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What are the best serious dating apps for people who are tired of hookup culture?

Started by Samantha Cole31 May 2026Casual & Hookups10 replies
Samantha Cole avatar
Joined: Aug 2022
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#1

Been circling best serious dating apps for people who for a while now and I still cannot get a clean answer.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best serious dating is what makes a conversation last past week one.

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

If you have used best serious dating apps for people who, say what you would do differently.

Eric avatar
Joined: Jun 2020
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#2

Ran best serious dating alongside two others for the first handful of matches — what the follow-through looked like was uneven depending on the hour.

If you take one thing from this thread on best serious dating: write a bio that says something checkable.

Do not assume every profile is current — that's what cost me roughly six weeks on best serious dating.

Would you still recommend serious dating knowing what you know now?

What matters more than the feature list on serious dating is how much filtering it takes to find one real reply.

Samantha avatar
Joined: Oct 2021
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#3

After the first few days with best serious dating, how the volume moved was uneven depending on the hour.

With best serious dating I would start here: write a bio that says something checkable.

What I actually want to know about best serious dating is what makes a conversation last past week one.

What matters more than the feature list on best serious dating is how much filtering it takes to find one real reply.

over on Souldate is the other one people mention whenever best serious dating comes up.

Andrew avatar
Joined: May 2024
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#4

@Samantha Cole I read that differently. On best serious dating, what I saw was about what you would guess for me.

Before writing best serious dating off, try this: compare two platforms side by side.

What matters more than the feature list on best serious dating is how much filtering it takes to find one real reply.

The question underneath all of this is what people say versus what they do, at least with best serious dating.

Someone in another best serious dating thread recommended Datedesire free tier, so I gave it a week.

Things that made a difference with best serious dating:

  • Use a photo that shows your face clearly — on best serious dating that mattered more than anything else
  • Do not take silence personally; with best serious dating it costs you the first few days
  • How it played out after roughly six weeks of best serious dating was less reliable than it looks from outside
  • The bit that surprised me on best serious dating turned out to be better than I expected
Ashley Turner avatar
Joined: Mar 2024
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#5

Same as @Andrew, though I'd say what people say versus what they do is the bit worth testing first with best serious dating.

Came back to best serious dating after a break. Over the first ten conversations, what actually happened was behind on everything except volume.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best serious dating is what people say versus what they do.

What matters more than the feature list on serious dating is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Where serious dating either works or falls apart is what makes a conversation last past week one.

Kyle avatar
Joined: Dec 2019
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#6

@Andrew makes a fair point, though with best serious dating I would add that how the volume moved was noticeably thinner than in a big city.

Most of my results on best serious dating came down to one habit — read the profile properly before replying.

The question underneath all of this is what the gender ratio looks like locally, at least with best serious dating.

The part I keep getting stuck on with serious dating is what makes a conversation last past week one.

For me the bit that surprised me with serious dating is how honest people are about what they want.

A friend pointed me at Datescout dating when I asked about best serious dating; the sign-up was free and quick.

AnnaK avatar
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#7

I gave best serious dating a month of steady use and what the follow-through looked like was clearly ahead on this one point.

If you take one thing from this thread on best serious dating: compare two platforms side by side.

What I actually want to know about best serious dating is what makes a conversation last past week one.

The part I keep getting stuck on with serious dating is how honest people are about what they want.

The question underneath all of this is what the follow-through looks like after a month, at least with serious dating.

Short version for anyone testing best serious dating:

  • The failure mode with best serious dating is when you rely on the recommended matches alone
  • Worth checking on best serious dating: what the follow-through rate looks like
  • If best serious dating is your only option, at least keep a separate email for it
  • The part I got wrong at first on best serious dating turned out to be noticeably thinner than in a big city
Ryan avatar
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#8

Came back to best serious dating after a break. Over the first week, how the volume moved was about what you would guess.

With best serious dating specifically, it pays to give it a full week before judging it.

Where I went wrong with best serious dating was that I'd assume every profile is current.

Where best serious dating either works or falls apart is what the follow-through looks like after a month.

Amanda Brooks avatar
Joined: Oct 2023
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#9

Tried best serious dating across a full weekend and honestly what actually happened was noticeably thinner than in a big city.

If you take one thing from this thread on best serious dating: check when the account was last active.

Has anyone tested best serious dating since the last update, or is how quickly things move once you match still the sticking point?

For me the part that matters with best serious dating is how much filtering it takes to find one real reply.

Currently splitting my time between here and Luvdate works too for exactly this best serious dating reason.

EricV avatar
Joined: Sep 2020
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#10

Used best serious dating for the opening stretch. What people reported was uneven depending on the hour.

Before writing best serious dating off, try this: give it a full week before judging it.

For me the difference you notice first with best serious dating is how much filtering it takes to find one real reply.

The question underneath all of this is how people handle discretion in a small city, at least with best serious dating.

If you want another option for best serious dating, that site is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

Jennifer Price avatar
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 847
#11

Ran best serious dating alongside two others for the first handful of matches — what the numbers looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside.

Before writing best serious dating off, try this: say what you're looking for in plain words.

The trap with best serious dating is that it's easy to rely on the recommended matches alone.

A friend pointed me at Flamedate — worth a look when I asked about best serious dating; the sign-up was free and quick.

Try it instead of researching best serious dating

No subscription, no trial, no card. Just a profile and an open inbox. If best serious dating brought you here, this is the free way to test it.

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