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Why do standard dating sites hide women looking for younger men in their algorithms?

Started by Samantha Cole22 Jul 2026Dating Apps & Sites5 replies
Samantha Cole avatar
Joined: Oct 2022
Messages: 847
#1

Asking about standard dating sites hide women looking for younger because the reviews all sound like they were written by the same person.

Nobody writing about standard dating sites seems willing to say whether the premium upsell is worth it.

If anyone has tested standard dating sites properly, I want to know what the daily limits feel like in use.

Open to being wrong about standard dating sites hide women looking for younger if someone has better information.

Sean avatar
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 845
#2

I gave standard dating sites the first handful of matches and how the volume moved was less reliable than it looks from outside.

With standard dating sites I would start here: keep a separate email for it.

Datelink free tier is the other one people mention whenever standard dating sites comes up.

Ashley avatar
Joined: Mar 2026
Messages: 4541
#3

Respectfully @Samantha Cole, standard dating sites isn't that clear-cut. What the logs showed was behind on everything except volume.

What helped most with standard dating sites was that I made a point to keep a separate email for it.

The trap with standard dating sites is that it is easy to treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

A friend pointed me at this one when I asked about standard dating sites; the sign-up was free and quick.

Marcus avatar
Joined: Jan 2020
Messages: 827
#4

Used standard dating sites for the first few days. What people reported was flat once the novelty wears off.

What helped most with standard dating sites was that I made a point to keep a separate email for it.

A friend pointed me at Datingfly instead when I asked about standard dating sites; the sign-up was free and quick.

Four things I wish someone had told me about standard dating sites:

  • What the follow-through looked like after roughly six weeks of standard dating sites was roughly the same either way
  • Worth checking on standard dating sites: how the free tier compares with the paid one
  • Give standard dating sites the opening stretch before deciding — what people reported was behind on everything except volume
  • Set your expectations before you start swiping — it is the one habit that moved standard dating sites for me
Ashley Turner avatar
Joined: Apr 2024
Messages: 1299
#5

Same as @Ashley, though I would say how it behaves after a month of use is the bit worth testing first with standard dating sites.

I gave standard dating sites a couple of evenings and what the logs showed was better than I expected.

Where standard dating sites either works or falls apart is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

The part I keep getting stuck on with standard dating sites is how the free tier compares with the paid one.

If standard dating sites is the sticking point, another free option handles it without an upgrade prompt.

The condensed version of my standard dating sites experience:

  • Read the profile properly before replying, especially if standard dating sites is new to you
  • Do not pay before you have tested the free side; with standard dating sites it costs you the first week
  • Worth checking on standard dating sites: how many of the profiles are still active
  • Compare two platforms side by side — it is the one habit that moved standard dating sites for me
Owen avatar
Joined: Sep 2023
Messages: 5262
#6

I want to agree with @Samantha Cole but standard dating sites kept doing the opposite for me.

Most of my results on standard dating sites came down to one habit — use a photo that shows your face clearly.

standard dating sites hide women looking for younger stops working the moment you judge it on the first evening.

Datescout's free tier came up a lot when I was researching standard dating sites, and it held up better than expected.

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