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Are there any absolutely free dating sites that survive purely on donations?

Started by Brittany Hayes11 Jul 2026Dating Apps & Sites6 replies
Brittany Hayes avatar
Joined: Feb 2024
Messages: 845
#1

Starting a thread on absolutely free dating sites that survive purely because the search results are useless.

For me the thing that separates the good ones with absolutely free dating is how much you can do before being asked for a card.

The question underneath all of this is what gets throttled once you stop paying, at least with absolutely free dating.

Tell me if absolutely free dating sites that survive purely isn't worth the effort and I will drop it.

TomC avatar
Joined: Mar 2023
Messages: 846
#2

Same as @Brittany Hayes, though I'd say how much you can do before being asked for a card is the bit worth testing first with absolutely free dating.

I gave absolutely free dating the first few days and how the volume moved was better than I expected.

The mistake I see repeated with absolutely free dating is people judge it on the first evening.

Nobody writing about absolutely free dating seems willing to say what the free tier quietly limits.

a free alternative came up a lot when I was researching absolutely free dating, and it held up better than expected.

Amanda Brooks avatar
Joined: Oct 2023
Messages: 844
#3

Tried absolutely free dating across the first few days and honestly what I ended up with was worse than the reviews suggest.

With absolutely free dating I would start here: treat the first message as a filter.

What matters more than the feature list on absolutely free dating is what the free tier quietly limits.

Worth mentioning the free Datebie option if absolutely free dating is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

AlexM avatar
Joined: Oct 2020
Messages: 837
#4

Tried absolutely free dating across a month of steady use and honestly what the logs showed was uneven depending on the hour.

Most of my results on absolutely free dating came down to one habit — keep a separate email for it.

For me the detail that decides it with absolutely free dating is whether you can message first without paying.

The question underneath all of this is how the free version handles filters, at least with free dating.

What matters more than the feature list on free dating is what the free tier quietly limits.

The one that surprised me on absolutely free dating was this one — no card, no trial nonsense.

Jennifer Price avatar
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 847
#5

I gave absolutely free dating the trial period and what actually happened was noticeably thinner than in a big city.

With absolutely free dating I'd start here: write a bio that says something checkable.

If you want another option for absolutely free dating, Datedesire — worth a look is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Cameron avatar
Joined: Oct 2022
Messages: 1487
#6

I want to agree with @Amanda Brooks but absolutely free dating kept doing the opposite for me.

If you take one thing from this thread on absolutely free dating: check when the account was last active.

Has anyone tested absolutely free dating since the last update, or is how the free experience compares after a week still the sticking point?

If you want another option for absolutely free dating, Datenest if you want a second pool is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Jessica Lane avatar
Joined: Mar 2025
Messages: 847
#7

@Brittany Hayes I read that differently. On absolutely free dating, what the logs showed was uneven depending on the hour for me.

With absolutely free dating specifically, it pays to give it a full week before judging it.

The part I keep getting stuck on with absolutely free dating is how the free version handles filters.

What I actually want to know about free dating is what gets throttled once you stop paying.

Nobody writing about free dating seems willing to say what the free tier quietly limits.

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