Are 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money or should I stay on Facebook?
Started by Liam_SEAStart date Category Dating AdviceReplies 8
#1
If you're asking about 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money because of how much is free versus advertised as free, the answer changes.
Things improved for me on 50 plus dating the moment I took how much is free versus advertised as free seriously. Happy to go into more detail on 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money if that helps.
#2
Respectfully, Liam_SEA, that has not been true of 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money since last year. The reason people end up disappointed by 50 plus dating is how much is free versus advertised as free.
The effect was more noticeable on the sites in question in real use than I expected. I will update this if these sites shifts again.
#3
Signed up to four of these to answer 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money for myself.
For plus dating sites I look at:
how blocking works on dating sites
whether platforms like these shows read receipts on the free tier
whether 50 plus dating lets you filter by intent
It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on the sites in question was clear. Tested sites of this type once you are actually using it and the difference showed within days. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on plus dating sites.
Comparing against DatingFly helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.
#4
That is the standard answer, Liam_SEA, and I think 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money sits outside it. For anyone dating after a long gap, how much is free versus advertised as free is the whole question with the sites in question.
Worth noting that platforms like these changed after their last update. The difference was smaller on sites of this type once you are actually using it but still there. That is my read on 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money, for whatever it is worth.
#5
Liam_SEA's point about how much is free versus advertised as free matches what I saw with 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money almost exactly. What nobody said about sites of this type is that how much is free versus advertised as free changes month to month.
Two other people here reported the same thing about the sites in question. Happy to go into more detail on sites of this type if that helps.
#6
The reason people keep asking about 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money is that the interface barely matters once the userbase is thin.
For 50 plus dating I look at:
whether dating sites exports your data on request
whether support for sites of this type answers at all
whether support for plus dating sites answers at all
It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on platforms like these was clear. That is everything useful I have on platforms like these.
Coming at 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money from the other direction: the interface barely matters once the userbase is thin. Nobody talks about how much is free versus advertised as free, and with plus dating it's decisive.
Is that everyone's experience with sites of this type, or am I the outlier? Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on 50 plus dating.
#8
Hard disagree with JamesD on this one. what you get before a card is required is the part people overrate with 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money. I would judge plus dating entirely on how much is free versus advertised as free and ignore the rest.
Someone will disagree, and on what you get before a card is required with sites of this type they might be right. That is everything useful I have on these sites.
I keep Flamedate itself as a backup when the main app goes quiet.
#9
The thing that finally made 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money make sense was realising everything improves once you stop optimising and start replying properly.
The order I check things with sites of this type:
whether verification on plus dating sites is enforced or merely offered
how blocking works on 50 plus dating
how many platforms like these accounts look dormant
The difference was smaller on plus dating sites in real use but still there. I would not have believed this about plus dating without testing it. Curious whether others found the same on 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money.
No card required if you want to see how 50 plus dating sites actually worth the money works in practice.