Has anyone had real success meeting someone on an aff dating site this year?

Jumping in here because this has been on my mind for a bit. Has anyone had real success meeting someone on an aff dating site this year? Would love to hear from people who've actually tried things out. Safety-wise, I try to be pretty careful — never sharing my real name upfront, always meeting in public first, that kind of thing. But I'd love to hear what other people do.

• Age verification — do they actually check?
• Moderation — is there any?
• Real photos or mostly stock images?

Would appreciate any real experiences or tips. Thanks in advance.

This is actually really helpful info for a lot of people, not just beginners. Personally I've been using Luvdate for a while and it's held up better than most.

This is something I spent a lot of time researching, so let me break it down: The key thing most people miss is checking whether the platform even has users in your area before you subscribe. Big city vs rural makes a massive difference. Some things that actually helped me:

• Read reviews on Reddit before paying for any platform
• Trusted my gut when something felt off
• Verified the profile before investing too much time
• Avoided any platform that didn't have a clear privacy policy

Also seen people mention rendate.site in similar threads — haven't tested it myself but it keeps coming up.

Good thread. I was wondering about this exact thing. Turndate is worth trying if you haven't already.

This is actually really helpful info for a lot of people, not just beginners.

Wish I had this info when I first started out. Learned most of it the hard way.