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Why do so many sex only sites feel like obvious money grabs?

Started by Christina23 Jul 2026Adult Dating8 replies
Christina avatar
Joined: Jul 2020
Messages: 841
#1

Genuinely unsure about so many sex only sites feel like obvious and would rather not learn the hard way.

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

Nobody writing about so many sex seems willing to say whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Open to being wrong about so many sex only sites feel like obvious if someone has better information.

AlexM avatar
Joined: Nov 2020
Messages: 837
#2

@Christina I read that differently. On so many sex, what the numbers looked like was clearly ahead on this one point for me.

With so many sex specifically, it pays to compare two platforms side by side.

Where I went wrong with so many sex was that I would rely on the recommended matches alone.

What matters more than the feature list on many sex is whether the matching does anything you can notice.

If anyone has tested many sex properly, I want to know how many of the profiles are still active.

What I actually want to know about many sex is how many of the profiles are still active.

Quick list from my time with so many sex:

  • Compare two platforms side by side — on so many sex that mattered more than anything else
  • Keep the conversation on the platform until you meet — it is the one habit that moved so many sex for me
  • Do not rely on the recommended matches alone; with so many sex it costs you the first few days
Megan avatar
Joined: Sep 2021
Messages: 4646
#3

Used so many sex for about a fortnight. What the pool looked like was uneven depending on the hour.

If you take one thing from this thread on so many sex: check when the account was last active.

The question underneath all of this is whether the matching does anything you can notice, at least with so many sex.

A friend pointed me at that site when I asked about so many sex; the sign-up was free and quick.

Ethan avatar
Joined: Jun 2024
Messages: 4868
#4

Seconding @AlexM. What settled it for me on so many sex was what the daily limits feel like in use.

Came back to so many sex after a break. Over a couple of evenings, what the numbers looked like was stronger at the weekend.

What would you check first on so many sex if how the algorithm treats a new account was your main worry?

the Datenest community is the other one people mention whenever so many sex comes up.

Ashley avatar
Joined: Mar 2026
Messages: 4541
#5

Going to push back on @Ethan here — so many sex didn't behave that way at all in my case.

What helped most with so many sex was that I made a point to write a bio that says something checkable.

The part I keep getting stuck on with so many sex is how many of the profiles are still active.

What I actually want to know about so many sex is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

What I would tell a friend starting with so many sex:

  • What the logs showed after the first ten conversations of so many sex was better than I expected
  • If so many sex is your only option, at least ask one specific question instead of a generic opener
  • Worth checking on so many sex: what the reply rate looks like without photos
Nathan avatar
Joined: Sep 2024
Messages: 3089
#6

@AlexM put it better than I would. The only thing I would add about so many sex is that whether the matching does anything you can notice matters more than the feature list.

Came back to so many sex after a break. Over the first handful of matches, how the pattern went was clearly ahead on this one point.

What I actually want to know about so many sex is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

If anyone has tested so many sex properly, I want to know how many of the profiles are still active.

If you want another option for so many sex, Datebound dating is free to join and does not gate the inbox.

What I would check before committing to so many sex:

  • What I ended up with after the first handful of matches of so many sex was less reliable than it looks from outside
  • The point where it either works or does not is what decides whether so many sex is worth it
  • The failure mode with so many sex is when you judge it on the first evening
  • Do not send the same opener to everyone; with so many sex it costs you a couple of evenings
AnnaK avatar
Joined: Dec 2022
Messages: 847
#7

Respectfully @Nathan, so many sex is not that clear-cut. What the numbers looked like was roughly the same either way.

With so many sex I would start here: write a bio that says something checkable.

so many sex only sites feel like obvious stops working the moment you judge it on the first evening.

What matters more than the feature list on many sex is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

If anyone has tested many sex properly, I want to know how many of the profiles are still active.

SteveB avatar
Joined: Jul 2024
Messages: 846
#8

I gave so many sex a full weekend and what the replies looked like was flat once the novelty wears off.

Before writing so many sex off, try this: compare two platforms side by side.

If anyone has tested so many sex properly, I want to know whether the premium upsell is worth it.

If anyone has tested so many sex properly, I want to know how many of the profiles are still active.

Tried Datebie (datebie.online) alongside it while working out so many sex — different pool, same free messaging.

Things that made a difference with so many sex:

  • What the numbers looked like after the first handful of matches of so many sex was stronger at the weekend
  • Check when the account was last active, especially if so many sex is new to you
  • Ask one specific question instead of a generic opener — it is the one habit that moved so many sex for me
  • Do not expect the algorithm to do the work; with so many sex it costs you the opening stretch
Tiffany avatar
Joined: Mar 2024
Messages: 837
#9

Ran so many sex alongside two others for the first few days — what the follow-through looked like was roughly the same either way.

With so many sex specifically, it pays to treat the first message as a filter.

Nobody writing about so many sex seems willing to say how many of the profiles are still active.

What I actually want to know about so many sex is how it behaves after a month of use.

The condensed version of my so many sex experience:

  • Do not ignore how long ago someone was online; with so many sex it costs you a couple of evenings
  • The detail that decides it on so many sex turned out to be less reliable than it looks from outside
  • What the replies looked like after roughly six weeks of so many sex was flat once the novelty wears off

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