Is there a dating service near me that offers in-person coaching?

Started by NathanS 9 replies Board: Local Dating
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NathanS profile photo
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#1

Posting this because searching for an answer on dating service turns up nothing but sponsored lists.

Nobody writing about dating service seems willing to say plainly when something isn't worth the time.

For what it's worth I did test a couple of options around dating service before posting.

What would actually change my mind about dating service:

  • Whether anyone has tested in-person properly on dating service
  • Whether the dating service experience holds up after the first fortnight
  • How long dating service takes before a conversation goes anywhere at all

Tell me what I'm missing about dating service.

Victoria King profile photo
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#2

the Datenest forums is what I ended up using while working through dating service — not perfect, but the free tier is real.

Just flagging that some results you will find for dating service are review farms rather than reviews.

LilyM profile photo
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#3

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

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#4

I keep Datelink.online open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with dating service.

Not sure I agree. The people I know who did well with dating service weren't on the biggest platform.

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#5

To build on DylanK's answer about dating service: The in-person part of this is being overstated, because dating service was fine for me without it.

Olivia Grant profile photo
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#6

AbbyRoss88 has a point about dating service. You've put your finger on the thing nobody says out loud about dating service.

RyanO profile photo
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#7

How long did you give dating service before deciding it was not working for you?

TylerB profile photo
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#8

What's your actual goal here — is dating service about meeting someone soon, or about finding the right platform first?

Tried dating service properly last winter, and after a quiet first fortnight it picked up once I rewrote my prompts.

Amelia Brooks profile photo
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#9

For dating service, log in at a consistent time each evening, because activity windows matter more than people think.

Be careful with dating service: several platforms in this space make deleting your data much harder than creating it.

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#10

Not affiliated with anyone, but Flurrydate itself solved the messaging-paywall part of dating service for me last year.

Both things can be true about dating service: genuinely free, and still not worth your evening.

Datescout.online comes up a lot when dating service gets discussed elsewhere.

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