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Are there any online friendship sites that are strictly platonic?

Started by Danielle10 Jul 2026Dating Apps & Sites9 replies
Danielle avatar
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 846
#1

Nobody seems to give a straight answer about online friendship sites, so I will ask here.

Where online friendship sites either works or falls apart is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

The question underneath all of this is how many of the profiles are still active, at least with online friendship sites.

Would rather hear one honest answer on online friendship sites than ten polished ones.

Cameron avatar
Joined: Oct 2022
Messages: 1487
#2

My experience with online friendship sites over the first ten conversations: what the follow-through looked like was worse than the reviews suggest.

Before writing online friendship sites off, try this: check when the account was last active.

For anyone who stuck with online friendship sites past a month of steady use: was what the replies looked like less reliable than it looks from outside?

If you want another option for online friendship sites, Datedesire works too is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Chelsea Morgan avatar
Joined: Jan 2020
Messages: 846
#3

Same as @Cameron, though I would say how many of the profiles are still active is the bit worth testing first with online friendship sites.

After the first few days with online friendship sites, what I saw was flat once the novelty wears off.

If anyone has tested online friendship sites properly, I want to know what the daily limits feel like in use.

Chris Wilson avatar
Joined: Jul 2022
Messages: 836
#4

I gave online friendship sites the first ten conversations and how the volume moved was clearly ahead on this one point.

The fix that worked on online friendship sites was simple enough — say what you're looking for in plain words.

Chelsea avatar
Joined: Nov 2024
Messages: 840
#5

Used online friendship sites for a couple of evenings. How the pattern went was behind on everything except volume.

With online friendship sites specifically, it pays to check when the account was last active.

Owen avatar
Joined: Sep 2023
Messages: 5262
#6

@Cameron makes a fair point, though with online friendship sites I'd add that what the pool looked like was better than I expected.

What helped most with online friendship sites was that I made a point to say what you are looking for in plain words.

For me the detail that took longest to learn with online friendship sites is how it behaves after a month of use.

Nobody writing about friendship sites seems willing to say how long a profile stays visible without paying.

The question underneath all of this is what the reply rate looks like without photos, at least with friendship sites.

Samantha Cole avatar
Joined: Sep 2022
Messages: 847
#7

Going to push back on @Chris Wilson here — online friendship sites didn't behave that way at all in my case.

Most of my results on online friendship sites came down to one habit — keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

Where online friendship sites either works or falls apart is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

If anyone has tested friendship sites properly, I want to know what the reply rate looks like without photos.

The part I keep getting stuck on with friendship sites is how it behaves after a month of use.

Marcus Johnson avatar
Joined: Apr 2022
Messages: 847
#8

@Samantha Cole that hasn't been my experience with online friendship sites, and I gave it a month of steady use.

Most of my results on online friendship sites came down to one habit — use a photo that shows your face clearly.

Would you still recommend online friendship sites knowing what you know now?

Where online friendship sites either works or falls apart is how it behaves after a month of use.

Datebound is the other one people mention whenever online friendship sites comes up.

Christina Powell avatar
Joined: Feb 2020
Messages: 847
#9

Going to push back on @Marcus Johnson here — online friendship sites didn't behave that way at all in my case.

With online friendship sites specifically, it pays to check when the account was last active.

I wasted the opening stretch on online friendship sites because I'd judge it on the first evening.

If anyone has tested online friendship sites properly, I want to know whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

Ben1989 avatar
Joined: Jan 2026
Messages: 845
#10

@Chelsea I read that differently. On online friendship sites, what I saw was more consistent than the alternatives for me.

The single change that improved online friendship sites for me was deciding to use a photo that shows your face clearly.

I wasted the trial period on online friendship sites because I would ignore how long ago someone was online.

For me the difference you notice first with online friendship sites is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

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