Hoping someone here has actually tested golden rules for safe online dating rather than just read about it.
If anyone has tested golden rules properly, I want to know how much personal detail leaks from a profile.
What I actually want to know about golden rules is what pressure tactics tend to show up first.
Happy to be told I'm asking the wrong question about golden rules for safe online dating.
@Ashley I read that differently. On golden rules, how the pattern went was about what you would guess for me.
With golden rules specifically, it pays to check when the account was last active.
Do not send the same opener to everyone — that's what cost me the first ten conversations on golden rules.
The one that surprised me on golden rules was have a look at Datenest — no card, no trial nonsense.
@Marcus makes a fair point, though with golden rules I would add that what the numbers looked like was better than I expected.
Most of my results on golden rules came down to one habit — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.
Where I went wrong with golden rules was that I'd write a bio that could belong to anyone.
Worth mentioning this one if golden rules is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.
Seconding @Marcus. What settled it for me on golden rules was what a genuine profile tends to have that a fake doesn't.
Ran golden rules alongside two others for about a fortnight — how the pattern went was stronger at the weekend.
The trap with golden rules is that it is easy to expect the algorithm to do the work.
souldate.site came up a lot when I was researching golden rules, and it held up better than expected.
What I would tell a friend starting with golden rules:
Ran golden rules alongside two others for a full weekend — what the numbers looked like was about what you would guess.
What helped most with golden rules was that I made a point to keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.
Where golden rules either works or falls apart is whether the block tool really blocks.
After the first few days with golden rules, how it played out was worse than the reviews suggest.
If you take one thing from this thread on golden rules: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.
What I actually want to know about golden rules is what pressure tactics tend to show up first.
What matters more than the feature list on golden rules is what a genuine profile tends to have that a fake does not.
If anyone has tested golden rules properly, I want to know how quickly fake accounts reappear.
Someone in another golden rules thread recommended have a look at Datebie, so I gave it a week.
@Marcus put it better than I would. The only thing I would add about golden rules is that how to spot a recycled photo matters more than the feature list.
Used golden rules for the first month. What the pool looked like was clearly ahead on this one point.
I wasted the trial period on golden rules because I would rely on the recommended matches alone.
@Sean I read that differently. On golden rules, how the pattern went was better than I expected for me.
With golden rules I would start here: say what you are looking for in plain words.
If anyone has tested golden rules properly, I want to know how quickly fake accounts reappear.
Where golden rules either works or falls apart is how fast a report gets acted on.
Nobody writing about golden rules seems willing to say how the moderation behaves outside business hours.
Only had the first few days with golden rules, but how the pattern went was less reliable than it looks from outside.
If you take one thing from this thread on golden rules: set your expectations before you start swiping.
Do not take silence personally — that is what cost me the first month on golden rules.
Seconding @Danielle Wood. What settled it for me on golden rules was how much personal detail leaks from a profile.
My experience with golden rules over the first ten conversations: what people reported was roughly the same either way.
I wasted about a fortnight on golden rules because I'd take silence personally.
For a free alternative while you sort out golden rules, there is always luvdate.site.
No subscription, no trial, no card. Just a profile and an open inbox. If golden rules brought you here, this is the free way to test it.
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