Disclaimer: We have absolutely no affiliation with Double Date Nation. You’ll notice the link below is not an affiliate link. This is all purely our opinion with no bias other than we bought in.

You know how everyone complains all the lifestyle sites are a train-wreck of bad design and outdated software? Well, DDN is the answer to that. That comes with some caveats, but I think this is the best SLS replacement out there, technology wise. It gives all the basic features you’d want in a lifestyle site and it’s not a muddled mess. The user interface is put together with thought.

I’ve long been a proponent of avoiding the shift towards a Tinder like app. I think apps like that (Feeld) totally miss the boat when it comes to what’s important in a lifestyle app. Profiles that you can revisit as couples evolve in the lifestyle are a necessity. This “decide now” mentality really doesn’t work for a group of people that may drastically change over the course of their lifestyle journey. There’s simply not enough couples out there to be able to afford throwing some out that could pan out in the future. How many couple do you know start out only looking for single F’s or M’s evolve to searching out couples? If you dismiss a couple on an app because they don’t match with you right now, you’ll never see them when your play style does match up. That’s why I think sites like SLS, Kasidie, SDC, etc are still the way to go despite their obvious flaws.

So, what does it have? Full profiles. Multiple picture galleries with full control over who can see them. Messaging. Groups. Friends list. A suit of settings to customize how you use the site. For example, I would imagine a very popular feature is the ability to not be seen by single males.

As for what’s missing? Well, I’d like a place for saved searches. Even better if it notifies you periodically as new members join that match your search. Verifications, certifications aren’t there. One could argue the friends list serves that role. Honestly, we don’t have much use for certs, but that’s a whole separate discussion.

What’s the catch? Well, it’s the user base. It’s small. But, from what I can tell in our local area, it’s all real people. None of the typical new site BS when they seed a bunch of phony accounts to make it look better. This site was built by a real couple in the lifestyle and it shows. We’ve met them personally. Seem like good people. They’ve taken an approach of growing this organically by word of mouth. It’s an admirable approach and I do hope it winds up working.

Why the review now? Well, it would seem they’re launching an app. Leading up to that, they’ve been offering a lifetime membership. I despise paying monthly. I much prefer lifetime options. Their’s goes away at the end of September. We went back and forth for a while, and decided to roll the dice on this one. Hope it pans out.

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