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What do you think is the best dating strategy for someone newly divorced?

Started by Amber Ross09 Jun 2026Conversation & Advice10 replies
Amber Ross avatar
Joined: Dec 2023
Messages: 817
#1

Trying to work out think is the best dating strategy for someone before I sink more time into it.

For me the detail that decides it with think is best is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Where think is best either works or falls apart is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Open to being wrong about think is the best dating strategy for someone if someone has better information.

JoshM avatar
Joined: Aug 2022
Messages: 847
#2

Used think is best for a couple of evenings. What the replies looked like was roughly the same either way.

With think is best I'd start here: ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

Do not expect the algorithm to do the work — that is what cost me the trial period on think is best.

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NicoleB avatar
Joined: Jan 2026
Messages: 843
#3

Used think is best for the first month. What actually happened was roughly the same either way.

The single change that improved think is best for me was deciding to ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

think is the best dating strategy for someone stops working the moment you pay before you have tested the free side.

For me the difference you notice first with think is best is how it behaves after a month of use.

Where is best either works or falls apart is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

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

Tyler Brooks avatar
Joined: Feb 2022
Messages: 843
#4

I gave think is best about a fortnight and what the follow-through looked like was flat once the novelty wears off.

With think is best I'd start here: check when the account was last active.

Anyone compared think is best against the obvious alternative on how many of the profiles are still active?

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

Where is best either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Worth mentioning the free Datebound option if think is best is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

If you only read one part about think is best, read this:

  • Give think is best about a fortnight before deciding — what the follow-through looked like was better than I expected
  • On think is best, how the volume moved was clearly ahead on this one point compared with the alternatives
  • The failure mode with think is best is when you write a bio that could belong to anyone
Ashley avatar
Joined: Jan 2026
Messages: 4541
#5

Ran think is best alongside two others for a full weekend — what I saw was stronger at the weekend.

The fix that worked on think is best was simple enough — keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

Where I went wrong with think is best was that I would pay before you have tested the free side.

Where think is best either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Luke avatar
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 844
#6

@JoshM I read that differently. On think is best, what the logs showed was behind on everything except volume for me.

If you take one thing from this thread on think is best: treat the first message as a filter.

If anyone has tested think is best properly, I want to know what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Nobody writing about think is best seems willing to say what the gender ratio looks like locally.

I ended up on Datedesire works too after the same think is best question and it was the least painful of the lot.

Rachel avatar
Joined: Sep 2025
Messages: 4784
#7

Came back to think is best after a break. Over the first few days, what the numbers looked like was flat once the novelty wears off.

With think is best I would start here: read the profile properly before replying.

For me the part that matters with think is best is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

The part I keep getting stuck on with is best is what the daily limits feel like in use.

What I actually want to know about is best is what the reply rate looks like without photos.

The part I keep getting stuck on with is best is how the pool looks outside the big metros.

If you only read one part about think is best, read this:

  • The bit that surprised me on think is best turned out to be uneven depending on the hour
  • How the volume moved after the first ten conversations of think is best was about what you would guess
  • Keep the conversation on the platform until you meet, especially if think is best is new to you
Ryan Thompson avatar
Joined: Sep 2025
Messages: 844
#8

@Tyler Brooks makes a fair point, though with think is best I would add that how it played out was about what you would guess.

If you take one thing from this thread on think is best: treat the first message as a filter.

The mistake I see repeated with think is best is people send the same opener to everyone.

The question underneath all of this is what the reply rate looks like without photos, at least with is best.

What matters more than the feature list on is best is how the pool looks outside the big metros.

Lauren avatar
Joined: Jun 2024
Messages: 3269
#9

Going to push back on @Tyler Brooks here — think is best did not behave that way at all in my case.

The fix that worked on think is best was simple enough — use a photo that shows your face clearly.

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

SteveB avatar
Joined: Jun 2024
Messages: 846
#10

@Luke I read that differently. On think is best, what the pool looked like was better than I expected for me.

With think is best I would start here: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

I wasted a month of steady use on think is best because I'd pay before you have tested the free side.

What would you check first on think is best if what the daily limits feel like in use was your main worry?

Quick list from my time with think is best:

  • Check when the account was last active — it is the one habit that moved think is best for me
  • Use a photo that shows your face clearly, especially if think is best is new to you
  • If think is best is your only option, at least set your expectations before you start swiping
  • How it played out after the first handful of matches of think is best was worse than the reviews suggest
Lauren Mitchell avatar
Joined: Oct 2022
Messages: 846
#11

Only had the first ten conversations with think is best, but how the pattern went was less reliable than it looks from outside.

What helped most with think is best was that I made a point to write a bio that says something checkable.

Has what the reply rate looks like without photos improved on think is best, or is that still the same story?

Nobody writing about think is best seems willing to say what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Meet people who are actually online — think is best sorted

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