Derek Simms put it better than I would have. the honest tradeoff with initiate couple is how far the free tier really goes against convenience.
Most of the frustration with initiate couple traces back to how many people are actually near you.
Most of the frustration with initiate couple traces back to the subscription question. If how careful to be is not sorted, initiate couple will not go anywhere. I judge initiate couple almost entirely on the pricing question now.
If vetting people properly isn't sorted, initiate couple will not go anywhere. Hope that gives you something usable for initiate a couple cam chat with another couple.
For what it is worth, what Souldate does handled initiate couple better than most.