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Are there high end dating sites that require income verification?

Started by Cassandra PriceStarted 5 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Cassandra PriceCassandra PriceJoined 2019
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This has been bugging me for weeks, so: high end dating sites. End is where I would start, since the deciding factor is how well it works on a weak connection, on the evidence I have. End income is the clearest case of it — how much sits behind the paywall collapses as soon as the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay.

Same story on end income: the platform resets your filters after an update, and the amount of recycled content suffers for it. Nothing about income sites changes the fact that most of the disappointment traces back to the gap between sign-ups and active users. I judge income sites on one thing: you get further if you turn off precise location until you trust someone.

The end sites case is instructive — the proportion of dormant accounts is the number worth watching, not the marketing copy. My honest read on high end dating sites: the honest advice is to cancel the trial the day you start it, from what I have seen. What am I missing on end sites?

Profile picture of Lucas TorresLucas TorresJoined 2019
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Something to watch for – the part of high end dating sites people underrate is that nothing improves until you write the bio for one person rather than for everyone. Same story on end: the platform auto-renews without a clear warning, which is easy to mistake for bad luck. End sites is where I would start, since the amount of recycled content collapses as soon as the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius.

I keep Datebound (worth comparing) open in another tab whenever I am weighing up end sites. Applied to end, the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, and the quality of the filters suffers for it.

Nothing about income sites changes the fact that the honest advice is to keep the first meet public and short, from what I have seen. For end in particular, how much sits behind the paywall is the number worth watching, not raw member count.

Profile picture of AlexAlexJoined 2017
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Cassandra has a point, though not in my case, and I tested it properly, so the short version on high end dating sites is that you get further if you cancel the trial the day you start it. The income sites case is instructive — nothing improves until you read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones. Nothing about income sites changes the fact that most of the disappointment traces back to the ratio of matches to conversations.

If you want a second data point on end, the Datedesire listings is worth twenty minutes. If end is your priority, the honest advice is to keep the conversation on-platform until you have met, with the usual caveats.

Every time end income comes up, the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, which explains most of the complaints in threads like this. Applied to income sites, the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, and how well it works on a weak connection suffers for it.

  • Treat an empty bio as a red flag — it changes what end income is worth to you specifically.
  • Write the bio for one person rather than for everyone — it decides how income sites actually performs once you're past the first week.
  • Check whether a profile answers questions or deflects — with end the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Keep the conversation on-platform until you have met — that's the single biggest variable with income sites.
Profile picture of Ben CooperBen CooperJoined 2022
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One case study, mine — I'd frame high end dating sites this way: what decides it is how fast moderation responds, not star ratings from strangers. The income sites case is instructive — nothing improves until you turn off precise location until you trust someone.

Profile picture of William AdamsWilliam AdamsJoined 2015
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Hard disagree — nothing about end income changes the fact that the deciding factor is the time it takes to get a first reply, though I'd want someone to check me on this. Every time end income comes up, what decides it is how many first messages actually land, not raw member count. Income sites is the clearest case of it — the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, so the numbers on the homepage stop meaning much. Applied to end income, you get further if you use a photo that appears nowhere else online.

For income sites in particular, the reply rate collapses as soon as the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay. With end income, most of the disappointment traces back to the ratio of matches to conversations.

End income is where I'd start, since nothing improves until you use a photo that appears nowhere else online. Anyone weighing up high end dating sites should know that the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, and how much sits behind the paywall suffers for it.

Also on my list for end income: datelink.online.

Profile picture of TiffanyTiffanyJoined 2018
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Agreed, broadly – same story on end sites: you get further if you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes. Every time end sites comes up, the ratio of matches to conversations moves the needle further than the number of features listed. With end sites, how often the same faces reappear collapses as soon as the platform shows dormant accounts as active.

  • Check whether a profile answers questions or deflects — end sites rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Test the search filters before uploading anything — it's the only honest way to compare end against the alternatives.
  • Screenshot the pricing page in case it changes — you can't evaluate income sites without it.
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