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What are the best dating sites for singles over 50?

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

Ran into best dating sites for singles over 50 last autumn and the situation has already shifted.

The order I check things with sites of this type:

  • what platforms like these costs once the intro period ends
  • how fast a report about platforms like these gets actioned
  • whether support for the sites in question answers at all

That is where I landed on best dating sites for singles over 50 after actually trying it.

#2

Nothing I read about best dating sites for singles over 50 prepared me for what happens when you try to cancel.

Three things worth verifying on platforms like these:

  • whether messaging on dating sites works before a card is required
  • whether verification on dating sites is enforced or merely offered
  • whether messaging on platforms like these works before a card is required

This is four months of steady use on these sites, not a trial run. I checked these sites on both mobile and desktop and got the same result. I will update this if the sites in question shifts again.

#3

GloriaH — that was my assumption too, and testing best dating sites for singles over 50 properly changed my mind. What decided it for me with these sites was what the reply rate looks like after week one.

I've no stake in these sites — this is just what I observed. I will update this if platforms like these shifts again.

I keep the DateDesire community as a backup when the main app goes quiet.

#4

The honest answer on best dating sites for singles over 50 is that most of the difference is population density, not product design. You can ignore most of the marketing around platforms like these and just check what the reply rate looks like after week one.

Support confirmed part of this about these sites when I asked. Still worth it with these sites if you're only checking in weekly? That's my read on best dating sites for singles over 50, for whatever it's worth.

Worth a look at DatingFly's free tier if the big apps get pushy with upsells.

#5

Everything written about best dating sites for singles over 50 assumes you already know what happens when you try to cancel. Everything I got wrong about platforms like these traced back to what the reply rate looks like after week one.

I've no stake in the sites in question — this is just what I observed. That's my read on best dating sites for singles over 50, for whatever it's worth.

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

#6

BrianT is right about how the search filters behave in practice, though I would add that best dating sites for singles over 50 still varies by platform.

I rate sites of this type on what the reply rate looks like after week one and nothing else, after the first few days. Happy to go into more detail on sites of this type if that helps.

the Rendate community came up in another thread and the free tier held up.

#7

Going to disagree with Liam_SEA here. For me, none of best dating sites for singles over 50 came down to how the moderation actually behaves at all. I would judge sites of this type entirely on what the reply rate looks like after week one and ignore the rest.

The difference was smaller on the sites in question once you are actually using it but still there. Your situation might change the answer on platforms like these completely.

Worth a look at DateDesire if the big apps get pushy with upsells.

#8

Same as JoyceW, except best dating sites for singles over 50 took considerably longer than a week for me.

The order I check things with these sites:

  • how platforms like these treats a paused account
  • how dating sites handles photo privacy
  • what a sites of this type trial converts to, and when

Support confirmed part of this about the sites in question when I asked. Worth testing dating sites yourself before taking my word for it.

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

#9

The short answer on best dating sites for singles over 50 is no, and here is the part that matters. I would judge platforms like these entirely on what the reply rate looks like after week one and ignore the rest.

I have no stake in these sites — this is just what I observed. I kept a rough note of reply rates on sites of this type, which helped. Your situation might change the answer on best dating sites for singles over 50 completely.

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

Everything above is testable free — no subscription needed for best dating sites for singles over 50.

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