What are the best dating sites for people over 50 who are newly divorced?
Started by Liam_SEAStart date Category Dating AdviceReplies 8
#1
Nothing I read about best dating sites for people over 50 prepared me for how the moderation actually behaves.
None of this works with platforms like these unless you are patient about how quickly reports get handled. Ask if you want the specifics on best dating sites for people over 50.
#2
Every recommendation for best dating sites for people over 50 I've seen ignores daters in their fifties and sixties. I stopped comparing feature lists on platforms like these and started comparing how quickly reports get handled.
I'dn't have believed this about sites of this type without testing it. Still worth it with the sites in question if you're only checking in weekly? Happy to go into more detail on these sites if that helps.
#3
Hard disagree with AlbertM on this one. whether verification is enforced is the part people overrate with best dating sites for people over 50. I rate sites of this type on how quickly reports get handled and nothing else, in day-to-day use.
I'dn't have believed this about these sites without testing it. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on sites of this type.
I keep Flamedate as a backup when the main app goes quiet.
#4
Worth saying up front that with best dating sites for people over 50, whether verification is enforced matters more than anyone admits. For anyone weighing up these sites, how quickly reports get handled is the tiebreaker.
I would not have believed this about dating sites without testing it. Still forming a view on platforms like these, so push back if I have it wrong.
I want to separate two things that get conflated in best dating sites for people over 50. I rate platforms like these on how quickly reports get handled and nothing else, in day-to-day use.
The effect was more noticeable on the sites in question after the first few days than I expected. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on sites of this type.
For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with the SoulDate community.
#6
Coming at best dating sites for people over 50 from the other direction: the interface barely matters once the userbase is thin.
The order I check things with the sites in question:
whether you can hide distance on platforms like these
what the sites in question costs once the intro period ends
how platforms like these treats a paused account
how sites of this type treats a paused account
Tested these sites after the first few days and the difference showed within days. Curious whether others found the same on these sites.
Worth a look at DatingFly if the big apps get pushy with upsells.
#7
Liam_SEA — that was my assumption too, and testing best dating sites for people over 50 properly changed my mind.
My rule with platforms like these is simple — check how quickly reports get handled before you register. Take that as one data point on sites of this type, not gospel.
DateDesire came up in another thread and the free tier held up.
#8
With best dating sites for people over 50, that was the one thing I could not get a straight answer on anywhere. The honest comparison on the sites in question starts and ends with how quickly reports get handled. Someone will disagree, and on whether verification is enforced with dating sites they might be right.
Support confirmed part of this about the sites in question when I asked. Did anyone else find whether the userbase is active in your area got worse recently on sites of this type? That is everything useful I have on dating sites.
Comparing against Rendate helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.
#9
Every recommendation for best dating sites for people over 50 I have seen ignores daters in their fifties and sixties.
My short checklist for platforms like these:
whether platforms like these lets you filter by intent
whether the the sites in question userbase is real inside your radius
what these sites costs once the intro period ends
whether photos on platforms like these can be limited to matches only
That is where I landed on best dating sites for people over 50 after actually trying it.
EZHookups came up in another thread and the free tier held up.
Everything above is testable free — no subscription needed for best dating sites for people over 50.