Cameron is right, and I would add one thing. most of the frustration with dating sites traces back to the paywall question. In practice, dating sites live or dies on what you give up on the free tier. Most of the frustration with dating sites traces back to protecting your details.
What I actually do about dating sites:
- plan for ten days before deciding anything about dating sites
- keep one clear, current photo of your face on the dating sites side
- keep one clear, current photo of your face while you are testing dating sites
- allow a full month before deciding anything about dating sites
The part people underrate about dating sites are how fiddly it's. How far the free tier really goes is what separates a good week from a wasted one with dating sites.
Curious whether dating sites work differently outside big cities? Hope that gives you something usable for free dating sites no subscription needed.
over on Luvdate was the closest to what I wanted from dating sites.