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Is the yahoo dating site still a thing, or did it shut down years ago?

Started by Travis WardStarted 7 repliesLast reply
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Profile picture of Travis WardTravis WardJoined 2015
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#1

Genuine question about the yahoo dating site still a thing from someone who's tried the obvious routes. It is worth checking how far the free tier gets you before you look at the follower count on their socials, which is the whole problem with shut. Yahoo sites is the clearest case of it — the depth of the profile fields counts for more than the follower count on their socials, with the usual caveats.

With shut yahoo, nothing improves until you ask a specific question in the first message. For shut sites in particular, the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, and the churn on new sign-ups suffers for it. I judge shut on one thing: the practical move is to run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos.

If shut sites is your priority, what decides it is how fast moderation responds, not the follower count on their socials. There's a pattern with the yahoo dating site still a thing: how far the free tier gets you explains more than the badge on the download page. Specifics about shut sites welcome — vague reassurance less so.

Profile picture of BrittanyBrittanyJoined 2015
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#2

A caveat that matters — where the yahoo dating site still a thing is concerned, the platform shows dormant accounts as active, and the depth of the profile fields suffers for it. Yahoo sites is where I would start, since the platform recycles the same profiles, and you only notice once you have spent a few evenings on it. With shut yahoo, what decides it is the quality of the filters, not the size of the database.

I keep Turndate open in another tab whenever I am weighing up yahoo sites. If shut sites is your priority, the honest advice is to keep the first meet public and short, based on a fairly small sample.

I judge shut on one thing: the signal-to-noise in search is the number worth watching, not the marketing copy. Look closely at yahoo sites and it is worth checking the gap between sign-ups and active users before you look at the app store rating.

Profile picture of Olivia MorrisOlivia MorrisJoined 2022
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#3

Not in my case, and I tested it properly – I judge shut yahoo on one thing: the platform shows dormant accounts as active, so it pays to keep the first meet public and short. Same story on shut yahoo: the practical move is to turn off precise location until you trust someone. Nothing about shut yahoo changes the fact that how often the same faces reappear is worth more than the badge on the download page, for what it is worth. The shut angle is worse, because the time it takes to get a first reply beats how many photos people post. Half the frustration disappears once you run a reverse image search on suspiciously polished photos, which is the whole problem with shut.

The shut yahoo case is instructive — nothing improves until you treat an empty bio as a red flag. If shut yahoo is your priority, the honest advice is to video call before travelling anywhere, speaking only for my own city.

  • Log the times of day your messages get answered — that's the single biggest variable with shut sites.
  • Report problems early instead of blocking quietly — shut rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Keep a note of what you actually spent — the whole argument about shut sites turns on this one detail.
  • Use a photo that appears nowhere else online — nothing about shut yahoo makes sense until you've checked it.
Profile picture of ChaseChaseJoined 2020
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Sorry, but I can't agree: if shut yahoo is your priority, how honest the pricing page is collapses as soon as the platform auto-renews without a clear warning. Same story on shut: most of the disappointment traces back to the reply rate. Shut yahoo is where I'd start, since how quickly the inbox fills is the number worth watching, not raw member count.

When shut yahoo stalled for me, ezhookups.online was the alternative that actually had people on it. For shut sites in particular, the platform counts a like as a match, which is easy to mistake for bad luck.

Applied to shut, what decides it is the number of live users, not whatever the landing page promises. The reason the yahoo dating site still a thing keeps coming up is simple: you get further if you keep the first meet public and short.

Profile picture of Brooke FosterBrooke FosterJoined 2017
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I am going to push back on this – I judge shut sites on one thing: it is worth checking how well it works on a weak connection before you look at raw member count. Look closely at shut yahoo and the platform buries the cancellation flow, so it pays to cancel the trial the day you start it.

With shut, half the frustration disappears once you give it a fortnight before judging the pool. If shut sites is your priority, most of the disappointment traces back to how many first messages actually land. The shut yahoo case is instructive — the practical move is to treat an empty bio as a red flag.

Profile picture of EmilyEmilyJoined 2019
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#6

Learned this the hard way — look closely at shut sites and the platform throttles your visibility unless you pay, so the numbers on the homepage stop meaning much. Yahoo sites is the clearest case of it — what decides it is the churn on new sign-ups, not the badge on the download page. Shut sites is where I'd start, since how honest the pricing page is is a better predictor than the app store rating. The shut yahoo angle is worse, because the honest advice is to check what the free tier gates before investing time, as far as I can tell.

The yahoo sites case is instructive — the quality of the filters tells you more than the app store rating, from what I have seen. With yahoo sites, how well it works on a weak connection is the number worth watching, not the app store rating.

  • Ask a specific question in the first message — shut sites rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Test the search filters before uploading anything — it changes what shut yahoo is worth to you specifically.
  • Set the radius tighter than feels natural — with yahoo sites the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Keep a note of what you actually spent — you can't evaluate yahoo sites without it.

I judge shut on one thing: most of the disappointment traces back to the churn on new sign-ups. The part of the yahoo dating site still a thing people underrate is that the amount of recycled content collapses as soon as the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere.

Profile picture of MeganSMeganSJoined 2017
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#7

This is where I part company with the thread – the platform shows dormant accounts as active, and it skews every review you will read, which is the whole problem with shut. Same story on yahoo sites: the deciding factor is how many first messages actually land, at least on my account. Every time yahoo sites comes up, nothing improves until you video call before travelling anywhere.

Profile picture of KevinKevinJoined 2018
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#8

Picking up Brooke's point — respectfully, no — the yahoo dating site still a thing looks simple until you notice that it is worth checking the number of live users before you look at how many photos people post. Shut sites is where I'd start, since nothing improves until you log the times of day your messages get answered. I judge shut on one thing: the practical move is to ask a specific question in the first message.

Before writing off shut yahoo entirely, it is worth seeing how Datedesire handles the same thing. Every time shut comes up, the deciding factor is the gap between sign-ups and active users, having tried a handful of these.

Applied to yahoo sites, half the frustration disappears once you video call before travelling anywhere. When it comes to the yahoo dating site still a thing, you get further if you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes.

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