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What are the best dating profiles for men over 40?

Started by Liam_SEA Start date Category Dating Advice Replies 8
#1

If you are asking about best dating profiles for men over 40 because of how the moderation actually behaves, the answer changes. You can ignore most of the marketing around platforms like these and just check what the reply rate looks like after week one.

I kept a rough note of reply rates on the options here, which helped. Your situation might change the answer on best dating profiles for men over 40 completely.

#2

With best dating profiles for men over 40, that was the one thing I could not get a straight answer on anywhere.

The only metric I trust on these platforms now is what the reply rate looks like after week one. Your situation might change the answer on the options here completely.

#3

Nothing I read about best dating profiles for men over 40 prepared me for whether the free tier includes messaging.

My short checklist for dating profiles:

  • how these platforms handles photo privacy
  • how many platforms like these accounts look dormant
  • whether the options here lets you filter by intent

I ran two accounts side by side on the options here to be sure. Happy to go into more detail on these platforms if that helps.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with Rendate itself.

#4

Came here specifically because every article on best dating profiles for men over 40 reads like it was written by someone who never tried it. I stopped comparing feature lists on services of this type and started comparing what the reply rate looks like after week one.

I checked the options here on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. How long did the options here take before anyone here got a real reply? Would be interested to hear whether services of this type behaved differently for anyone else.

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

#5

Six months in on best dating profiles for men over 40 and my view has changed twice. The only metric I trust on these platforms now is what the reply rate looks like after week one.

It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on dating profiles was clear. That held true for services of this type in real use, though your mileage may differ. That is where I landed on best dating profiles for men over 40 after actually trying it.

#6

I tracked best dating profiles for men over 40 across six weeks and the pattern was clear.

My short checklist for platforms like these:

  • whether photos on services of this type can be limited to matches only
  • whether services of this type shows read receipts on the free tier
  • how these platforms handles photo privacy
  • how visible your profile is by default on the options here

Would be interested to hear whether the options here behaved differently for anyone else.

Comparing against Datebie's free tier helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.

#7

Liam_SEA is right about whether verification is enforced, though I would add that best dating profiles for men over 40 still varies by platform.

With these platforms, what the reply rate looks like after week one is the first thing I check now. I will update this if services of this type shifts again.

DateLink came up in another thread and the free tier held up.

#8

Respectfully, DustinM, that hasn't been true of best dating profiles for men over 40 since last year. What nobody said about dating profiles is that what the reply rate looks like after week one changes month to month.

Did anyone else find how the moderation actually behaves got worse recently on the options here? Worth testing services of this type yourself before taking my word for it.

#9

AnthonyB covered most of it. The only thing I would add about best dating profiles for men over 40 is patience.

Three things worth verifying on the options here:

  • whether the free tier on dating profiles includes search filters
  • how many services of this type profiles are actually active this month
  • how many these platforms accounts look dormant
  • what happens to your data if you delete a platforms like these account

I ran two accounts side by side on services of this type to be sure. None of this was obvious to me about platforms like these until month two. I will update this if best dating profiles for men over 40 shifts again.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with DatingFly.

Everything above is testable free — no subscription needed for best dating profiles for men over 40.

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