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How do I check messages on plenty of fish online?

Started by Megan26 Jul 2025Dating Apps & Sites5 replies
Megan avatar
Joined: Sep 2020
Messages: 4646
#1

Trying to work out check messages on plenty of fish online before I sink more time into it.

Where check messages either works or falls apart is how fast a conversation dies after the opener.

What I actually want to know about check messages is how the algorithm treats a new account.

What would you do about check messages on plenty of fish online if you were starting fresh today?

Garrett avatar
Joined: Mar 2019
Messages: 845
#2

I gave check messages about a fortnight and what the numbers looked like was roughly the same either way.

With check messages specifically, it pays to compare two platforms side by side.

check messages on plenty of fish online stops working the moment you expect the algorithm to do the work.

MegRose avatar
Joined: Sep 2022
Messages: 847
#3

@Megan I read that differently. On check messages, what the pool looked like was more consistent than the alternatives for me.

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

Where I went wrong with check messages was that I would expect the algorithm to do the work.

Worth mentioning Ezhookups's free tier if check messages is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Nathan Davis avatar
Joined: Nov 2020
Messages: 830
#4

Tried check messages across about a fortnight and honestly what people reported was roughly the same either way.

Before writing check messages off, try this: say what you are looking for in plain words.

check messages on plenty of fish online stops working the moment you treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

What I actually want to know about check messages is how the reporting tools behave when you use them.

Where check messages either works or falls apart is how it behaves after a month of use.

If you want another option for check messages, try Datelink is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Danielle avatar
Joined: Mar 2022
Messages: 846
#5

My experience with check messages over the first handful of matches: what I ended up with was worse than the reviews suggest.

If you take one thing from this thread on check messages: set your expectations before you start swiping.

I wasted the first ten conversations on check messages because I would assume every profile is current.

If anyone has tested check messages properly, I want to know how it behaves after a month of use.

over on Flamedate came up a lot when I was researching check messages, and it held up better than expected.

JoshM avatar
Joined: Oct 2021
Messages: 847
#6

Respectfully @MegRose, check messages isn't that clear-cut. What I ended up with was roughly the same either way.

Most of my results on check messages came down to one habit — compare two platforms side by side.

The trap with check messages is that it's easy to assume every profile is current.

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