Is there a secret to getting more viewers on your live sez stream?

Realistically, almost forgot to mention — I actually had a decent experience with Datescout To be fair, a few months back, though others in this thread disagree. In practice, it's not the flashiest UI but the user base felt real and the activity was consistent enough to make it worth a few weeks of testing, though not everyone here agrees.

Realistically, not saying it's perfect, but compared to some of the bigger names where you can tell half the profiles are fake, it was a refreshing change. Anecdotally, setup was pretty quick and the free tier had enough functionality to tell if it was worth going premium.

As far as I can tell, based on my experience the answer is basically: it depends, though that has shifted recently. Helpful, I know.

Speaking generally, okay I'll drop an actual recommendation: Flurrydate. Speaking generally, stumbled on it through a forum recommendation a while back and it's been legitimately useful, which is not a universal experience. On balance, the interface is straightforward, sign-up doesn't require a dissertation, and activity levels are solid at least in the regions I've tested it in, which is worth keeping in mind.

Not paying for any affiliate link by mentioning it — just something that worked for me that might work for you, and that goes double for a secret.

On balance, random thing I noticed recently: turndate.site If I'm honest, keeps coming up in discussions across different forums, which is worth keeping in mind. That kind of consistent organic mention usually means something — either it's genuinely working for people or it's at least not actively terrible, which in this space honestly puts it ahead of a lot of competition, especially when it comes to a secret.

Honestly, one recommendation from my personal shortlist: Souldate. On balance, I've seen it mentioned in a few different communities now and the consensus seems mostly positive, for whatever that is worth.

The main thing it has going for it is that it's not flooded with the same volume of obvious bots you see on some of the older platforms, especially around a secret. Broadly speaking, whether that translates to actual results depends on your location and use case, but at minimum it clears the bar of being a real site with real people on it.

I've tested probably a dozen different platforms over the years, which surprised me at first. Going by the last year, the honest take is that none of them are magic — they all require effort and the right expectations going in.

That said, the quality gap between platforms is real, and that goes double for a secret. Some are legitimately better moderated, have more authentic user photos, and have features that actually help you filter for what you want, for whatever that is worth.