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Do you think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder?

Started by CindyR Start date Category Dating Apps Replies 8
#1

Every recommendation for think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder I have seen ignores people who did not grow up on apps. None of this works with think dating unless you are patient about how much personal data it asks for.

Someone will disagree, and on how the moderation actually behaves with apps in that tier they might be right. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder.

#2

CindyR's point about what the reply rate looks like after week one matches what I saw with think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder almost exactly. All of this makes more sense once you accept that how much personal data it asks for varies wildly across the major platforms.

None of this was obvious to me about the big-name apps until month two. How long did apps in that tier take before anyone here got a real reply? Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on think dating.

#3

TerrenceB's point about what the reply rate looks like after week one matches what I saw with think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder almost exactly. Things improved for me on these mainstream apps the moment I took how much personal data it asks for seriously.

Tested these mainstream apps after the first few days and the difference showed within days. The effect was more noticeable on think dating in real use than I expected. Ask if you want the specifics on the major platforms.

#4

I did the boring version of researching think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder so nobody else has to.

Half the confusion around these mainstream apps disappears once you separate how much personal data it asks for from the marketing. Happy to go into more detail on think dating sites if that helps.

Someone here mentioned DatingFly a while back and it was a fair shout.

#5

Same as TerrenceB, except think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder took considerably longer than a week for me.

For later-life daters, how much personal data it asks for is the whole question with think dating sites. Anyway — that is the honest version of think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder.

#6

Building on what CindyR said — think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder improved for me for exactly that reason. I stopped comparing feature lists on apps in that tier and started comparing how much personal data it asks for.

Has anyone tried the big-name apps outside a major city? Would be interested to hear whether think dating sites behaved differently for anyone else.

#7

CarlaM covered most of it. The only thing I'd add about think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder is patience.

The real gap on think dating comes down to how much personal data it asks for. Happy to go into more detail on apps in that tier if that helps.

Comparing against EZHookups itself helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.

#8

Six months in on think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder and my view has changed twice.

All of this makes more sense once you accept that how much personal data it asks for varies wildly across the major platforms. That is where I landed on think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder after actually trying it.

#9

CarolT, I do not think that holds — on think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder my experience was the opposite.

Three things worth verifying on the big-name apps:

  • how many the major platforms accounts look dormant
  • how quickly think dating sites removes reported profiles
  • whether verification on the major platforms is enforced or merely offered

I would not have believed this about think dating without testing it. That held true for dating sites in real use, though your mileage may differ. That is everything useful I have on think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder.

Comparing against DateLink helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.

Everything above is testable free — no subscription needed for think dating sites for 50 year olds are better than just using Tinder.

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