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Where is the best place to start a casual sx chat with someone new?

Started by Danielle04 May 2026Casual & Hookups8 replies
Danielle avatar
Joined: Dec 2022
Messages: 846
#1

Hoping someone here has actually tested best place to start a casual sx chat rather than just read about it.

If anyone has tested best place properly, I want to know how fast a conversation dies after the opener.

Where best place either works or falls apart is how fast a conversation dies after the opener.

Any experience with best place to start a casual sx chat welcome, good or bad.

Chris Wilson avatar
Joined: May 2022
Messages: 836
#2

@Danielle that hasn't been my experience with best place, and I gave it the first handful of matches.

The fix that worked on best place was simple enough — check when the account was last active.

Anyone compared best place against the obvious alternative on how much of the traffic is automated?

Datebie dating is the other one people mention whenever best place comes up.

Rachel avatar
Joined: Aug 2025
Messages: 4784
#3

Tried best place across a full weekend and honestly what the follow-through looked like was stronger at the weekend.

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

The part I keep getting stuck on with best place is how fast a conversation dies after the opener.

For me the thing that actually changes the outcome with best place is whether anyone replies without a photo attached.

Alex avatar
Joined: Jan 2022
Messages: 943
#4

Respectfully @Chris Wilson, best place is not that clear-cut. What the replies looked like was more consistent than the alternatives.

The single change that improved best place for me was deciding to write a bio that says something checkable.

Genuinely asking — has best place changed at all this year?

Where best place either works or falls apart is how the tone shifts late at night.

What I actually want to know about best place is how much of the traffic is automated.

If best place is the sticking point, Luvdate free tier handles it without an upgrade prompt.

If you want the practical bits on best place:

  • Read the profile properly before replying — it is the one habit that moved best place for me
  • The bit that surprised me on best place turned out to be worse than the reviews suggest
  • Give it a full week before judging it, especially if best place is new to you
  • Give best place the opening stretch before deciding — what people reported was less reliable than it looks from outside
Sarah Cooper avatar
Joined: Jun 2021
Messages: 845
#5

Only had a full weekend with best place, but how the volume moved was more consistent than the alternatives.

What helped most with best place was that I made a point to set your expectations before you start swiping.

The mistake I see repeated with best place is people write a bio that could belong to anyone.

Adam_J avatar
Joined: Oct 2020
Messages: 841
#6

Same as @Chris Wilson, though I'd say what the ratio looks like at different hours is the bit worth testing first with best place.

I gave best place the first month and what I saw was clearly ahead on this one point.

The condensed version of my best place experience:

  • How the volume moved after a month of steady use of best place was more consistent than the alternatives
  • The failure mode with best place is when you ignore how long ago someone was online
  • If best place is your only option, at least keep a separate email for it
Samantha Cole avatar
Joined: Sep 2022
Messages: 847
#7

Ran best place alongside two others for the first handful of matches — what the logs showed was stronger at the weekend.

The single change that improved best place for me was deciding to give it a full week before judging it.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best place is whether anyone replies without a photo attached.

For me the thing that actually changes the outcome with best place is what the follow-through rate looks like.

JordanT avatar
Joined: Apr 2020
Messages: 844
#8

Came back to best place after a break. Over a full weekend, how the pattern went was flat once the novelty wears off.

The fix that worked on best place was simple enough — write a bio that says something checkable.

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

For a free alternative while you sort out best place, there is always try Datedesire.

Nicole avatar
Joined: Sep 2021
Messages: 847
#9

My experience with best place over roughly six weeks: what the pool looked like was better than I expected.

With best place specifically, it pays to set your expectations before you start swiping.

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