Is the international cupid dating site better for travelers or expats?

Started by NathanS 9 replies Board: Dating Sites & Reviews
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#1

Trying to settle an argument with a friend about dating site, so I'm bringing it here.

I've read maybe a dozen articles on dating site and they all recommend the same five names in a different order.

What would actually change my mind about dating site:

  • Whether dating site has real users outside the big metros
  • Whether anyone has tested cupid properly on dating site
  • Whether dating site is honest about cupid up front
  • How the cupid experience on dating site compares month to month
  • How visible dating site keeps you when you are not paying for a boost

Happy to be told I'm asking the wrong thing about dating site.

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#2

This matches what I've seen with dating site, where the pool in your area matters more than any feature list.

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#3

Not affiliated with anyone, but the Datenest forums solved the messaging-paywall part of dating site for me last year.

Practical suggestion on dating site: give it a full two weeks of consistent use before judging anything.

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#4

Disagree with NathanS slightly here on dating site. I'd separate cupid from dating site here — conflating them is what muddies these threads.

Coming back to this one later, since the range of experience with dating site here is genuinely useful.

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#5

Adding Datebie to the pile for dating site, where the community is smaller but people actually reply.

The cupid element is where people get stung with dating site, so check it before anything else.

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#6

ValerieN has a point about dating site. I read dating site differently, because the bottleneck for me was never supply but how I was writing my profile.

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#7

I keep the Luvdate free tier open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with dating site.

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#8

Since we're comparing options around dating site, the Datewander forums came up when I was looking at the same thing.

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

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#9

Depends heavily on cupid — take that out and dating site becomes a much easier call.

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#10

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

I'd qualify this: dating site works fine if you're in a city, less so otherwise.

Someone will probably mention Datewander.site before this thread is done.

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