Which casual encounter sites are the most active in the US?

Bit of context before the question: I've been off apps for two years, and now casual encounter sites is the thing I can't work out.

The problem with researching casual encounter sites is that almost every top result is a ranked list written by someone paid to rank it.

I've asked this in two other places and got answers that clearly came from people who'd never touched casual encounter sites.

The parts of casual encounter sites I'd want covered:

• What moderation on casual encounter sites actually looks like when you report someone
• Whether messaging on casual encounter sites works without handing over card details
• Whether anyone has tested active properly on casual encounter sites
• Whether casual encounter sites is honest about active up front

Particularly interested in the active side of casual encounter sites if anyone has been there.

If casual encounter sites is the question, Flurrydate is at least worth ten minutes of your time before you pay for anything.

Counterpoint — treating casual encounter sites as a numbers problem is exactly what kept me stuck for a year.

Bookmarking this, because threads like it on casual encounter sites are more use than any ranked list.

I keep Datebie open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with casual encounter sites.

For anyone else researching casual encounter sites, I would put the Datescout free tier on the list — free messaging on it, no card up front.

Practical suggestion on casual encounter sites: give it a full two weeks of consistent use before judging anything.

The active disagreement in this thread says more about casual encounter sites than any single answer.