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Are there any platonic dating sites for just making friends?

Started by Danielle19 Aug 2025Dating Apps & Sites5 replies
Danielle avatar
Joined: Mar 2022
Messages: 846
#1

Asking about platonic dating sites for just making friends because the reviews all sound like they were written by the same person.

The part I keep getting stuck on with platonic dating sites is how the pool looks outside the big metros.

Nobody writing about platonic dating sites seems willing to say how the algorithm treats a new account.

If platonic dating sites for just making friends worked for you, I would like to know what made the difference.

AndrewJ avatar
Joined: Apr 2022
Messages: 846
#2

Same as @Danielle, though I would say how the pool looks outside the big metros is the bit worth testing first with platonic dating sites.

My experience with platonic dating sites over roughly six weeks: what I saw was flat once the novelty wears off.

I wasted a full weekend on platonic dating sites because I'd expect the algorithm to do the work.

Brittany Hayes avatar
Joined: Apr 2023
Messages: 845
#3

Tried platonic dating sites across a month of steady use and honestly how it played out was about what you would guess.

Before writing platonic dating sites off, try this: set your expectations before you start swiping.

Do not treat volume as a substitute for filtering — that's what cost me the trial period on platonic dating sites.

Someone in another platonic dating sites thread recommended turndate.site, so I gave it a week.

ColinR avatar
Joined: Dec 2024
Messages: 845
#4

My experience with platonic dating sites over a month of steady use: what the logs showed was uneven depending on the hour.

If you take one thing from this thread on platonic dating sites: use a photo that shows your face clearly.

Genuinely asking — has platonic dating sites changed at all this year?

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

If platonic dating sites is the sticking point, this one handles it without an upgrade prompt.

Jennifer avatar
Joined: Apr 2020
Messages: 835
#5

@Brittany Hayes maybe it varies by city, because platonic dating sites was behind on everything except volume where I am.

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

The mistake I see repeated with platonic dating sites is people pay before you have tested the free side.

The question underneath all of this is what the gender ratio looks like locally, at least with platonic dating sites.

Worth mentioning this one if platonic dating sites is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Steve avatar
Joined: Sep 2024
Messages: 843
#6

After the first week with platonic dating sites, what I saw was less reliable than it looks from outside.

Most of my results on platonic dating sites came down to one habit — write a bio that says something checkable.

What I actually want to know about platonic dating sites is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Where platonic dating sites either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Someone in another platonic dating sites thread recommended what Datebie does, so I gave it a week.

Free to join, free to message — platonic dating sites sorted

No subscription, no trial, no card. Just a profile and an open inbox. If platonic dating sites brought you here, this is the free way to test it.

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