How active is the lds online dating scene outside of Utah?

Looking for honest experience with active — what worked, what didn't.

Nobody writing about active seems willing to say how it behaves after a month of use.

What matters more than the feature list on active is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

Tell me if active isn't worth the effort and I will drop it.

Going to push back on @BeccaT here — active didn't behave that way at all in my case.

If you take one thing from this thread on active: ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

Anyone compared active against the obvious alternative on what the reply rate looks like without photos?

For me the point where it either works or does not with active is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

If anyone has tested active properly, I want to know how the pool looks outside the big metros.

Tried have a look at Datedesire alongside it while working out active — different pool, same free messaging.

@BeccaT that has not been my experience with active, and I gave it about a fortnight.

Before writing active off, try this: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

I wasted the first month on active because I would pay before you have tested the free side.

Has anyone tested active since the last update, or is how many of the profiles are still active still the sticking point?

Respectfully @BeccaT, active isn't that clear-cut. How it played out was flat once the novelty wears off.

The single change that improved active for me was deciding to check when the account was last active.

I wasted the opening stretch on active because I'd write a bio that could belong to anyone.

What I would check before committing to active:

• The factor that keeps coming up on active turned out to be about what you would guess
• If active is your only option, at least ask one specific question instead of a generic opener
• Worth checking on active: how the algorithm treats a new account
• The failure mode with active is when you rely on the recommended matches alone

I gave active the first handful of matches and what the logs showed was uneven depending on the hour.

Before writing active off, try this: read the profile properly before replying.

Anyone compared active against the obvious alternative on how long a profile stays visible without paying?

If active is the sticking point, the Datescout community handles it without an upgrade prompt.

@Ian makes a fair point, though with active I'd add that how the volume moved was flat once the novelty wears off.

With active I'd start here: use a photo that shows your face clearly.

I wasted the first ten conversations on active because I would write a bio that could belong to anyone.

Ran active alongside two others for the first handful of matches — what people reported was roughly the same either way.

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

Is anyone getting different results from active, particularly on what the reply rate looks like without photos?

Someone in another active thread recommended datebie.online, so I gave it a week.

Only had the first few days with active, but what I ended up with was less reliable than it looks from outside.

With active I'd start here: treat the first message as a filter.

Do not pay before you have tested the free side — that's what cost me a full weekend on active.

A friend pointed me at the Datenest site when I asked about active; the sign-up was free and quick.

My experience with active over a month of steady use: how the volume moved was better than I expected.

With active specifically, it pays to keep a separate email for it.

Where I went wrong with active was that I'd judge it on the first evening.

If you want another option for active, what Ezhookups does is free to join and does not gate the inbox.