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Do text-based dating chat rooms still exist, or is it all video now?

Started by Megan26 Jun 2026Cam & Chat7 replies
Megan avatar
Joined: Aug 2021
Messages: 4646
#1

Starting a thread on text-based dating chat rooms still exist because the search results are useless.

For me the part I got wrong at first with text-based dating chat is how quickly people push to move platforms.

Nobody writing about text-based dating chat seems willing to say whether anyone replies without a photo attached.

Tell me if text-based dating chat rooms still exist is not worth the effort and I will drop it.

SteveB avatar
Joined: Jun 2024
Messages: 846
#2

Ran text-based dating chat alongside two others for a full weekend — how it played out was better than I expected.

Most of my results on text-based dating chat came down to one habit — read the profile properly before replying.

Does text-based dating chat behave the same way outside the big cities?

What matters more than the feature list on dating chat is how the reporting tools behave when you use them.

The question underneath all of this is how much of the traffic is automated, at least with dating chat.

The condensed version of my text-based dating chat experience:

  • The detail that took longest to learn on text-based dating chat turned out to be roughly the same either way
  • Do not judge it on the first evening; with text-based dating chat it costs you about a fortnight
  • The failure mode with text-based dating chat is when you assume every profile is current
  • Worth checking on text-based dating chat: how the reporting tools behave when you use them
Samantha Cole avatar
Joined: Sep 2022
Messages: 847
#3

Ran text-based dating chat alongside two others for a month of steady use — what people reported was uneven depending on the hour.

Most of my results on text-based dating chat came down to one habit — use a photo that shows your face clearly.

If anyone has tested text-based dating chat properly, I want to know how the reporting tools behave when you use them.

What matters more than the feature list on text-based dating chat is how much of the traffic is automated.

Ian avatar
Joined: Nov 2024
Messages: 3947
#4

@Samantha Cole put it better than I would. The only thing I would add about text-based dating chat is that whether anyone replies without a photo attached matters more than the feature list.

My experience with text-based dating chat over roughly six weeks: what the logs showed was worse than the reviews suggest.

I wasted a full weekend on text-based dating chat because I would assume every profile is current.

The part I keep getting stuck on with dating chat is whether it is worth keeping a second account for it.

The part I keep getting stuck on with dating chat is how fast a conversation dies after the opener.

Where dating chat either works or falls apart is whether it's worth keeping a second account for it.

Worth mentioning Datelink (datelink.online) if text-based dating chat is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Christina avatar
Joined: Jul 2020
Messages: 841
#5

Used text-based dating chat for about a fortnight. What the logs showed was less reliable than it looks from outside.

With text-based dating chat I would start here: compare two platforms side by side.

The trap with text-based dating chat is that it is easy to judge it on the first evening.

Worth mentioning Datenest works too if text-based dating chat is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

KevinB avatar
Joined: Mar 2025
Messages: 845
#6

@Christina makes a fair point, though with text-based dating chat I'd add that what the pool looked like was about what you would guess.

The fix that worked on text-based dating chat was simple enough — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

Anyone compared text-based dating chat against the obvious alternative on how the reporting tools behave when you use them?

What I would check before committing to text-based dating chat:

  • Worth checking on text-based dating chat: what happens when you decline to share more
  • The difference you notice first is what decides whether text-based dating chat is worth it
  • Compare two platforms side by side, especially if text-based dating chat is new to you
  • Give text-based dating chat about a fortnight before deciding — what the replies looked like was uneven depending on the hour
Madison Reed avatar
Joined: May 2023
Messages: 842
#7

Tried text-based dating chat across about a fortnight and honestly what I ended up with was flat once the novelty wears off.

What helped most with text-based dating chat was that I made a point to ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

Nobody writing about text-based dating chat seems willing to say whether it's worth keeping a second account for it.

The part I keep getting stuck on with text-based dating chat is how quickly people push to move platforms.

If you only read one part about text-based dating chat, read this:

  • What the follow-through looked like after a full weekend of text-based dating chat was better than I expected
  • The detail that decides it is what decides whether text-based dating chat is worth it
  • Treat the first message as a filter — it is the one habit that moved text-based dating chat for me
  • Use a photo that shows your face clearly, especially if text-based dating chat is new to you
DustinR avatar
Joined: Mar 2025
Messages: 845
#8

I gave text-based dating chat a month of steady use and what the numbers looked like was worse than the reviews suggest.

Before writing text-based dating chat off, try this: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

I wasted the first few days on text-based dating chat because I'd treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

What would you check first on dating chat if what the ratio looks like at different hours was your main worry?

What matters more than the feature list on dating chat is what a normal exchange looks like end to end.

Someone in another text-based dating chat thread recommended another free option, so I gave it a week.

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