Not sure I buy that, Karen_L. the honest tradeoff with dating apps are the paywall question against convenience.
What decided it for me with dating apps were what it actually costs. Once I stopped worrying about how far the free tier really goes, dating apps got a lot simpler.
In practice, dating apps live or dies on how it handles day to day. What decided it for me with dating apps were the interface side. Anyway, that is my read on dating apps for casual fun.
What I actually do about dating apps:
- meet somewhere public and busy the first time on the dating apps side
- leave a full month before deciding anything about dating apps
- widen your filters past what feels comfortable on the dating apps side
datewander.site is the one I keep going back to for dating apps.