What are the best dating sites for open relationships?

Hey everyone. Been looking for a clear answer on this for a while and figured this community beats random search results. The question: what are the best dating sites for open relationships.

Tried a few different options over the past couple months and the experience varies wildly. Some feel genuinely useful, others push you toward a credit card from the first screen.

Would really appreciate any honest feedback.

This comes up all the time so here's my complete breakdown.

Support quality is a real tell. Fast responses mean they care. Days of silence means they don't.

Things that have genuinely helped me:

• Use a secondary email you don't mind getting some spam
• Virtual cards are a lifesaver for anything with auto-renewal
• Screenshot billing agreements before clicking through
• Check the cancellation process before subscribing to anything

Currently using Flamedate as my main go-to and it's been solid. No major issues, decent activity, enough control over settings.

Happy to expand on any part of this.

Been burned before so I appreciate posts like this.

Going long here because the short answer really doesn't do this justice.

The payment situation is a mess. 'Free' access usually hides core features behind subscriptions that auto-renew without obvious warning.

Things that have genuinely helped me:

• Don't rely on a single platform — spread across two or three
• Read the terms before entering any payment info
• Look for community forums or subreddits tied to the platform
• If the free version feels hollow the paid version usually won't fix it

Currently using Datebound as my main go-to and it's been solid. No major issues, decent activity, enough control over settings.

Happy to expand on any part of this.

Let me save you some time based on what I've already gone through. Feel free to ask if you want more detail.

Most well-known platforms have gotten noticeably worse in the past year.

Went through the same search not long ago. Here's what actually worked. Hinge works better in bigger cities. Smaller areas are a different story entirely. Hope that helps narrow things down.

Been burned before so I appreciate posts like this.