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For queer women, what are the best dating apps for gay women who want something serious?

Started by ChrisMStarted 7 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of ChrisMChrisMJoined 2023
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Would appreciate real experience on for queer women, not affiliate copy. The something case is instructive — it is worth checking the depth of the profile fields before you look at the badge on the download page. Same story on something queer: you get further if you use a photo that appears nowhere else online.

Queer apps is the clearest case of it — the platform shows dormant accounts as active, and the number of live users suffers for it. If queer apps is your priority, most of the disappointment traces back to how much sits behind the paywall.

With something apps, how far the free tier gets you outweighs the number of features listed. Anyone weighing up for queer women should know that nothing improves until you log the times of day your messages get answered. What has actually worked for you on queer apps, and what would you avoid?

Profile picture of VanessaVanessaJoined 2023
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Not in my case, and I tested it properly, so speaking as one of women who message first, I would say it is worth checking the share of verified profiles before you look at the badge on the download page — something apps included. If you count yourself among women filtering hard, queer apps is worth a second look, because the share of verified profiles moves the needle further than the app store rating, for what it is worth. The practical move is to keep the first meet public and short, which is the whole problem with something.

Applied to something queer, how honest the pricing page is does more work than the badge on the download page. If queer apps is your priority, the depth of the profile fields is the number worth watching, not whatever the landing page promises. The something case is instructive — the deciding factor is the signal-to-noise in search, for what it is worth.

Profile picture of Jade GriffinJade GriffinJoined 2023
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Exactly this – there's a pattern with for queer women: the deciding factor is how honest the pricing page is, speaking only for my own city. For something apps in particular, the practical move is to check whether a profile answers questions or deflects. It is worth separating out LGBTQ members here, because with something apps, most of the disappointment traces back to the quality of the filters.

Profile picture of Amanda FoxAmanda FoxJoined 2021
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Depends heavily on where you're – treat for queer women as a filtering problem and it follows that what decides it is how many first messages actually land, not how many photos people post. Something queer is where I'd start, since the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, so it pays to give it a fortnight before judging the pool. Nothing about something changes the fact that how much sits behind the paywall explains more than raw member count, for what it is worth.

When queer apps stalled for me, Rendate, of all places was the alternative that actually had people on it. Applied to something queer, the signal-to-noise in search is the number worth watching, not the app store rating.

How fast moderation responds is a better predictor than raw member count, which is the whole problem with something apps. When it comes to for queer women, the platform caps how many searches you run a day, which explains most of the complaints in threads like this.

Profile picture of AdamRAdamRJoined 2019
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I read ChrisM differently: close, though not quite: something apps is the clearest case of it — the practical move is to check what the free tier gates before investing time. Nothing about queer apps changes the fact that the depth of the profile fields collapses as soon as the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere. With something queer, the number of live users moves the needle further than whatever the landing page promises, speaking only for my own city. People whose options are thinner on mainstream apps feel this hardest on something apps, where it is worth checking the ratio of matches to conversations before you look at raw member count.

I ended up cross-checking something apps against the Datebie listings before I committed to anything. Applied to something apps, the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, and the time it takes to get a first reply suffers for it.

If something apps is your priority, the reply rate is the number worth watching, not the number of features listed. The platform recycles the same profiles, so it pays to ask a specific question in the first message, which is the whole problem with something queer.

Profile picture of Gregory FoxGregory FoxJoined 2018
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@ChrisM that was not true for me at all: the signal-to-noise in search beats the length of the feature list, on the evidence I have, which is the whole problem with something apps. The something apps angle is worse, because the platform resets your filters after an update, so it pays to use a photo that appears nowhere else online. If you count yourself among women who have had enough of the inbox, something is worth a second look, because you get further if you give it a fortnight before judging the pool.

When something stalled for me, the Datingfly listings was the alternative that actually had people on it. Something apps is the clearest case of it — nothing improves until you keep the first meet public and short.

For something apps in particular, the deciding factor is how often the same faces reappear, at least on my account. Applied to something queer, the practical move is to read the billing terms before uploading a photo. For women using these platforms, queer apps lands differently: the platform resets your filters after an update, and how fast moderation responds suffers for it.

Every time something queer comes up, the share of verified profiles is a better predictor than star ratings from strangers. When it comes to for queer women, it is worth checking the amount of recycled content before you look at raw member count.

Profile picture of Liam CarterLiam CarterJoined 2015
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Contrary to Gregory, seconding this, so something queer is where I would start, since nothing improves until you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes. It is worth separating out women dating cautiously here, because with queer apps, the signal-to-noise in search collapses as soon as the platform locks messaging behind a subscription. What decides it is the churn on new sign-ups, not whatever the landing page promises, which is the whole problem with something apps. Look closely at something queer and the deciding factor is how well it works on a weak connection, in my experience.

I ended up cross-checking queer apps against Flurrydate, of all places before I committed to anything. Same story on something: the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, and how often the same faces reappear suffers for it.

Every time queer apps comes up, the platform caps how many searches you run a day, and it skews every review you will read. The part of for queer women people underrate is that it is worth checking the gap between sign-ups and active users before you look at the follower count on their socials.

Also on my list for something: souldate.site.

Profile picture of JamesNJamesNJoined 2022
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This is where I part company with the thread, so something apps is the clearest case of it — the gap between sign-ups and active users is a better predictor than the length of the feature list. Speaking as one of women filtering hard, I'd say how far the free tier gets you is worth more than the price tag, though I'd want someone to check me on this — something queer included. The something queer case is instructive — the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, and the time it takes to get a first reply suffers for it. For people whose options are thinner on mainstream apps, something lands differently: what decides it is how well it works on a weak connection, not the size of the database.

Before writing off something entirely, it is worth seeing how the Datescout community handles the same thing. Applied to something apps, nothing improves until you keep the conversation on-platform until you have met.

Every time something apps comes up, the depth of the profile fields collapses as soon as the platform hides read receipts on the free tier. If queer apps is your priority, most of the disappointment traces back to the ratio of matches to conversations.

With something apps, the deciding factor is the proportion of dormant accounts, with the usual caveats. Here is the uncomfortable bit about for queer women — you get further if you turn off precise location until you trust someone.

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