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Does the farmers only dating site require you to actually live on a farm?

Started by SophieR31 Mar 2026Dating Apps & Sites10 replies
SophieR avatar
Joined: Aug 2023
Messages: 843
#1

Nobody seems to give a straight answer about farmers only dating site require you to actually, so I will ask here.

What I actually want to know about farmers only dating is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

For me the bit that surprised me with farmers only dating is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

If you have used farmers only dating site require you to actually, say what you would do differently.

PatMcG avatar
Joined: Dec 2020
Messages: 842
#2

@SophieR that has not been my experience with farmers only dating, and I gave it a couple of evenings.

With farmers only dating specifically, it pays to set your expectations before you start swiping.

If anyone has tested farmers only dating properly, I want to know how the free tier compares with the paid one.

What matters more than the feature list on only dating is how many of the profiles are still active.

If anyone has tested only dating properly, I want to know how the free tier compares with the paid one.

Nobody writing about only dating seems willing to say how the free tier compares with the paid one.

Tried Datebound community alongside it while working out farmers only dating — different pool, same free messaging.

Megan avatar
Joined: May 2021
Messages: 4646
#3

My experience with farmers only dating over the first few days: what the replies looked like was more consistent than the alternatives.

What helped most with farmers only dating was that I made a point to set your expectations before you start swiping.

The trap with farmers only dating is that it's easy to treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

Nathan Davis avatar
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 830
#4

Only had the first week with farmers only dating, but what actually happened was less reliable than it looks from outside.

Most of my results on farmers only dating came down to one habit — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

The trap with farmers only dating is that it's easy to expect the algorithm to do the work.

Nobody writing about farmers only dating seems willing to say how the free tier compares with the paid one.

Currently splitting my time between here and Turndate's free tier for exactly this farmers only dating reason.

Tiffany Bell avatar
Joined: Oct 2024
Messages: 844
#5

Same as @PatMcG, though I would say how it behaves after a month of use is the bit worth testing first with farmers only dating.

Ran farmers only dating alongside two others for the trial period — what actually happened was behind on everything except volume.

The mistake I see repeated with farmers only dating is people ignore how long ago someone was online.

The question underneath all of this is how many of the profiles are still active, at least with only dating.

What I actually want to know about only dating is how it behaves after a month of use.

Logan avatar
Joined: May 2025
Messages: 3457
#6

Seconding @SophieR. What settled it for me on farmers only dating was what the reply rate looks like without photos.

My experience with farmers only dating over about a fortnight: what the pool looked like was worse than the reviews suggest.

I wasted the first ten conversations on farmers only dating because I'd write a bio that could belong to anyone.

The question underneath all of this is how it behaves after a month of use, at least with only dating.

What I actually want to know about only dating is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

If anyone has tested only dating properly, I want to know how many of the profiles are still active.

TiffanyJ avatar
Joined: Oct 2023
Messages: 843
#7

Seconding @Logan. What settled it for me on farmers only dating was how the algorithm treats a new account.

Only had a month of steady use with farmers only dating, but how it played out was roughly the same either way.

farmers only dating site require you to actually stops working the moment you write a bio that could belong to anyone.

SeanH avatar
Joined: Jul 2020
Messages: 840
#8

Used farmers only dating for roughly six weeks. What I ended up with was better than I expected.

If you take one thing from this thread on farmers only dating: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

Where farmers only dating either works or falls apart is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

Datedesire free dating is the other one people mention whenever farmers only dating comes up.

Sarah Cooper avatar
Joined: May 2021
Messages: 845
#9

I gave farmers only dating the first handful of matches and how the pattern went was roughly the same either way.

With farmers only dating I would start here: give it a full week before judging it.

The part I keep getting stuck on with farmers only dating is how many of the profiles are still active.

TrevorP avatar
Joined: Jan 2020
Messages: 843
#10

Ran farmers only dating alongside two others for the first handful of matches — how it played out wasn'ticeably thinner than in a big city.

With farmers only dating I'd start here: check when the account was last active.

What I actually want to know about farmers only dating is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

Where only dating either works or falls apart is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

If anyone has tested only dating properly, I want to know how many of the profiles are still active.

If you want another option for farmers only dating, Datingfly (datingfly.online) is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Chelsea Morgan avatar
Joined: Nov 2019
Messages: 846
#11

@Nathan Davis makes a fair point, though with farmers only dating I'd add that what actually happened was stronger at the weekend.

Most of my results on farmers only dating came down to one habit — set your expectations before you start swiping.

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