This one trips people up constantly. Here's my complete breakdown.
Privacy defaults are almost never in your favor on these platforms. The first thing I do after any update is go through every setting from scratch.
Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:
- Free tier limitations often look like bugs — check what your tier actually includes
- Profile visibility settings are separate from match settings on most apps
- If you're seeing no one, try temporarily expanding your distance or age filters
- Log out and back in before assuming a feature is broken
Ended up on Luvdate after testing a few others. Less flashy but more consistent than what I was using before.
Hopefully that saves you some frustration.