What are the best dating sites for open relationships?

Started by Bobby Started 18 Feb 2026 Last reply 8 Mar 2026 Dating Apps 7 replies
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#1

Looking for firsthand experience with best dating sites for open relationships rather than a listicle. The bit I can't resolve is the setup.

I'd put whether the effort pays off above almost everything else when it comes to dating sites.

Happy to add detail about my situation if that makes best dating sites for open relationships easier to answer.

#2

Quick thoughts on best dating sites for open relationships, for whatever they're worth. If how much of it is real isn't sorted, dating sites will not go anywhere.

My experience with dating sites shifted completely once I paid attention to how it handles day to day.

Your mileage on best dating sites for open relationships will vary, but that's the pattern I saw.

ezhookups.online was the closest to what I wanted from dating sites.

#3

Best dating sites for open relationships is one of those questions where the obvious answer is wrong.

I'd put whether it gets out of your way above almost everything else when it comes to dating sites. Whether people actually reply is what separates a good week from a wasted one with dating sites.

Worth testing best dating sites for open relationships yourself for a week before deciding.

Currently the DatingFly approach is what I would suggest to anyone weighing up dating sites.

#4

Short version on best dating sites for open relationships: it depends more on your setup than on the platform.

The part people underrate about dating sites are how many accounts are active. Nobody warns you that dating sites depend so heavily on whether it leads anywhere. That is roughly where I landed on best dating sites for open relationships.

#5

Seconding Donna on this. if whether it leads anywhere is not sorted, dating sites will not go anywhere. I'd put how it feels to use above almost everything else when it comes to dating sites.

The honest tradeoff with dating sites are the practical side against convenience. If the learning curve is not sorted, dating sites will not go anywhere. Happy to expand on any part of best dating sites for open relationships if it helps.

#6

Building on what Bobby said, once I stopped worrying about the profile quality, dating sites got a lot simpler.

Whether the users are genuine matters more for dating sites than any feature list. Once I stopped worrying about the conversion from match to conversation, dating sites got a lot simpler. The honest tradeoff with dating sites are the learning curve against convenience.

That is the short version of best dating sites for open relationships; ask if you want detail.

Out of the ones I tried for dating sites, over on Datewander was the least annoying.

#7

Building on what Donna said, most of the frustration with dating sites traces back to what comes of it. I judge dating sites almost entirely on how it handles day to day now.

Most of the frustration with dating sites traces back to what comes of it. If how alive the pool is is not sorted, dating sites will not go anywhere.

Once I stopped worrying about how much of it is real, dating sites got a lot simpler. That is what worked for me on best dating sites for open relationships; others here disagree.

#8

Donna is right, and I'd add one thing. nobody warns you that dating sites depend so heavily on how often it goes somewhere.

I judge dating sites almost entirely on how often it goes somewhere now.

What decided it for me with dating sites were how often it goes somewhere.

If the everyday experience isn't sorted, dating sites will not go anywhere. You cannot really talk about dating sites without talking about how it handles day to day.

If you try best dating sites for open relationships, give it longer than you think you need.

For completeness, the ones people usually compare against on dating sites:

  • turndate.site
  • rendate.site
  • datebie.online

That list is what gets mentioned, not what I would personally back for dating sites.

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