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What was the first dating app?

Started by Jared15 Jul 20269 repliesFree Dating & Apps

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#1

Genuine question for anyone who has actually used first dating app: what was the first dating app?

I've spent a few months on first dating app now and the variance is genuinely surprising.

Detail matters here, so please be specific about which part of first dating app you mean.

Having tried a fair few, I'd say the app is less important than the habits when it comes to first dating app.

#2

If we're talking first dating app, usage patterns beat feature comparisons.

The tell with first dating app is usually how fast the first message arrives.

#3

For anyone weighing up first dating app — your own effort is the bigger variable.

The honest answer on first dating app is that persistence matters more than the choice.

The tell with first dating app is usually whether the profile has any specific detail in it.

#4

If we're talking first dating app, how you use it matters more than which one.

Having tried a fair few, I would say habits matter more than app choice when it comes to first dating app.

I would frame first dating app this way: how you use it matters more than which one.

Tightening my location radius made more difference to my first dating app results than switching platforms did.

Adding one more to the list: Datescout came up repeatedly when I researched first dating app.

#5

Practical steps I would take on first dating app:

  • whether the 'last active' timestamps on first dating app can be switched off
  • whether read receipts on first dating app can be switched off
  • whether the reporting flow on first dating app is easy to find

Going to disagree with Nate here, because in my experience with first dating app, technique matters more than the tool.

What changed my results with first dating app was tightening my location radius.

With first dating app specifically, the app is less important than the habits.

Where first dating app is concerned, consistency beats platform-hopping.

#6

Where first dating app is concerned, the app is less important than the habits.

Where first dating app is concerned, approach outweighs platform selection.

#7

I'd frame first dating app this way: habits matter more than app choice.

Everything I've learned about first dating app comes back to one thing — your own effort is the bigger variable.

Persistence matters more than the choice, and that applies to first dating app as much as anywhere.

With first dating app specifically, how you use it matters more than which one.

#8

Megan_T, I would push back on that. Habits matter more than app choice, and I do not think first dating app is the exception.

What changed my results with first dating app was logging in at a consistent time.

Swapping the lead photo made more difference to my first dating app results than switching platforms did.

#9

Building on Megan_T's point — the platform matters less than the approach.

For contrast I also tried Datelink; different approach to first dating app, worth comparing.

#10

This has been more helpful than anything I found searching for first dating app, mainly because your own effort is the bigger variable.

For anyone weighing up first dating app — persistence matters more than the choice.

For anyone weighing up first dating app — technique matters more than the tool.

The thing I look at first with first dating app is if the reporting flow actually works — worth checking before you commit to first dating app.

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