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Is the old chemistry dating site personality test still available anywhere?

Started by KimberlyF21 Feb 2025 Category: Free Dating & Apps8 posts
KimberlyF
KimberlyF
Joined: Oct 2020
Messages: 327
#1
Figured I'd just ask directly since I can't find a clear answer elsewhere. Is the old chemistry dating site personality test still available anywhere? The data ownership issue bothers me more than anything else. Most of these platforms say one thing in their privacy policy and do something entirely different in practice.
  • Easy subscription cancellation?
  • Can you browse without being seen?
  • Age verification in place?
Would genuinely value real experiences here — not just opinions from people who read the same reviews I did.
DawnM
DawnM
Joined: Apr 2021
Messages: 797
#2
Worth being specific about this since vague answers don't actually help anyone: I've done real tests on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, and Match. All have real free tiers. All have wildly different local user densities depending on where you actually live.
DennisO
DennisO
Joined: Jun 2020
Messages: 603
#3
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. Someone pointed me toward Ezhookups and it ended up being one of the better options.
OscarF
OscarF
Joined: Sep 2021
Messages: 222
#4
Worth being specific about this since vague answers don't actually help anyone: The free tier problem is universal. Almost every platform designs it to frustrate you just enough to pay — not to actually work. Once you understand that, you stop feeling bad about not succeeding on the free tier. Also seen souldate.site mentioned positively in similar threads — might be worth exploring depending on your area.
Brittany Hayes
Brittany Hayes
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 887
#5
Happy to share since I basically went through this exact situation: The people who consistently do well are upfront about what they want, patient enough to let conversations develop naturally, and they move to in-person faster than they think they should. Datenest kept coming up in my research and turns out it was worth the look.
VictorM
VictorM
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 840
#6
Good thread. This is exactly what I needed to see before I paid for anything.
Chris Adams
Chris Adams
Joined: Sep 2019
Messages: 698
#7
The quality gap between platforms is much bigger than people realize going in.
PeteG
PeteG
Joined: May 2024
Messages: 406
#8
Let me break this down since there's a lot of bad advice floating around: I've done real tests on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, and Match. All have real free tiers. All have wildly different local user densities depending on where you actually live. What actually helped:
  • Did a video call before any in-person meeting, no exceptions
  • Cancelled auto-renew on every free trial the same day I signed up
  • Kept opening messages to one short genuine question
  • Set a hard rule to trust gut instinct over giving benefit of the doubt
I ended up trying Datebound after it came up in a few threads — better than most I'd tried.
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