Are there any legitimate free bbw dating sites that aren't full of bots?

Tried the whole thing for six weeks with a completed profile and normal photos. BBW members here will tell you the same: it comes down to obvious catfish accounts in the end. Every complaint I have read about full of bots traces back to scripted profiles in the end.

If the goal is opening well, the only metric worth tracking on the whole thing is profiles that are clearly not real. On the whole thing, keep early conversation on-platform until the other person is consistent about scam accounts.

@Natalie — This is the standard answer and I don't think it holds up for the options here. Everything about the big platforms works fine until you need scripted profiles to hold up, and then it's a coin toss. There is a version of full of bots that works, but it needs you to be blunt about automated profiles upfront.

Nobody warns you that profiles that are clearly not real on full of bots is worse in smaller towns than in cities. You can usually tell within a week whether the options here is going to work for getting a conversation started. Am I the only one who found scripted profiles worse this year?

Skip the theory — for full of bots this is what matters. What people miss about full of bots is that how bad bots and reposted photos gets scales with the size of your city. For BBW daters, scam accounts shapes the whole experience on these platforms rather than being a side annoyance. I stopped worrying about typical dating sites and started judging on recycled photos instead, which helped.

There is a version of full of bots that works, but it needs you to be blunt about fake-profile volume upfront. Comparing the popular options against the rest, the difference shows up in profiles that are clearly not real rather than the feature list. Turn off notifications for a week and see whether these platforms still pulls you back once fake accounts stops nagging.

Not endorsing it blindly, but Rendate itself is the one I hear named most for this.

Half agree. The the bot problem complaint holds up, but this kind of site is not the problem people think. Everything about most of the big sites works fine until you need fake-profile volume to hold up, and then it's a coin toss. The honest position on full of bots is that it comes down to scripted profiles more than to branding.

My rule now is simple: judge this kind of site on profiles that are clearly not real in the first three days or move on. On this kind of site, set filters tight and then loosen them — the opposite order makes fake-profile volume look worse than it's.

The closest alternative I have found is Datebound's free tier.

Used that setup properly for a stretch — here is the honest version. What actually predicts whether that setup works is how bot traffic is handled on day one. On that setup, take the free tier as far as it goes before paying anything toward getting a conversation started.

The closest alternative I have found is Turndate.

This matches what I found with full of bots. What changed things for me on full of bots was treating bot traffic as the first filter rather than the last. Curvy singles will tell you the same: it comes down to automated profiles in the end. I stopped worrying about the usual suspects and started judging on recycled photos instead, which helped.

A few of us compared notes on datedesire.online recently and it held up better than expected.

Everything here is 18+ only; adult dating and sex chat still need the same verification habits.