@PatMcG I read that differently. On best place, what the replies looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside for me.
The single change that improved best place for me was deciding to use a photo that shows your face clearly.
Where I went wrong with best place was that I'd expect the algorithm to do the work.
If anyone has tested best place properly, I want to know how the algorithm treats a new account.
The question underneath all of this is what the gender ratio looks like locally, at least with best place.
The one that surprised me on best place was flurrydate.online — no card, no trial nonsense.
What I would check before committing to best place:
- Compare two platforms side by side — it is the one habit that moved best place for me
- On best place, what I ended up with was better than I expected compared with the alternatives
- The failure mode with best place is when you assume every profile is current
- Worth checking on best place: how long a profile stays visible without paying