This is the right question. The answer is mostly whether the useful settings are buried.
After a few weeks on the service the only question left was where the paywall really kicks in.
About 80 profiles into the app, the pattern around whether the algorithm is doing anything useful became obvious.
If you can only manage a few evenings a week, what the real cost is after the trial matters more than raw volume on the site.
Where the service stands or falls is whether messaging costs anything once you start.
For a second opinion I also cross-checked Luvdate.