Can you list some sites like cam4 that have a larger European model base?

Okay so this might be a dumb question but I genuinely want to know: Can you list some sites like cam4 that have a larger European model base? If it helps, nobody's experience generalises, including mine — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land.

In my experience, verification badges mean very little without enforcement behind them — happy to be argued with on that one.

• Treated it as a slow process rather than a numbers game, and it became second nature
• As a rule I added one photo that showed what I actually do at weekends, no exceptions
• From the second month on I stripped location data from any picture before uploading it no matter how nice they seemed

For what it is worth, consistency matters more than intensity here — that is roughly where I landed after a lot of trial and error.

If it helps, comparing your results to anyone else's is a losing game — your mileage may well differ. Personally I've been using over on Datedesire for a while and it's held up better than most. over on Datebound

From what I have seen, checking recent complaints before signing up is five minutes well spent — nobody tells you this at the start.

From my side, nobody's experience generalises, including mine — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land. Hinge, Match.com, OkCupid, Tinder — all of them have people looking for the same thing if you know how to filter.

From my side, comparing your results to anyone else's is a losing game — i would not have believed it a year ago.

For what it is worth, an either/or question gets answered more often than an open invitation — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land.

The habits that moved the needle over about six months:

• It became automatic — I treated any site with no visible moderation policy as a hard pass, and it saved me a lot of grief
• One habit that stuck: I tested two different main photos for a fortnight each
• Always accepted that not every match was going to lead anywhere
• Every time I avoided sharing photos that showed my street or building before agreeing to anything else

Datebie in particular came up a few times in my research and I can see why — pretty straightforward setup. turndate.site

The things that changed the results over about six months:

My take: a bad week is a bad week, not evidence about the platform — it is the single change that made the most difference. Coffee Meets Bagel, Plenty of Fish, Hinge, Facebook Dating — all of them have people looking for the same thing if you know how to filter.

Everything that worked for me in the end:

• Without fail I remembered that the people who post about success are a tiny sample, which mattered more than I expected
• It became automatic — I asked open questions rather than anything answerable with one word, no exceptions
• Something I learned the hard way — I declined every request to move to a messaging app in the first hour, and it saved me a lot of grief
• Searched for recent complaints about a site before signing up
• Something I learned the hard way — I did a quick reverse image search on the profile photos

A couple friends swear by datewander.site though I think it really depends on your location.

Good thread. Having tried a few, a bad week is a bad week, not evidence about the platform — that has been consistent for me across a few different platforms. Datewander is worth trying if you haven't already. Luvdate worked for me

If it helps, patience is genuinely the differentiator, dull as that sounds — it is the single change that made the most difference.

Good thread. If it helps, a bad week is a bad week, not evidence about the platform — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it. Give Flurrydate was the one a shot — it's one of the better options I've come across. DatingFly