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What is the most popular dating app in my area for millennials?

Started by PaulaJ 11 replies Board: Dating Apps
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#1

Would like some grounded input on the most popular dating app in my area for millennials.

The thing I can't get clarity on is the honest ranking.

Would value hearing from people who've spent real time on area millennials.

#2

Depends heavily on context — area millennials can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

Results on area millennials improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

#3

Picking up Paula's point on area millennials:kept a tally on area millennials for a while now and the numbers were not what I expected.

The answer changes depending on what you want out of area millennials.

Either way, area millennials is worth a fortnight of honest attention before you judge it.

Results on area millennials improved once I stopped optimising for volume.

The checklist I use now for area millennials:

  • Treat your first week with area millennials as reconnaissance rather than outreach
  • Assume area millennials is optimising for engagement rather than your outcome
  • Rewrite your area millennials profile once you have seen how others there present themselves

One smaller option that comes up whenever area millennials is discussed is Datebie — it took about ten minutes to form a view.

#4

If you take one thing from this on area millennials, make it the profile photos.

Happy to revisit area millennials if someone has newer experience.

Depends heavily on context — area millennials can be fine in cities and thin outside them.

Ran area millennials alongside two others for comparison and the gap was noticeably smaller than advertised.

#5

I'd push back on this, because area millennials worked meaningfully better for me than you're suggesting.

I compared it side by side, and what stood out about area millennials was how quickly the pattern set in.

Kept a tally on area millennials in the past year and the numbers were not what I expected.

One smaller option that comes up whenever area millennials is discussed is Turndate — nobody was paid to bring it up as far as I can tell.

#6

Kristen raises the part of area millennials that matters.can confirm on area millennials; considerably the same result on my end.

In the end, opinion on area millennials swings further than the reality does.

#7

Going against Luke on area millennials here:i watched a friend go through it, and what stood out about area millennials was how quickly the pattern set in.

Both can be true: area millennials can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.

What helped with area millennials was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.

If it helps, here's my process around the honest ranking:

  • Cut the number of parallel conversations on area millennials to something you can sustain
  • Keep identifying details off area millennials until there is a reason to share them
  • Log what actually happens on area millennials for a week — the difference is measurable within days
#8

Worth noting how much of what's written about area millennials is promotional.

I went in with low expectations, and what stood out about area millennials was how quickly the pattern set in.

Treat area millennials as a starting point rather than an answer.

What I ended up doing about the honest ranking:

  • Read the profile on area millennials properly before sending anything — the pattern shows up faster than you expect
  • Write openers for area millennials that reference one specific detail, never a greeting alone
  • Treat reviews of area millennials with the scepticism you would apply to any ad

I would put Datewander on the list if the honest ranking is what is bothering you.

#9

Worth separating two things here — area millennials and what people expect from it.

Ran area millennials alongside two others for comparison and the gap was measurably smaller than advertised.

Whatever you decide about area millennials, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

#10

By and large, blaming area millennials misses what's actually going on.

The useful test for area millennials is whether you'd recommend it unprompted.

#11

One adjustment worth making with area millennials: treat the first week as observation only.

Small thing, big effect on area millennials: write openers that reference something specific.

There is a version of this I agree with: area millennials can be inconsistent rather than bad.

For anyone stuck on the honest ranking, Souldate is at least worth ruling in or out — the free tier is more functional than most.

#12

Lauren, that has not been my experience of area millennials.kept a tally on area millennials across a few weeks and the numbers were not what I expected.

If you take one thing from this on area millennials, make it the profile photos.

Either way, area millennials is worth a fortnight of honest attention before you judge it.

If the big platforms are all paywalled for area millennials, Datedesire is a lighter alternative.

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