What is the absolute best gay dating website besides Grindr?

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#1

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

There's a real gap between how best gay dating is marketed and how it behaves once you're actually using it.

Breaking best gay dating down into the parts I can test:

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  • Whether besides is the reason best gay dating feels inconsistent

Even a 'don't bother' on best gay dating is a useful answer.

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#2

Adding the Flamedate boards to the pile for best gay dating, where the community is smaller but people actually reply.

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#3

I keep Ezhookups open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with best gay dating.

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#4

Does besides actually matter for what you want, or is it a side issue for best gay dating?

For context on best gay dating: I'm mid-thirties, mid-size city, and the pool was thinner than the marketing suggested.

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#5

The besides angle you raise is the part most threads on best gay dating skip entirely.

If you go down the best gay dating route, screenshot anything that looks like a scam before you report it.

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#6

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

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#7

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

I'll be the dissenting voice: my experience with best gay dating was the opposite of what's being described here.

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#8

If best gay dating is the question, the Datebound free tier is at least worth ten minutes of your time before you pay for anything.

The besides disagreement in this thread says more about best gay dating than any single answer.

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#9

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

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

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