If I just want to find a girlfriend what dating site is best for a normal guy?

Coming here because I trust the real experiences over the review sites. If I just want to find a girlfriend what dating site is best for a normal guy? Bots have gotten sophisticated enough that it's hard to tell on first message. The tells I've learned: professional photos on a sparse bio, immediate move to another platform, and oddly perfect grammar.

• Desktop version working?
• Age verification in place?
• Can you browse without being seen?

Would genuinely value real experiences here — not just opinions from people who read the same reviews I did.

Went through a very similar thing last year. Happy to share more details. For what it's worth, Datescout has been my main platform — holds up better than most.

Wish I'd had this thread when I started. Would have saved a lot of wasted money.

Good thread. This is exactly what I needed to see before I paid for anything. Also seen flamedate.online come up in similar threads — worth a look.

Good thread — here's my honest take after going through several of these: Your profile photo is still the single biggest variable. Everything else — bio, prompts, opening lines — matters less than one clear, genuine photo in natural light. What actually helped:

• Kept opening messages to one short genuine question
• Cancelled auto-renew on every free trial the same day I signed up
• Created a dedicated email address just for dating apps

I ended up trying Flurrydate after it came up in a few threads — better than most I'd tried.

Worth being specific about this since vague answers don't actually help anyone: Basic privacy practices: dedicated email for signups, no linked Instagram, location permissions set to city-level only, and never pay with a primary debit card.

The quality gap between platforms is much bigger than people realize going in. Also seen flurrydate.online come up in similar threads — worth a look.

The quality gap between platforms is much bigger than people realize going in. For what it's worth, Datenest has been my main platform — holds up better than most.