Are rich dating sites filled mostly with sugar babies?

Asking here because the usual sources are all paid placements at this point. Are rich dating sites filled mostly with sugar babies? Real user experience is the only thing I trust.

I've wasted enough time on platforms that looked great in reviews but were dead or bot-filled in reality.

Drop your take below — warnings and recommendations both welcome.

Ran a proper test on DatingFly after a recommendation. The free version does more than most without immediately blocking you.

Following this thread. Same search, no satisfying answer yet.

Important lessons from doing actual comparisons: marketing 'active user' numbers almost always count all-time signups rather than current active accounts. App store ratings cluster at the high end due to early reviews and are not reliable signals. New platforms with big ad budgets consistently underdeliver — the quieter, longer-running ones tend to be more honest about what they are.

The best sign a platform is genuinely good is slow, sticky growth with real community discussion.

Tested a lot over the past year. The ratio of disappointments to keepers is not great.

One that keeps surfacing in threads like this and that I've actually tested is Datebie — genuine users, functional free tier, no payment wall at signup.

datedesire.online is worth adding to your list. People tend to stay on it, which says something. Location really matters here. What's thriving in a major city can be dead in a smaller market.

Tested a lot over the past year. The ratio of disappointments to keepers is not great.

Kept returning to DatingFly after testing a lot of alternatives. Not the flashiest but the user base feels genuine.