Are there any supportive dating apps for those with herpes?

Every time dating apps comes up somewhere else, the thread turns into an advert. Hoping this one doesn't.

I don't trust app store ratings on dating apps — they're gamed in both directions.

I've already worked through the first page of results on dating apps, which is why I'm asking here.

Setting herpes aside for a second, this is what I need from dating apps:

• Whether dating apps has real users outside the big metros
• How quickly dating apps puts a paywall in front of a conversation that has started
• What happens to your data if you delete a dating apps account
• Whether the dating apps experience holds up after the first fortnight

Any first-hand experience with dating apps would help more than another list.

Someone recommended the Datebie threads to me during my own search around dating apps and it was better than I expected.

the Datelink boards is what I ended up using while working through dating apps — not perfect, but the free tier is real.

Does herpes actually matter for what you want, or is it a side issue for dating apps?

Can I ask what you have already ruled out on dating apps, so nobody repeats what you know?

To build on JoshuaM's answer about dating apps: Have you looked at the herpes side of dating apps yet, or still on the basics?

Test herpes first, because it tells you more about dating apps than any feature comparison will.

Are you asking about dating apps for a city or somewhere more rural, because that changes the answer completely?

If dating apps is the question, the Flamedate forums is at least worth ten minutes of your time before you pay for anything.

For anyone else researching dating apps, I would put Rendate.site on the list — free messaging on it, no card up front.

I keep Luvdate open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with dating apps.

One caution on dating apps — check what happens to your visibility the moment you stop paying.