Are there any good relationship sites?

I keep seeing contradictory answers about good relationship sites, so I want the honest version.

Anyone asking about good relationship sites should know that a decent proportion of the matches that stuck confirmed what I suspected. Photos that reverse-search badly was the one thing that never turned out fine, especially where relationship sites is concerned. What I care about most with relationship sites is what people actually experience day to day.

• First photo does most of the work — lead with your best — especially with relationship sites.
• Density beats features — a busy small site beats a quiet big one — in the case of relationship sites.
• A bio with no specifics at all is worth blocking over, not arguing about — which matters most for good relationship sites.
• Watch for matches who ask questions back rather than the verification badge — doubly true of good relationship sites (particularly for relationship sites).

Has anyone tested good relationship sites outside a major metro? Would rather hear one real account of good relationship sites than ten reviews.

That is the honest version of relationship sites, anyway.

Same conclusion here on relationship sites.

When it comes to relationship sites, for my area anyway the answer depends more on your area than the platform. I stopped bothering when I saw a profile that reads like ad copy for relationship sites.

Worth separating sex chat from long-term intentions when you weigh up good relationship sites — the same platform behaves differently for each.

Anyway, that is my read on relationship sites.

Contributing what I have on relationship sites.

In terms of relationship sites, on balance the useful signal was an account that survives a reverse image search. An account that has been active a while is worth more than any badge on the profile for relationship sites. The detail that changed my approach was that a fair share of the people who replied held up under a bit of scrutiny for relationship sites. The clearest signal was accounts with a visible history; the clearest warning was instant replies at every hour, especially where relationship sites is concerned. What tipped it for me was that the bulk of the threads that went anywhere were a waste of an evening, especially where relationship sites is concerned.

Happy to expand on any of that about good relationship sites if it helps.

@PaisleyL my experience of good relationship sites was the opposite.

People underestimate how much location changes good relationship sites. Give it the last quarter before judging; a small minority of the profiles in my area matched the description in that window for relationship sites. That framing of good relationship sites skips how different the free tier behaves after week two.

For a lighter-weight comparison, some people here point to Rendate.

Curious whether anyone else saw the same with relationship sites.

Agree on the first point about good relationship sites, less on the second.

In terms of good relationship sites, at least locally the useful signal was replies that reference what you wrote. Over around eight weeks, a handful of the people I actually met changed my mind about the platform, especially where relationship sites is concerned. Where I agree: the basics of good relationship sites are not complicated.

That is the honest version of good relationship sites, anyway.

Broadly agree where relationship sites is concerned.

Nothing about relationship sites is settled, but a decent proportion of the profiles in my area changed my mind about the platform. A profile that names specifics is worth more than any badge on the profile for relationship sites.

Worth a look alongside the big names: Datenest discussions.

Make of that what you will where good relationship sites is concerned.

@Christopher I see good relationship sites differently.

Coming back to relationship sites, with the usual caveats the pattern was consistent. Give it two months or so before judging; a fair share of the profiles in my area never got past small talk in that window for relationship sites. The reason I disagree is that most advice on good relationship sites assumes a dense city and mine is not.

• First photo does most of the work — lead with your best — doubly true of good relationship sites.
• Barely any of the threads that went anywhere turned out to be worth the time in my case — in the case of relationship sites.
• Ask one specific question instead of opening with hello — true of relationship sites (particularly for relationship sites).

Worth separating local hookups from long-term intentions when you weigh up good relationship sites — the same platform behaves differently for each.

Someone earlier mentioned Datelink community, which covers similar ground if you are weighing up good relationship sites.

A few smaller names that come up in these threads, as plain domains rather than links, if you are researching good relationship sites: turndate.site

Hope that is some use on good relationship sites.

Replying to AveryC: my experience of good relationship sites was the opposite.

Where good relationship sites is concerned, The bit nobody mentions is that under a third of the matches that stuck confirmed what I suspected. Going on my own use, the experience was well behind the sites with the loudest marketing once the novelty wore off, especially where relationship sites is concerned. That was true a year ago. On good relationship sites specifically, it has not been true recently.

For contrast I also ran the same test on the Flurrydate boards if you are weighing up relationship sites.

Happy to be corrected by anyone with more data on good relationship sites.