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