Is Raya Available in Canada?

Yes. Raya is listed on the Canadian App Store and is free to download, and membership is by application only. Its App Store listing describes Raya as a private global community for discovering connections anywhere in the world. It is an iPhone app, and the listing does not list an Android version, so a Canadian man needs an iPhone to use it.

Raya has its own page on the Canadian App Store. The page says the app is free to download, and that membership is by application only.

That tells you two separate things. Being able to download the app does not mean you are a member, because downloading is only the first step. And the listing is a sign that Raya is open to people in Canada, not a promise that any particular applicant will be accepted.

Raya's listing calls it a private global community for discovering connections anywhere in the world. So the app is not built around one country. A member in Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal sits in the same community as a member anywhere else.

For a man in Canada this has two edges. The upside is range, because the app is designed for people who travel or who want to meet someone in another city. The downside is that how many members live near you depends on where you are, and the listing does not say.

Raya is an iPhone app, and the listing does not list an Android version.

Check this before anything else. If you carry an Android phone, there is nothing in the listing to apply with. If you carry an iPhone, you have what the app needs.

Accepted members choose a membership length, from a short term to a long one.

So there are two decisions, not one. First you apply, and a decision comes from Raya. Then, if you are accepted, you choose how long to sign up for. The shortest term is the sensible way to start, because it lets you find out whether Raya works for you before you commit to a long one. Check the price in the app and not on a forum, because it is the app's figure that counts.

Do not hold your dating life for an answer. Apply once, with honest details, and carry on.

My view is that results on the apps come from steady, systematic effort, around half an hour a day. He also says to use more than one app, because different apps suit different men and different cities. A man who struggles on one often does well on another. Keep Raya as an addition to what you already run.

Look hard at your photos while you wait. A woman will judge you by your worst one, so cut anything that is only okay, and lead with a clear picture of your face in daylight. Those changes help on every app, and they cost nothing.

Because Raya describes itself as a global community, a man in a smaller Canadian city may find fewer members near him than a man in a large city would. The listing does not say how many members live in any one place, so the only way to know is to open the app once you are in and look.

a dating coach lists poor app selection for your area as a common mistake, and he says it is fine to run several apps at once. Judge Raya by the women it shows you where you live. If Raya shows few people nearby, it can still be worth a short membership for the times you travel, and your main effort belongs on the apps that have more women near you.

Treat it like any app. Answer a woman the day she writes, keep your first messages short and specific to something she shared, and move to a plan once the conversation is going well. Suggest a place that is easy for her to get to.

The goal is the same as everywhere. Use the app to get from a match to a drink, and let the conversation carry on by text.