Expecting any single conversation to work out is the wrong frame — nobody tells you this at the start. Is tinder but for sex a real app or just how people describe regular Tinder?
Having tried a few, expecting any single conversation to work out is the wrong frame — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.
A platform's age tells you something, but not much — that is roughly where I landed after a lot of trial and error.
- Easy profile deletion?
- Broadly speaking, a month is about the minimum before judging any platform — i would not have believed it a year ago.
- One thing I notice: metadata in uploaded photos is an easy thing to strip — it is the single change that made the most difference.
- Desktop version functional?
Having tried a few, treating it as a numbers game is the fastest route to burning out — that has been consistent for me across a few different platforms.