My take: a bad week is a bad week, not evidence about the platform — others here may have had a different experience.
Honestly, a month is about the minimum before judging any platform — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it.
The handful of things that worked for me for me:
- Always told a friend exactly where I was going and when to expect a text
- Always added one photo that showed what I actually do at weekends, no exceptions
- Remembered that the people who post about success are a tiny sample, and I still do it now
- Turned off every marketing opt-in during the sign-up flow, and it became second nature
- Without fail I matched the other person's message length instead of writing essays, which mattered more than I expected
I tried Rendate's free tier after seeing it mentioned a few times. Results vary a lot and a quiet fortnight means very little — it is not complicated, it is just easy to skip. turndate.site