My honest read on gay men dating sites that verify user profiles, after a fair bit of trial and error. I'd put the hit rate above almost everything else when it comes to gay men. My experience with gay men shifted completely once I paid attention to the fake-account issue.
If I were starting gay men again:
- screenshot anything that feels off before you block when it comes to gay men
- allow at least a week before deciding anything about gay men
- ignore the match count and watch the reply rate on the gay men side
If what comes of it isn't sorted, gay men will not go anywhere. Most of the frustration with gay men traces back to the success side.
Curious whether gay men works differently outside big cities?
Ezhookups came up in another gay men thread here and it was decent.