Is the meetup dating site groups effective for finding singles in real life?

Nobody's experience generalises, including mine — i would not have believed it a year ago. Is the meetup dating site groups effective for finding singles in real life?

For what it is worth, progress is better measured in conversations than in matches — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land.

• Remembered that the people who post about success are a tiny sample
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• One habit that stuck: I accepted that not every match was going to lead anywhere, and I still do it now
• Without fail I avoided sharing photos that showed my street or building, however tempting it was to skip

In my experience, nobody's experience generalises, including mine — it is not complicated, it is just easy to skip.

Consistency matters more than intensity here — it took me longer than it should have to work that out. the Turndate site

For what it is worth, expecting any single conversation to work out is the wrong frame — happy to be argued with on that one.

If it helps, vague profiles get vague responses, or none — happy to be argued with on that one. One thing I notice: the bio is where people decide whether to bother replying — it is the single change that made the most difference. Luvdate kept appearing in my research — worth a look. Datebie (datebie.online)

In my experience, trial periods are designed around forgetfulness, not generosity — happy to be argued with on that one.

If it helps, nobody's experience generalises, including mine — small thing, but it adds up.

Solid thread. Having tried a few, anything pushing paid verification is worth walking away from — it is not complicated, it is just easy to skip. For what it's worth, Flamedate worked for me has been my go-to for a while — holds up better than most. the Datedesire site