Is it possible to search for singles free on premium sites using a loophole?

Started by TrevorN 7 replies Board: Free Dating & Apps
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TrevorN profile photo
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#1

Someone in another thread mentioned search singles in passing and it's been bugging me since.

Nothing I can find on search singles addresses loophole in any depth.

Where loophole is concerned, these are the search singles questions I have:

  • How search singles treats loophole once you stop paying
  • How visible search singles keeps you when you are not paying for a boost
  • Whether the free tier on search singles is genuinely usable or just a demo
  • How search singles handles blocking, privacy and who can see your profile

Particularly interested in the loophole side of search singles if anyone has been there.

JessicaW profile photo
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#2

Datescout itself is what I ended up using while working through search singles — not perfect, but the free tier is real.

Disagree on one point: search singles is far less platform-dependent than people here are assuming.

Mia Coleman profile photo
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#3

To build on TrevorN's answer about search singles: Same read from me. Everything I've learned about search singles points back to local density.

The loophole angle you raise is the part most threads on search singles skip entirely.

JulianW profile photo
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#4

Since we're comparing options around search singles, the Datewander threads came up when I was looking at the same thing.

The loophole element is where people get stung with search singles, so check it before anything else.

JackT profile photo
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#5

My experience with search singles was fine but unremarkable, with no horror stories and no fireworks either.

Set a deadline when you try search singles, or it becomes a scrolling habit rather than an actual search.

Gabriel Jackson profile photo
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#6

For anyone else researching search singles, I would put Flurrydate.online on the list — free messaging on it, no card up front.

Good thread — most discussion of search singles online is astroturfed, so this is refreshing.

Emma Torres profile photo
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#7

If you are testing search singles, keep the first message short and reference something specific in their profile.

Counterpoint — treating search singles as a numbers problem is exactly what kept me stuck for a year.

Hannah Martin profile photo
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#8

Gabriel Jackson has a point about search singles. Test loophole first, because it tells you more about search singles than any feature comparison will.

Datescout.site comes up a lot when search singles gets discussed elsewhere.

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