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What are the best dating sites for relationships?

Started by Samantha Cole30 Mar 2026Dating Apps & Sites9 replies
Samantha Cole avatar
Joined: Jun 2022
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#1

Would rather hear it from people who use it: best dating sites for relationships.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best dating sites is whether the questionnaires are worth the time.

What matters more than the feature list on best dating sites is how long it takes to get past small talk.

Tell me if best dating sites for relationships isn't worth the effort and I will drop it.

Brandon avatar
Joined: Apr 2021
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#2

@Samantha Cole I read that differently. On best dating sites, how it played out was better than I expected for me.

The fix that worked on best dating sites was simple enough — say what you're looking for in plain words.

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

What matters more than the feature list on best dating sites is what the follow-through looks like after a month.

Datingfly free dating is the other one people mention whenever best dating sites comes up.

What I would tell a friend starting with best dating sites:

  • Worth checking on best dating sites: what the intent filters actually do
  • Give best dating sites the first week before deciding — what I ended up with was worse than the reviews suggest
  • The piece people skip is what decides whether best dating sites is worth it
Sarah Cooper avatar
Joined: Apr 2021
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#3

Same as @Brandon, though I would say how long it takes to get past small talk is the bit worth testing first with best dating sites.

Only had a couple of evenings with best dating sites, but what the pool looked like was worse than the reviews suggest.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best dating sites is what the follow-through looks like after a month.

If anyone has tested best dating sites properly, I want to know what makes a conversation last past week one.

Someone in another best dating sites thread recommended what Flamedate does, so I gave it a week.

Cameron avatar
Joined: Jul 2022
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#4

@Brandon maybe it varies by city, because best dating sites was stronger at the weekend where I'm.

With best dating sites specifically, it pays to read the profile properly before replying.

I wasted the first week on best dating sites because I'd pay before you have tested the free side.

Tried Datebie free tier alongside it while working out best dating sites — different pool, same free messaging.

Lauren avatar
Joined: Apr 2024
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#5

Ran best dating sites alongside two others for the first week — how the volume moved was stronger at the weekend.

If you take one thing from this thread on best dating sites: keep a separate email for it.

I wasted the opening stretch on best dating sites because I would take silence personally.

Worth mentioning datenest.site if best dating sites is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

JoshM avatar
Joined: Jun 2022
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#6

@Samantha Cole that hasn't been my experience with best dating sites, and I gave it about a fortnight.

With best dating sites I would start here: give it a full week before judging it.

For me the difference you notice first with best dating sites is what the follow-through looks like after a month.

Stephanie avatar
Joined: Nov 2024
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#7

I want to agree with @Samantha Cole but best dating sites kept doing the opposite for me.

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

For me the detail that decides it with best dating sites is what the follow-through looks like after a month.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best dating sites is whether the questionnaires are worth the time.

The condensed version of my best dating sites experience:

  • How the volume moved after the first week of best dating sites was behind on everything except volume
  • Check when the account was last active — on best dating sites that mattered more than anything else
  • Give best dating sites the first month before deciding — how the pattern went was roughly the same either way
  • Worth checking on best dating sites: whether the questionnaires are worth the time
Marcus avatar
Joined: Oct 2019
Messages: 827
#8

@Brandon put it better than I would. The only thing I would add about best dating sites is that whether people are honest about wanting something serious matters more than the feature list.

My experience with best dating sites over the first handful of matches: what the replies looked like was flat once the novelty wears off.

If best dating sites is the sticking point, Datebound — worth a look handles it without an upgrade prompt.

Kayla Hughes avatar
Joined: Sep 2019
Messages: 846
#9

@Samantha Cole maybe it varies by city, because best dating sites was about what you would guess where I'm.

The single change that improved best dating sites for me was deciding to keep a separate email for it.

The mistake I see repeated with best dating sites is people judge it on the first evening.

GarrettW avatar
Joined: Dec 2024
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#10

@JoshM I read that differently. On best dating sites, what I saw was clearly ahead on this one point for me.

With best dating sites specifically, it pays to check when the account was last active.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best dating sites is whether people are honest about wanting something serious.

What matters more than the feature list on dating sites is what the intent filters actually do.

For me the detail that took longest to learn with dating sites is whether the serious label changes the conversation.

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