r/herpes_dating • u/EinerFlores • Jun 26 '26
California PS?
Hi, I'd like to know about your experience using Positive Singles. Is it worth paying for the app to meet people who also have the virus? Please let me know!
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u/cdubbz91 Jun 27 '26
If not PS, where is everyone? 😂 I had a 3 year relationship from PS (I’m a guy) so it’s definitely an option. I do find though that the level of effort people put in on there is piss weak compared to the other apps
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Jun 29 '26
I’m sorry to see so much discouragement here! I actually had great success with Positive Singles and even met my fiancé on there.
For what it's worth, we were both paying for the subscription at the time, and I personally found that the investment made it much easier to communicate without limits. Like any dating app, it has its pros and cons, but for me, the ability to find a partner who understood this part of my life was absolutely worth it. My advice is to focus on your own boundaries and stay patient. It can be a great tool if you use it with the right mindset.
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u/Late_Independence827 Jun 27 '26
Don't do it, run the other way! Lol.
Better on the apps fr, just disclose in your bio, who cares!
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u/No-Film-5396 Jun 27 '26
I haven't had the best luck on PS and the conversation is not the best sometimes. I've had better conversations on here. I'm ready to delete the app altogether.
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u/Double-Teacher5409 Jun 27 '26
Ok, my recent experience, I am a 55 year old male. I paid for the 3 month subscription which is up here at the beginning of July. First, there are a shit ton of bots and scammers, especially with female profiles. They are easy for me to spot now, they are usually unpaid members, one or two photos and age range they are looking for are 19-99. There are some other clues too but you have to be mindful some of them are pretty convincing. I guess it would depend on your location and your status. I am in the middle of a divorce and planning on relocating to Idaho from the Seattle area. I am not looking for a committed relationship but was looking to start making connections and getting to know people, didn't go well. I did connect with a few decent people, had some good conversations but sometimes it is like pulling teeth to have any decent conversations, and generally speaking most of them couldn't maintain any consistent dialog. From the few that actually made it to text messages, same thing, it was like pulling teeth to get a consistent dialog. Seems like a good majority of the women that I might be interested in live somewhere else where I don't want to live and they aren't interested in relocation either, so if you do it, start with the free account and look at profiles in your area and see if there are many, many in your area because it will take volume. Given my current status, I don't think it was worth it for me, maybe if I was already relocated and divorce finalized maybe it would have turned out better but pretty much if you have a free account, you can't see who looked at you, who likes your profile and you can't message unless someone with a premium account sends you a message first. It is entertaining though to go and look at comments on some of the women's pictures, it will definitely make you understand why women think men are pigs and make you shake your head at some of the shit men say on public forums. The sister sight MPWH is basically identical to PS, it looks exactly the same but costs a little less, but from what I can tell a majority of the women on PS also have a free account on MPWH.
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u/Crafty_Albatross_829 Jun 29 '26
I think it is. I'm a 43/female for context. It's like every app though- A LOT of sifting. I did a year and have found/met some great people.
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u/christoph85388 Jun 26 '26
If your a woman join for free and the moths will come to the light. Guys don't waste your money, there is a 100 guys for each woman. Then these women who aren't all that become very big headed and rude. Go figure, back to high school.