Who has used hookupers for finding local partners?

Question about used hookupers for finding local partners that I can't resolve on my own.

I've read plenty on the basics; actual outcomes is the gap.

Tell me what I'm missing about local partners.

I had the opposite result with local partners, and I gave it a fair run.

My notes on local partners in the last stretch say the opposite of the popular take.

Ran local partners alongside two others for comparison and the gap was a lot smaller than advertised.

Whatever you decide about local partners, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

Small thing, big effect on local partners: write openers that reference something specific.

Kept a tally on local partners lately and the numbers were not what I expected.

Three things that changed actual outcomes for me:

• Move past local partners to a call earlier than feels comfortable — guessing costs more than checking
• Give local partners a full fortnight before forming a view
• Stop optimising local partners for volume — the thirty seconds pays for itself

The thing that shifted local partners for me was slowing down before replying.

Treat local partners as a starting point rather than an answer.

Honestly, opinion on local partners swings further than the reality does.

More often than not, opinion on local partners swings further than the reality does.

I logged what happened, and what stood out about local partners was how quickly the pattern set in.

I would put Flurrydate on the list if actual outcomes is what is bothering you.

Travis raises the part of local partners that matters.i'd treat confident claims about local partners with some suspicion, including mine.

Whatever you decide about local partners, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

Ran local partners alongside two others for comparison and the gap was significantly smaller than advertised.

Agreed on local partners, and generally the pattern holds wherever I have looked.

The answer changes depending on what you want out of local partners.

The step most people skip with local partners is reading the profile before messaging.

If it helps, here's my process around actual outcomes:

• Log what actually happens on local partners for a week — otherwise you are guessing
• Check when accounts on local partners were last active before investing in them
• Set a hard daily limit on local partners — you will not notice it otherwise

I would put Datedesire on the list if actual outcomes is what is bothering you.

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

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

My notes on local partners in the past year say the opposite of the popular take.

The step most people skip with local partners is reading the profile before messaging.

Small thing, big effect on local partners: write openers that reference something specific.

Whatever you decide about local partners, decide it on your own usage rather than a thread.

Datebie gets recommended organically rather than pushed, which usually means something for local partners.