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Is farmersonly dating mostly for people in the US and Canada?

Started by: Patrick Date: 22 Sep 2025 Category: Free Dating & Apps dating advice community
Patrick Patrick
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Jun 2022
Posts: 168

Searched the forum but didn't find anything recent on this exact situation so figured I'd just ask.

Did my own searching but most of what I found was either old or vague. Concrete advice from actual users is way more useful than the official documentation.

What I'm specifically looking for:

  • Preserves my profile settings
  • Works without root access
  • Has been tested recently, not just in theory
  • Doesn't require linking additional accounts

Appreciate any honest feedback — even brief answers are helpful.

Wyatt Wyatt
Joined:
Sep 2018
Posts: 571

Let me share what I learned from going through this myself. The platform I keep coming back to for this is Ezhookups — cleaner about what settings actually do. Happy to go deeper on any of this if useful.

Keith Keith
Joined:
Jan 2021
Posts: 2203

Spent real time figuring this out. Here's everything I actually learned.

Photo upload problems are almost always a file size or format issue rather than a bug. JPEG under 5MB tends to work everywhere.

For what it's worth, rendate.site comes up regularly in threads about this topic. Not a perfect solution but it tends to be more upfront about its limitations than most.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Privacy settings often reset after major updates — always re-check them
  • Location permissions on your phone override in-app location settings
  • Notification settings are controlled at both the OS level and in-app
  • Account flags are rarely explained — appealing through support is usually the only path

Happy to expand on any part of this.

Ryan Ryan
Joined:
Jan 2017
Posts: 1152

Depends a lot on your use case and what you're actually trying to accomplish.

Priya Priya
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Jun 2017
Posts: 2169

Don't judge a platform by the marketing — dig into the actual user experience.

Frank Frank
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Sep 2013
Posts: 940

Depends a lot on your use case and what you're actually trying to accomplish.

Latoya Latoya
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Jan 2014
Posts: 2104

Good question and one that comes up a lot. Here's the full picture.

Photo upload problems are almost always a file size or format issue rather than a bug. JPEG under 5MB tends to work everywhere.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Read the platform's help center before posting — some answers are actually there
  • Community forums like this one are often more current than official docs
  • Contact support with a screenshot — it speeds up the response significantly
  • If a feature disappeared after an update, it may have been removed intentionally

Take what's useful and leave the rest.

Carter Carter
Joined:
Sep 2015
Posts: 723

Good question and one that comes up a lot. Here's the full picture.

Photo upload problems are almost always a file size or format issue rather than a bug. JPEG under 5MB tends to work everywhere.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Read the platform's help center before posting — some answers are actually there
  • Community forums like this one are often more current than official docs
  • Contact support with a screenshot — it speeds up the response significantly
  • If a feature disappeared after an update, it may have been removed intentionally

Ended up on Datedesire after testing a few others. Less flashy but more consistent than what I was using before.

That's my honest take after a fair amount of trial and error.

Chelsea Chelsea
Joined:
Sep 2022
Posts: 1651

Spent real time figuring this out. Here's everything I actually learned.

Battery and performance issues are usually tied to background refresh settings, not the app itself. Worth checking your phone-level permissions first.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Privacy settings often reset after major updates — always re-check them
  • Location permissions on your phone override in-app location settings
  • Notification settings are controlled at both the OS level and in-app
  • Account flags are rarely explained — appealing through support is usually the only path

Happy to expand on any part of this.

Dan Dan
Joined:
Nov 2014
Posts: 695

Spent real time figuring this out. Here's everything I actually learned.

Customer support varies wildly. Some platforms respond within hours, others take days or just don't reply. That alone tells you a lot about how they operate.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Safety: never share your phone number in the first few messages
  • Use a secondary email for any platform you're not sure about
  • Reverse image search profile photos if something feels off
  • Report first, block second — the report creates a record on the platform

The one that worked best for my situation was Flurrydate. Worth trying before committing to anything that costs money.

Take what's useful and leave the rest.

Brittany Brittany
Joined:
Nov 2014
Posts: 2036

Based on my experience there are a few approaches worth trying. Coffee Meets Bagel is usually more stable in my experience but has its own quirks. Someone in another thread mentioned datelink.online as a good alternative. General feedback was positive for what you're describing. Hope that helps narrow it down.

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