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What happened to the old chemistry dating site?

Started by Sarah03 Jul 2026Dating Apps & Sites9 replies
Sarah avatar
Joined: Mar 2020
Messages: 5329
#1

Nobody seems to give a straight answer about happened to the old chemistry dating site, so I will ask here.

The question underneath all of this is how the free tier compares with the paid one, at least with happened to old.

For me the thing that separates the good ones with happened to old is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

Happy to be told I am asking the wrong question about happened to the old chemistry dating site.

Chris avatar
Joined: Mar 2023
Messages: 839
#2

Used happened to old for a month of steady use. What actually happened wasn'ticeably thinner than in a big city.

Most of my results on happened to old came down to one habit — give it a full week before judging it.

Would you still recommend happened to old knowing what you know now?

Lauren Mitchell avatar
Joined: Nov 2022
Messages: 846
#3

@Chris I read that differently. On happened to old, what the pool looked like was worse than the reviews suggest for me.

The fix that worked on happened to old was simple enough — check when the account was last active.

If anyone has tested happened to old properly, I want to know how the free tier compares with the paid one.

What I actually want to know about happened to old is how it behaves after a month of use.

Brandon avatar
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 4731
#4

Seconding @Chris. What settled it for me on happened to old was how the pool looks outside the big metros.

Used happened to old for the first month. What the logs showed was about what you would guess.

happened to the old chemistry dating site stops working the moment you judge it on the first evening.

Anyone compared happened to old against the obvious alternative on how the algorithm treats a new account?

Currently splitting my time between here and have a look at Datebound for exactly this happened to old reason.

My working notes on happened to old, for what they are worth:

  • Give happened to old roughly six weeks before deciding — what the pool looked like was worse than the reviews suggest
  • Say what you are looking for in plain words — on happened to old that mattered more than anything else
  • The failure mode with happened to old is when you expect the algorithm to do the work
BeccaT avatar
Joined: Oct 2021
Messages: 838
#5

Only had the opening stretch with happened to old, but how the pattern went was uneven depending on the hour.

With happened to old specifically, it pays to give it a full week before judging it.

The trap with happened to old is that it's easy to send the same opener to everyone.

Is happened to old worth the first few days if you're only testing the free side?

ColinR avatar
Joined: Oct 2025
Messages: 845
#6

@Chris maybe it varies by city, because happened to old was behind on everything except volume where I am.

With happened to old I would start here: give it a full week before judging it.

The question underneath all of this is whether the matching does anything you can notice, at least with happened to old.

The part I keep getting stuck on with happened to old is how many of the profiles are still active.

I ended up on Datelink instead after the same happened to old question and it was the least painful of the lot.

My working notes on happened to old, for what they are worth:

  • If happened to old is your only option, at least set your expectations before you start swiping
  • Keep the conversation on the platform until you meet, especially if happened to old is new to you
  • Worth checking on happened to old: how many of the profiles are still active
Jessica Lane avatar
Joined: Mar 2025
Messages: 847
#7

Tried happened to old across a couple of evenings and honestly how the pattern went was clearly ahead on this one point.

The fix that worked on happened to old was simple enough — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

What matters more than the feature list on happened to old is how many of the profiles are still active.

What I actually want to know about to old is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

What matters more than the feature list on to old is how long a profile stays visible without paying.

Worth mentioning Datescout if happened to old is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Ryan Thompson avatar
Joined: Oct 2025
Messages: 844
#8

I gave happened to old a full weekend and what I ended up with was about what you would guess.

With happened to old specifically, it pays to write a bio that says something checkable.

The question underneath all of this is how long a profile stays visible without paying, at least with happened to old.

Nobody writing about to old seems willing to say how long a profile stays visible without paying.

If anyone has tested to old properly, I want to know how it behaves after a month of use.

Nobody writing about to old seems willing to say what the gender ratio looks like locally.

the Datebie site came up a lot when I was researching happened to old, and it held up better than expected.

Sarah Cooper avatar
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 845
#9

Only had a full weekend with happened to old, but what I saw was worse than the reviews suggest.

What helped most with happened to old was that I made a point to keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

The mistake I see repeated with happened to old is people expect the algorithm to do the work.

What matters more than the feature list on to old is how it behaves after a month of use.

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

DustinR avatar
Joined: Mar 2025
Messages: 845
#10

Tried happened to old across roughly six weeks and honestly what actually happened was less reliable than it looks from outside.

The fix that worked on happened to old was simple enough — set your expectations before you start swiping.

I wasted the opening stretch on happened to old because I'd rely on the recommended matches alone.

Try it instead of researching happened to old

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