The worst
I had a paid Outclose membership and tried two different events before deciding to cancel my membership—with four months still remaining—because both experiences were so disappointing.
The first event was brunch. About half of the group canceled. One of the people who did attend brought a friend they already knew, which completely changed the dynamic of what was supposed to be a group of people meeting one another. It was difficult to engage when two people arrived together and naturally already had an established conversation and relationship. There was also no option to split the bill, so I ended up contributing toward other people’s drinks rather than simply paying for what I ordered.
I still decided to give Outclose another chance and attended a coffee meetup. That experience was worse. When I arrived, there wasn’t even a reserved table or seat for the group. I ordered a pastry while waiting and was then told I couldn’t sit at the table because of what I had ordered. No one offered to take an additional order for tea, and I wasn’t even offered a glass of water. I essentially had to beg a server to come over and serve me.
I understand that Outclose cannot control every cancellation or every interaction with restaurant staff. But I paid for a membership because I expected the service to organize and facilitate a comfortable, functional environment for meeting other LGBTQ+ people. Across two events, the basic organization simply wasn’t there.
I canceled my membership despite still having four months remaining. I’d rather lose the remaining time I already paid for than attend another event.
The first event was brunch. About half of the group canceled. One of the people who did attend brought a friend they already knew, which completely changed the dynamic of what was supposed to be a group of people meeting one another. It was difficult to engage when two people arrived together and naturally already had an established conversation and relationship. There was also no option to split the bill, so I ended up contributing toward other people’s drinks rather than simply paying for what I ordered.
I still decided to give Outclose another chance and attended a coffee meetup. That experience was worse. When I arrived, there wasn’t even a reserved table or seat for the group. I ordered a pastry while waiting and was then told I couldn’t sit at the table because of what I had ordered. No one offered to take an additional order for tea, and I wasn’t even offered a glass of water. I essentially had to beg a server to come over and serve me.
I understand that Outclose cannot control every cancellation or every interaction with restaurant staff. But I paid for a membership because I expected the service to organize and facilitate a comfortable, functional environment for meeting other LGBTQ+ people. Across two events, the basic organization simply wasn’t there.
I canceled my membership despite still having four months remaining. I’d rather lose the remaining time I already paid for than attend another event.
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Needs Improvement
I was really hoping this app would introduce me to other members in the community who are around my age. However, after selecting the “my age” criteria, I constantly kept getting matched with people who were relatively a lot older than myself. This happened on 3 different occasions and the vibes were really awkward with how skewed the ages were compared to myself. It’s more about where people are at in their lives and needs to create a space for everyone. I hope this app approves and has an age range preference.
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No options for lesbian meetups.
The app offers “men” “sapphic” and “mixed”. Where is the option for women who only want to meet other women? Why are nonbinary people not included in gay men’s meetups? Poor attempt at inclusivity that makes it seem like this is an app for gay men and bisexual people only
It’s stuck!
Signed up earlier today and the event I rsvp’d tp wasn’t available in any neighborhood. Then a screen came up regarding cookies and the app froze. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling same issue. I love the idea of your site but too many bugs! Also please add Corning or Elmira NY to your list of cities.
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Stuck on cookies page
Really wanted this to be legit. The sapphic community would do so well with a Time Left version just for us — we desperately need it actually. So sad it looks like maybe it was just vibe coded and released early / sloppily.