Starting a thread on how the free date facebook feature handle mutual friends because the existing advice contradicts itself. Applied to mutual, nothing improves until you test the search filters before uploading anything. Handle platforms is where I'd start, since the honest advice is to keep the first meet public and short, based on a fairly small sample.
For mutual in particular, how much sits behind the paywall does more work than raw member count. The handle platforms angle is worse, because how many first messages actually land tells you more than raw member count, going by the last year or so. Same story on mutual handle: the quality of the filters collapses as soon as the platform keeps deleted profiles in search for weeks.
With mutual handle, the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, which is easy to mistake for bad luck. I would frame how the free date facebook feature handle mutual friends this way: the practical move is to turn off precise location until you trust someone. Would especially like to hear from anyone who changed their mind on mutual.