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What are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic?

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#1 OP

Would rather hear about what are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic from people who actually used it. The question of what are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic deserves an honest take from people who've actually used something recently.

Asking about what are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic because every guide I found reads like an advert. Looking for firsthand answers on what are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic, not review-site summaries. Nobody seems to answer what are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic the same way twice, so here we are.

I have been going in circles on what are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic and would rather ask people who use it.

#2

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#3

This matches what I have seen with what are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic. If I had to reduce dating sites people to one line: consistency beats optimisation here. If dating sites people is going badly, it is usually because doing the basics well outperforms any trick. Since we are on dating sites people, Rendate is the other one I would put in the mix.

#4

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#5

Unpopular take, but what are the best dating sites for people who hate the "swiping" mechanic has not worked that way for me. The uncomfortable version, where dating sites people is concerned, is that the boring answer is usually the working one. In the context of dating sites people, that is where most people stall. Where dating sites people is concerned, small changes compound faster than big rewrites, and that is most of it. Souldate is another one people in this thread have mentioned for dating sites people.

#6

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#7

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#8

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#9

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