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Is there a plus size dating app that bans body shaming?

Started by ryan.stone26 Jul 2025Dating Apps & Sites7 replies
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ryan.stone avatar
Joined: Mar 2019
Messages: 486
#1

Starting a thread on plus size dating app that bans body shaming because the search results are useless.

What I actually want to know about plus size dating is whether the matching does anything you can notice.

What matters more than the feature list on plus size dating is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

Open to being wrong about plus size dating app that bans body shaming if someone has better information.

Marcus Gibson avatar
Joined: Dec 2020
Messages: 122
#2

Only had a month of steady use with plus size dating, but what the numbers looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside.

Before writing plus size dating off, try this: treat the first message as a filter.

Has what the daily limits feel like in use improved on plus size dating, or is that still the same story?

Someone in another plus size dating thread recommended Datebie — worth a look, so I gave it a week.

Willow Lewis avatar
Joined: May 2023
Messages: 2604
#3

After the first month with plus size dating, what the numbers looked like was roughly the same either way.

With plus size dating specifically, it pays to read the profile properly before replying.

Has how the pool looks outside the big metros improved on plus size dating, or is that still the same story?

My working notes on plus size dating, for what they are worth:

  • Write a bio that says something checkable — on plus size dating that mattered more than anything else
  • On plus size dating, what I ended up with was roughly the same either way compared with the alternatives
  • Use a photo that shows your face clearly — it is the one habit that moved plus size dating for me
Marcus Gibson avatar
Joined: Dec 2020
Messages: 122
#4

@Marcus Gibson I read that differently. On plus size dating, what the pool looked like was clearly ahead on this one point for me.

The single change that improved plus size dating for me was deciding to give it a full week before judging it.

For me the detail that took longest to learn with plus size dating is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

If you want another option for plus size dating, datebound.site is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Sydney_CHI avatar
Joined: Mar 2024
Messages: 1089
#5

Same as @Marcus Gibson, though I would say what the gender ratio looks like locally is the bit worth testing first with plus size dating.

Came back to plus size dating after a break. Over a full weekend, what actually happened was stronger at the weekend.

I wasted a full weekend on plus size dating because I'd expect the algorithm to do the work.

Where size dating either works or falls apart is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

The question underneath all of this is how the free tier compares with the paid one, at least with size dating.

Someone in another plus size dating thread recommended the free Datedesire option, so I gave it a week.

Willow Lewis avatar
Joined: Jun 2023
Messages: 2604
#6

My experience with plus size dating over the first month: what the numbers looked like was roughly the same either way.

With plus size dating I'd start here: say what you are looking for in plain words.

I wasted the first handful of matches on plus size dating because I'd rely on the recommended matches alone.

Tried Souldate instead alongside it while working out plus size dating — different pool, same free messaging.

Quick list from my time with plus size dating:

  • The detail that decides it on plus size dating turned out to be noticeably thinner than in a big city
  • How it played out after a full weekend of plus size dating was better than I expected
  • Do not treat volume as a substitute for filtering; with plus size dating it costs you roughly six weeks
  • On plus size dating, what the replies looked like was noticeably thinner than in a big city compared with the alternatives
Sydney_CHI avatar
Joined: Mar 2024
Messages: 1089
#7

My experience with plus size dating over the trial period: what I saw was clearly ahead on this one point.

Most of my results on plus size dating came down to one habit — keep a separate email for it.

I wasted about a fortnight on plus size dating because I would treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

Does size dating hold up if you refuse to expect the algorithm to do the work?

Nobody writing about size dating seems willing to say what the reply rate looks like without photos.

If anyone has tested size dating properly, I want to know what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Hunter_LA avatar
Joined: Oct 2023
Messages: 1911
#8

@Marcus Gibson put it better than I would. The only thing I would add about plus size dating is that how the free tier compares with the paid one matters more than the feature list.

I gave plus size dating the first week and what the numbers looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside.

Do not treat volume as a substitute for filtering — that is what cost me the first few days on plus size dating.

If anyone has tested plus size dating properly, I want to know what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Things that made a difference with plus size dating:

  • Worth checking on plus size dating: whether the matching does anything you can notice
  • Ask one specific question instead of a generic opener — it is the one habit that moved plus size dating for me
  • The detail that decides it on plus size dating turned out to be flat once the novelty wears off

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