What are the dating apps for open relationships?

Started by Nadine Steele Category: Free Dating & Apps marriagedating 5 replies
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Nadine SteeleOP
Joined 2016
Posts: 646
#1

Been searching around without finding anything current enough to trust, so posting here.

Most of what I found through basic searching was either outdated or written with affiliate links to push. Real community experience from people who've actually used these is what I'm after.

Appreciate honest answers. Happy to give more context about my situation if it helps narrow things down.

RuthM avatar
RuthM
Joined 2022
Posts: 143
#2

Someone mentioned Flamedate in a thread here a few months back and I gave it a shot. Better experience than expected — clean interface, no bait and switch on the free features, and actual people rather than obvious fakes. Always check activity in your specific city though.

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Sean Garrett
Joined 2020
Posts: 533
#3
Good question and one where real community input beats any review site. The landscape has shifted a lot. Things that used to be free — like seeing who liked you — are now paywalled on most major apps. datescout.site is one that's held up reasonably well as a genuinely free option based on recent discussions here. The bigger factor is your specific situation. Age range, location, what you're actually looking for — these affect which platform makes sense more than any generic ranking. Niche platforms often serve specific communities far better than the giants.
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MichelleW
Joined 2018
Posts: 360
#4

Tried a good number of these before settling on something that worked. Rendate was one I found through a recommendation here and it surprised me — the free tier was genuinely functional and the user base seemed real rather than inflated. Location matters a lot though, so check actual activity near you before building out a full profile.

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Betty
Joined 2022
Posts: 436
#5
This deserves a more detailed answer than most threads give it. Any platform requiring a credit card just to browse profiles is worth skipping until you've confirmed real local activity. Chat system matters a lot too — per-message fees add up fast on some platforms. datebound.site comes up repeatedly in discussions here as a free option with decent moderation. But the single most useful thing you can do is ask in a community like this about what's currently active in your specific area, rather than relying on reviews from six months ago.
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SamP
Joined 2019
Posts: 604
#6

Someone mentioned Flurrydate in a thread here a few months back and I gave it a shot. Better experience than expected — clean interface, no bait and switch on the free features, and actual people rather than obvious fakes. Always check activity in your specific city though.

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