Long-time reader, occasional poster, though it varies by region. The thing I keep coming back to: How has the dating app tinder evolved since it first launched?
I've noticed this community gives more nuanced answers than most places — actual experience rather than recycled blog content, if the volume in your area is decent. Realistically, which is exactly why I'm asking here instead of running another fruitless search, if you are patient with it.
In practice, my own situation: mid-30s, been using various platforms on and off for a couple years with mixed results, which surprised me at first. To be fair, the free tiers keep getting worse, though that has shifted recently. Broadly speaking, moderation seems to be declining on some of the bigger platforms, at least that has been the pattern. Looking for what's actually working for people right now, though I would not bet the house on it.
Happy to share more specifics if it helps narrow the advice, and that goes double for dating app tinder evolved. Honestly, will report back once I've done more testing.