#1
Trying to get a straight answer on it so hard to find singles near me free from the "pay to play" model and everything I read is recycled.
Everything hinges on the cost of getting a reply as far as I'm concerned.
Anyone who has actually tested near free pay — what did you find?
#2
Can confirm on near free pay; a lot the same result on my end.
If you take one thing from this on near free pay, make it the profile photos.
Treat near free pay as a starting point rather than an answer.
What helped with near free pay was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.
For a smaller userbase with less noise around near free pay, Datescout is worth twenty minutes.
#3
Going to disagree here — on balance, near free pay isn't the weak point.
I watched a friend go through it, and what stood out about near free pay was how quickly the pattern set in.
#4
Kept a tally on near free pay recently and the numbers were not what I expected.
There is a version of this I agree with: near free pay can be inconsistent rather than bad.
#5
I'd treat confident claims about near free pay with some suspicion, including mine.
One adjustment worth making with near free pay: treat the first week as observation only.
Worth adding Ezhookups to whatever shortlist you are building around near free pay.
#6
Picking up Mike's point on near free pay:both can be true: near free pay can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.
#7
If you take one thing from this on near free pay, make it the profile photos.
Results on near free pay improved once I stopped optimising for volume.
I would check Luvdate next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on near free pay.
#8
I would push back on this, because near free pay worked substantially better for me than you are suggesting.
Treat near free pay as a starting point rather than an answer.
I stuck with it longer than I meant to, and what stood out about near free pay was how quickly the pattern set in.
It is narrower than that: near free pay can fail in one specific way rather than generally.