Seconding what AlexisW said, with one caveat about real free dating sites without payment.
Anything I recommend around the platform has to clear one bar, which is how much of it is usable without a card.
I gave the service about 6 weeks before I formed a view, mostly watching how much data leaves the app.
If you can only manage a few evenings a week, what protection exists before you meet matters more than raw volume on that one.
The short checklist I use before trusting anything like real free dating sites without payment:
- How many real free dating sites without payment profiles show a recent login rather than a join date
- How many real free dating sites without payment conversations get past a second reply
- Whether the real free dating sites without payment photos survive a reverse image search
Happy to go into more detail on real free dating sites without payment if it is useful.