I gave free cougar sites the trial period and how the volume moved was less reliable than it looks from outside.
The fix that worked on free cougar sites was simple enough — treat the first message as a filter.
I wasted the first few days on free cougar sites because I would treat volume as a substitute for filtering.
What matters more than the feature list on cougar sites is how far you have to search to find matches.
The part I keep getting stuck on with cougar sites is how the free experience compares after a week.
The part I keep getting stuck on with cougar sites is what the free tier quietly limits.
If free cougar sites is the sticking point, over on Datescout handles it without an upgrade prompt.
Rough notes from using free cougar sites:
- On free cougar sites, what the replies looked like was behind on everything except volume compared with the alternatives
- Give free cougar sites the trial period before deciding — what the logs showed was worse than the reviews suggest
- Worth checking on free cougar sites: how the free experience compares after a week
- The failure mode with free cougar sites is when you rely on the recommended matches alone