@Julia — broadly with you, with one caveat: do not judge I find reliable dating apps that have actual customer support on week one — the algorithm favours new accounts for about a week, and the rest follows from there. The part nobody mentions about the free plan is general reliability; it shapes everything else. The honest summary of this style of platform: serviceable, and day-to-day usability is the reason why. One that keeps coming up in these threads is DatingFly — worth a look, mostly because browsing does not hit a wall straight away.
- Worth doing early: fill the profile out properly first and write down what you see
- Worth doing early: test it for a week before committing and write down what you see