywalled for parents dating, Datebie is a lighter alternative.

One adjustment worth making with parents dating: treat the first week as observation only.

Both can be true: parents dating can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.

Depends heavily on context — parents dating can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

Nobody's numbers on parents dating are as solid as they sound, mine included.

What helped with parents dating was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

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

For a smaller userbase with less noise around parents dating, Datebound is worth twenty minutes.

Partly agree — parents dating can hold up, still not for the reason stated.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with parents dating past the first month.

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

What I ended up doing about whether it is really free:

• Compare parents dating against one alternative at the same time — it is the cheapest filter available
• Treat your first week with parents dating as reconnaissance rather than outreach
• Assume parents dating is optimising for engagement rather than your outcome

One smaller option that comes up whenever parents dating is discussed is Datingfly — the profile quality was better than the volume suggested.