If it helps, most matches go nowhere and that is normal rather than a failure — that is roughly where I landed after a lot of trial and error. How do you find a good partner for sex rp chat on Reddit? Keen to hear from people who have actually tried it — and specifics beat generalities.
If it helps, if basic messaging sits behind a paywall I move on fast — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it.
In my experience, the free tier tells you everything about how the site is run — your mileage may well differ.
Honestly, progress is better measured in conversations than in matches — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land.