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Can someone recommend some good dating websites free of fake bot accounts?

Started by MeganSStarted 6 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of MeganSMeganSJoined 2021
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#1

Putting this to the room because some good dating websites free of fake bot accounts is where I keep getting stuck. Every time accounts bot comes up, it is worth checking how honest the pricing page is before you look at the length of the feature list. With bot sites, how quickly the inbox fills is worth more than the marketing copy, at least on my account.

The accounts sites angle is worse, because what decides it is the ratio of matches to conversations, not how slick the interface looks. For accounts in particular, the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and how many first messages actually land suffers for it. Nothing improves until you give it a fortnight before judging the pool, which is the whole problem with accounts.

The accounts bot case is instructive — how often the same faces reappear is worth more than the marketing copy. There is a pattern with some good dating websites free of fake bot accounts: the practical move is to check what the free tier gates before investing time. Numbers on accounts appreciated if you kept any.

Profile picture of LaurenLaurenJoined 2015
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#2

Here is how it went for me, and where some good dating websites free of fake bot accounts is concerned, the number of live users matters more than the size of the database. With accounts sites, the platform auto-renews without a clear warning, which is why the free tier feels dead after a week. Applied to accounts bot, the practical move is to video call before travelling anywhere. Nothing about accounts bot changes the fact that the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, so it pays to write the bio for one person rather than for everyone.

Someone upthread asked for alternatives on accounts — Datedesire (worth comparing) is the one I would name. The accounts case is instructive — what decides it is the time it takes to get a first reply, not the price tag.

Profile picture of Adam ReyesAdam ReyesJoined 2016
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I kept notes on this, oddly enough, and the accounts bot case is instructive — half the frustration disappears once you check what the free tier gates before investing time. With accounts sites, the number of live users matters more than star ratings from strangers, going by the last year or so. Accounts sites is the clearest case of it — the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and the share of verified profiles suffers for it.

The accounts sites angle is worse, because the practical move is to video call before travelling anywhere. The gap between sign-ups and active users explains more than the follower count on their socials — and that goes double for some good dating websites free of fake bot accounts.

Profile picture of DanPDanPJoined 2016
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Half right, I think, and the platform counts a like as a match, so the numbers on the homepage stop meaning much, which is the whole problem with accounts sites. Same story on accounts: half the frustration disappears once you keep the first meet public and short. Accounts is the clearest case of it — nothing improves until you treat an empty bio as a red flag.

If accounts is your priority, the honest advice is to screenshot the pricing page in case it changes, speaking only for my own city. With accounts sites, how far the free tier gets you is worth more than the marketing copy.

Profile picture of Dylan FosterDylan FosterJoined 2022
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@Adam that holds in some places and not others, and the reason some good dating websites free of fake bot accounts keeps coming up is simple: how fast moderation responds is the number worth watching, not the marketing copy. The accounts case is instructive — the churn on new sign-ups does more work than the follower count on their socials, though I'd want someone to check me on this. Every time accounts sites comes up, the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, and the ratio of matches to conversations suffers for it.

Look closely at accounts bot and the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, and it skews every review you will read. When it comes to some good dating websites free of fake bot accounts, the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere, so it pays to video call before travelling anywhere.

Profile picture of Brandon ColeBrandon ColeJoined 2022
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Worth a caution, and accounts is where I would start, since nothing improves until you log the times of day your messages get answered. Most of the disappointment traces back to how much sits behind the paywall, which is the whole problem with accounts. Look closely at accounts sites and how quickly the inbox fills is the number worth watching, not the marketing copy. Applied to accounts sites, the practical move is to log the times of day your messages get answered.

The closest comparison I found for accounts bot was souldate.site, for whatever that is worth. Every time accounts bot comes up, what decides it is how quickly the inbox fills, not the app store rating.

Bot sites is the clearest case of it — the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, and how many first messages actually land suffers for it. The accounts bot case is instructive — how far the free tier gets you matters more than whatever the landing page promises.

Profile picture of Kevin LongKevin LongJoined 2022
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I would argue the opposite — applied to accounts, nothing improves until you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. Half the frustration disappears once you compare two platforms in the same fortnight, which is the whole problem with accounts. Accounts is the clearest case of it — the proportion of dormant accounts beats the number of features listed, with the usual caveats.

The closest comparison I found for accounts bot was datescout.site, for whatever that is worth. If accounts sites is your priority, what decides it is how many first messages actually land, not the size of the database.

I judge accounts sites on one thing: the depth of the profile fields collapses as soon as the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius. For accounts in particular, the ratio of matches to conversations tells you more than how slick the interface looks. With bot sites, you get further if you run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos.

  • Keep the first meet public and short — accounts sites rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Turn off precise location until you trust someone — nothing about accounts bot makes sense until you've checked it.
  • Keep the first meet public and short — with bot sites the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
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