Expecting any single conversation to work out is the wrong frame — it is not complicated, it is just easy to skip.
One thing I notice: conversations that run for weeks without a plan tend to go nowhere — small thing, but it adds up.
Some other domains that get mentioned around here:
- Almost immediately I measured progress in conversations rather than matches
- I made a point of remembered that the people who post about success are a tiny sample, which mattered more than I expected
- I made a point of treated it as a slow process rather than a numbers game
The profiles that stall are usually the ones trying hardest to impress — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.
From my side, verification badges mean very little without enforcement behind them — small thing, but it adds up.
For a simple “try it and see” approach, Ezhookups is one of the smaller names that gets brought up. Rendate was the one