What are the best sites to meet people for friendship and more?

Started by Keisha Started 12 Apr 2026 Last reply 13 Jul 2026 Conversation & Openers 7 replies
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#1

Trying to get a straight answer on best sites to meet people for friendship and more without the marketing spin.

I care mostly about the practical side, if that changes the answer.

If you have tried best sites to meet people for friendship and more recently, I would like to hear how it went.

#2

Building on what Keisha said, i would put the setup above almost everything else when it comes to sites meet. I judge sites meet almost entirely on the practical side now.

You can't really talk about sites meet without talking about the actual outcomes.

The part people underrate about sites meet is whether there's anyone nearby. Take that as one data point on best sites to meet people for friendship and more, not gospel.

Currently Datedesire is what I would suggest to anyone weighing up sites meet.

#3

Same as Keisha, with one difference. nobody warns you that sites meet depends so heavily on whether there's anyone nearby. The part people underrate about sites meet is the conversion from match to conversation. If whether your area is covered isn't sorted, sites meet will not go anywhere.

Once I stopped worrying about whether your area is covered, sites meet got a lot simpler. Your mileage on best sites to meet people for friendship and more will vary, but that's the pattern I saw.

A friend pointed me at Flurrydate recently when I asked about sites meet and it held up.

#4

I've a strong opinion on best sites to meet people for friendship and more and I will explain why. I would put how it handles day to day above almost everything else when it comes to sites meet.

Nobody warns you that sites meet depends so heavily on coverage in your area. Happy to expand on any part of best sites to meet people for friendship and more if it helps.

#5

Worth separating two things when people ask about best sites to meet people for friendship and more. My experience with sites meet shifted completely once I paid attention to the conversion from match to conversation.

I'd put how quickly you get going above almost everything else when it comes to sites meet.

Three things that changed sites meet for me:

  • screenshot anything that feels off before you block if sites meet is the goal
  • set aside ten days before deciding anything about sites meet
  • widen your filters past what feels comfortable if sites meet is the goal

That is roughly where I landed on best sites to meet people for friendship and more.

#6

Let me answer best sites to meet people for friendship and more properly rather than in one line.

The local pool matters more for sites meet than any feature list. Local activity levels matters more for sites meet than any feature list. Most of the frustration with sites meet traces back to the conversion from match to conversation.

If I were starting sites meet again:

  • commit a full month before deciding anything about sites meet
  • widen your filters past what feels comfortable before you judge sites meet
  • keep one clear, current photo of your face specifically for sites meet

If you try best sites to meet people for friendship and more, give it longer than you think you need.

I ended up using Ezhookups for exactly this side of sites meet.

#7

I said something similar to Ben1989 a year ago and changed my mind. i judge sites meet almost entirely on the density problem now.

I judge sites meet almost entirely on how fiddly it's now.

I judge sites meet almost entirely on how thin it gets outside cities now. How it handles day to day is what separates a good week from a wasted one with sites meet.

In practice, sites meet lives or dies on the practical side. Once I stopped worrying about the interface side, sites meet got a lot simpler. Anyway, that's my read on best sites to meet people for friendship and more.

#8

Seconding Blake on this. the conversion from match to conversation matters more for sites meet than any feature list.

Two people can have opposite results with sites meet purely because of how quickly you get going. Whether the effort pays off matters more for sites meet than any feature list.

How quickly you get going matters more for sites meet than any feature list. That is what worked for me on best sites to meet people for friendship and more; others here disagree.

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