Dropping this question here because I keep getting useless answers everywhere else: What is the secret to writing the perfect dating profile?
I've done the standard research — review sites, Reddit, app store pages — and none of it gives me a clear current picture, though others in this thread disagree. Generally speaking, review sites are pay-to-play, Reddit threads get dominated by a few loud voices, and app store reviews are heavily managed. Generally speaking, the only reliable signal I've found is community experience from people who are actually using these things.
Specifically curious about:
- Personally, whether the experience has changed significantly in the last 12 months
- In my case, how the free tier compares to what you actually need to function on the platform
- In my experience, whether the user base is real or inflated with bots and dead accounts
- Anecdotally, any privacy or billing gotchas I should know before signing up
Honestly, real firsthand experience is worth a hundred review articles at this point, though that has shifted recently.