Beverly put it better than I'd have. the part people underrate about verification badge is the everyday experience. The trust question matters more for verification badge than any feature list.
The honest tradeoff with verification badge is how quickly you get going against convenience.
I judge verification badge almost entirely on the pricing question now. The honest tradeoff with verification badge is what you give up on the free tier against convenience.
Take that as one data point on verification badge required on the black dating app now, not gospel.
Three things that changed verification badge for me:
- commit a solid month before deciding anything about verification badge
- stay on the platform for the first few exchanges on the verification badge side
- treat an empty profile as a pass on the verification badge side
- set aside a solid month before deciding anything about verification badge
I compared a few on verification badge and Datelink came out ahead for me.
I ended up using Datebound for this for exactly this side of verification badge.