Honest question: Do expensive matchmaking sites offer better results than algorithms?
This might seem straightforward but the answer varies a lot depending on who you ask and what their incentives are, especially when it comes to expensive matchmaking sites offer. Every 'expert guide' I find seems to be monetized in some way that makes their recommendations suspect, at least that has been the pattern. From what I've seen, I'd rather get unfiltered takes from people in this community who don't have a financial stake in pointing me anywhere specific, for whatever that is worth.
Even a short 'yes, still works' or 'gave up on it because X' is genuinely useful, at least that has been the pattern. To be fair, I'll take a thread full of mixed experiences over a polished review any day, at least in my experience.