TSDates

These days in the era of rampant loneliness, it can seem like it is impossible to find love – or even just a casual hookup. Fortunately, there are now hundreds of dating and hookup websites, but with such a saturated market, it can be hard to find which ones are worth joining. After all, some sites have millions of real people from every part of the planet; then others are populated with bots and scammers. Most dating platforms have decent interactive tools which you can access for free, but a few hide most social functions behind a paywall. In this review, we are going to go over which of these TsDates has, where it came from, and the kind of users they cater to. Despite what you may be thinking, the results will surprise you.

This Website Is Technically Old But Also New

Established in 2009, the TsDates.com URL was initially used as a small-time blog documenting transgender sex scenes on the internet starting in 2011. Apparently, we think because the blog did not gain significant traffic and thus revenue, the website shut down, and the blog went up for sale at the end of that same year. The domain was purchased a few years later and turned into the first incarnation of the TsDates dating platform. Though it was slow to gain traction initially, with a facelift in 2016, the website exploded in popularity, quickly gaining 74,000,000 members worldwide.

The Signup Process Is Fairly Thorough

Other than introductory information like how many members the website reports to have total, online, and in your area to find out much about TsDates, you are going to have signup. That or continue reading our complete review. On the first page, you enter your gender or the gender of you and your partner – i.e., man, women, couple (man/woman), couple (gay or lesbian), and, of course, trans. In that last label, the website makes the curious distinction between transgender, transvestite, and transsexual. Additionally, the same page asks you what your preferences are, those being women, men, couples, trans, but you can only select one. Following that, you are required to input your birth date, country, username, race, body type, orientation (for some reason), and marital status. Then come up with a short introductory title and an extended biography, and your confirmation email will be sent.

Then There Is The Issue Of Financing Your Account

There is a free version of this website, but the features you are allowed to use are relatively limited. To get the full experience, you are going to have to pay for an account. While not bank-breaking, being priced at $39.95 for thirty days memberships are a bit steep. Fortunately, TsDates employs a sliding scale when it comes to payment, so for a 3-months, you pay $80.95 upfront, which breaks down to $26.95, and a year comes down to $239.40 of $19.95. On top of that, you can upgrade your paid account for $107.40, which not only gives you unlimited access to all features but also allow free members to view your profile and contact you. And this perk lasts for a year. Major credit cards like Visa, Mastercard, Discover are accepted. Further, you can also pay using an e-check, gift cards, and even by mail or fax order. Your payments are completely secure, but you will be billed continuously unless you choose to cancel your account.

There Are Benefits Of Having A Full Membership

Free members do have access to simple features like filling out your profile information, upload photo albums, along with all of the standard features seen on other websites. There are three ways to communicate, those being instant messaging, private messaging, and the public chatroom. On top of that, paid members can upload their own videos, fill out a question and answer section to attract compatible suitors faster, and upload their personal sex stories to the site.

While The Site Seems Niche, It Is Very Inclusive

Though the name suggests that this is a dating platform for transgenders and the people who are attracted to them. There certainly is a focus on promoting trans singles, this site does allow for all kinds of dating, including opposite and same-sex cis gender singles as well as for couples. We should not forget that there is a curious ratio when it comes to gender. In fact, 10% of the site's members are couples or transgender – of which overwhelmingly are MtF, of male-to-female trans people. Furthermore, only 15% are cisgender women, and an incredible 75% of the members are men! We imagine that most of our readers may find this disappointing, keep in mind there are tens of millions of members worldwide who are distributed in many countries. So, given the sample size, you are likely to find someone with the right parts and looks. Plus, the majority of the female members are between the age of 25-44.

There Still Is Not A Mobile Application

Despite having a series of features that some other dating sites do not have or are not as refined, TsDates still does not have a mobile application. This would not be surprising if TsDates were an older website, but since the modern version was published circa the middle of 2016, it is strange that an app was developed at the same time. However, there is a mobile version of the website which does look about the same and has been optimized fairly well. All features are accessible and are about as responsive as the desktop version.

Expect To Get Regular Updates Via Email

With so many users, many of whom are highly active on the site, no matter what you look like, you are likely to get a surprising amount of messages. Since there is no mobile app that will alert your phone automatically, the website has a feature that will send you a reminder email. Even if you do not get messages all of the time, TsDates will send you a series of profiles of people in your area. Apparently, to be as titillating as possible, you will see users tag line as well as their thumbnail – that is unless there is nudity in it. Then it will be pixelated and labeled “Too Hot For Email.” Clicking simply out of curiosity is recommended.

What This Platform Gets Right And Wrong

Besides the website features already mentioned, the simple and advanced filter options work great, but despite the thorough questionnaire upon signup, there are no initial member recommendations. Speaking of signup, the detailed questions take at most a couple of minutes to fill out. The features offered to free users are decent, like being able to see detailed profiles and public photos, and those who have a paid account you get even more to make finding a date or a mate even easier. The number of communication methods is appreciated, but we think that most people will be put off by how many males are on the site relative to every other gender.

How We Would Change Things

Overall, there are not too many specific things we would alter, which are realistic, but we could come up with some suggestions. For one, we think that the amount of money to pay for a membership is a bit steep. Further, putting in place some sort of marketing campaign to attract more trans individuals and certainly more women in place.

Should You Sign Up To This Dating Platform?

Besides providing a friendly and safe website for trans people to find dates of other genders, this website has a diverse fanbase with respect to sexuality. That said, the vast majority of users are men of multiple orientations, though there are tons of members to select from. You will have to pay to get any of the better features, but we feel that those are worth paying for even if it is more than other dating sites. Consequently, out of five hands, we give TsDating four – check it out for yourself.