weird people think bumble is the single mom app now. in my experience
POF - single mom and trash mania, however has the most people. good ones are rare but they get so many messages. one girl i dated off their would get multiple hundreds of messages daily. so kind of a needle in a haystack thing, can be discouraging, but also can work
tinder - not really just hookups, a good mix, arguably the best overall selection of women (i think it's worth paying for bc super likes really help a ton, although they've recently lowered the amount you get per day , used to refresh every 12 hours, now its 24 for me). the sheer amount of fake profiles you have to swipe through though makes it a frustrating daily browse. also the rate they charge for subscriptions is based on demographics. it's cheaper in some cities. doubles in price once you hit 30 (!!!)
okc - the best overall free option really, since it tends to have robust profiles and people tend to put up a lot of pics, and can link to their instagram like on tinder. doesn't get nearly as many new profiles as tinder/bumble/pof does though, which is a bit of a knock, since 'new profiles' are always your best bet on dating sites (the best apples get picked quickly). backend is frustrating though, they cherry pick which profiles get action; it's possible to get put into 'filtered' messages just based on your messaging frequency/history, i had this happen with a profile where women simply flat out did not get my messages in their inbox, a 'shadow ban', if you will. it's also screwy with who it shows you in search. do this - search for women 24-24 within x miles of you. now ramp that up to 24 - 30. you won't see all the profiles of women who are 24-30, you will see a site cultured mix of women in that range; some of the women from the more narrow search will just not show up. very annoying algorithms at play here.
bumble - seems like mostly legit hotties, the 24-30 age here is by far the most attractive and datable. have to say it tends to have the best quality of women since it's come out, to me anyway
match - a last resort and not worth paying for. i pay for it just because i've been single for so long lol, but tends to lean towards 24-50 year old women who are either single moms/divorced, or really well off and mature. they are really high quality women though and if they pay you have a high chance of success because of that, however not knowing who pays before messaging them is frustrating. also has the most fake profiles next to tinder which i strongly believe are largely made in house (i once had my pay subscription end, and a girl i was talking to outside the site said my profile changed completely to the public when i stopped paying. profiles with just first names (think 'sarah') that are clearly fake and site generated pop up daily)). way too fucking expensive but if you toy with them when your subscription runs out you can get a better rate.
are there any other worthwhile options around for guys in the 30 age range nowadays? anything new and usable? those are all the ones i've ever found worth the time to use.
