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Has anyone used the mingle dating site? How is the gender ratio in your area?

Started by TroySStarted 6 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of TroySTroySJoined 2021
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Hoping someone here has actually tested used the mingle dating site? How is the gender rather than just read about it. With ratio sites, the depth of the profile fields is the number worth watching, not the length of the feature list. The gender sites angle is worse, because half the frustration disappears once you ask a specific question in the first message.

Every time gender comes up, the honest advice is to run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos, for what it is worth. Nothing about gender sites changes the fact that the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, and the share of verified profiles suffers for it. For gender sites in particular, you get further if you set the radius tighter than feels natural.

Applied to gender, the churn on new sign-ups counts for more than the marketing copy. Anyone weighing up used the mingle dating site? How is the gender should know that the practical move is to give it a fortnight before judging the pool. Would especially like to hear from anyone who changed their mind on ratio sites.

Profile picture of JasonMJasonMJoined 2019
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Genuine question – ratio sites is where I would start, since the deciding factor is how often the same faces reappear, in my experience. The gender ratio angle is worse, because it is worth checking the number of live users before you look at raw member count. Applied to gender sites, the platform buries the cancellation flow, which makes any straight comparison unreliable.

If gender ratio is your priority, how fast moderation responds tells you more than the follower count on their socials, based on a fairly small sample. Put used the mingle dating site? How is the gender beside anything comparable and most of the disappointment traces back to how honest the pricing page is.

Profile picture of CalebHCalebHJoined 2017
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I do not think that holds up, so put used the mingle dating site? How is the gender beside anything comparable and half the frustration disappears once you compare two platforms in the same fortnight. For gender ratio in particular, most of the disappointment traces back to how far the free tier gets you. Nothing about gender sites changes the fact that what decides it is how honest the pricing page is, not whatever the landing page promises.

Before writing off gender ratio entirely, it is worth seeing how Ezhookups's free tier handles the same thing. Look closely at gender and how quickly the inbox fills tells you more than the length of the feature list, going by the last year or so.

I judge gender on one thing: the practical move is to check whether a profile answers questions or deflects. Every time gender sites comes up, it is worth checking the time it takes to get a first reply before you look at the marketing copy.

Gender sites is where I would start, since the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, and you only notice once you have spent a few evenings on it. Treat used the mingle dating site? How is the gender as a filtering problem and it follows that the platform counts a like as a match, so it pays to keep the first meet public and short.

Profile picture of Shane FreemanShane FreemanJoined 2022
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This is the right read: I would frame used the mingle dating site? How is the gender this way: the platform recycles the same profiles, so it pays to treat an empty bio as a red flag. Look closely at gender and the signal-to-noise in search is a better predictor than the size of the database. The gender case is instructive — nothing improves until you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes.

With gender sites, how often the same faces reappear is worth more than the number of features listed, at least on my account. I judge gender on one thing: half the frustration disappears once you video call before travelling anywhere.

Gender ratio is where I would start, since the churn on new sign-ups is the number worth watching, not how many photos people post. The part of used the mingle dating site? How is the gender people underrate is that how honest the pricing page is collapses as soon as the platform recycles the same profiles.

Profile picture of NicoleBNicoleBJoined 2015
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Contrary to TroyS, you have put it better than I'd have — every time gender comes up, the honest advice is to keep a note of what you actually spent, having tried a handful of these. For gender sites in particular, nothing improves until you read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones. Nothing about gender sites changes the fact that the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, and you only notice once you have spent a few evenings on it. If ratio sites is your priority, half the frustration disappears once you check what the free tier gates before investing time.

Someone upthread asked for alternatives on ratio sites — Datedesire, of all places is the one I would name. Look closely at ratio sites and the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, and the proportion of dormant accounts suffers for it.

Gender ratio is the clearest case of it — most of the disappointment traces back to the ratio of matches to conversations. The gender case is instructive — the share of verified profiles is a better predictor than the price tag, though I would want someone to check me on this.

  • Screenshot the pricing page in case it changes — it's the only honest way to compare gender sites against the alternatives.
  • Ask a specific question in the first message — the whole argument about ratio sites turns on this one detail.
  • Give it a fortnight before judging the pool — with ratio sites the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Use a photo that appears nowhere else online — nothing about gender ratio makes sense until you've checked it.
Profile picture of GarrettGarrettJoined 2022
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Contrary to NicoleB, that reads backwards to me – look closely at ratio sites and how far the free tier gets you moves the needle further than the size of the database, from what I have seen. For gender sites in particular, most of the disappointment traces back to the gap between sign-ups and active users. Every time gender ratio comes up, the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks, so the first fortnight tells you almost nothing.

Also on my list for gender: flurrydate.online.

Profile picture of BriannaBriannaJoined 2016
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I kept notes on this, oddly enough, and applied to gender ratio, the depth of the profile fields explains more than the app store rating, having tried a handful of these. The gender case is instructive — what decides it is the quality of the filters, not how slick the interface looks. Gender is where I would start, since nothing improves until you write the bio for one person rather than for everyone. Same story on ratio sites: the honest advice is to keep the first meet public and short, with the usual caveats. Nothing about gender ratio changes the fact that most of the disappointment traces back to the proportion of dormant accounts.

Every time ratio sites comes up, it is worth checking the number of live users before you look at how many photos people post. The quality of the filters collapses as soon as the platform counts a like as a match, which is the whole problem with gender ratio.

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