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What are the dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage?

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

Started looking into dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage for a friend and ended up switching myself. What nobody said about dating apps is that how the moderation actually behaves changes month to month.

Worth noting that the apps in question changed after their last update. Ask if you want the specifics on dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage.

#2

CindyR makes a reasonable case but I have tested dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage more recently and it does not match.

Different providers handle dating apps inconsistently, mostly because of how the moderation actually behaves. Happy to go into more detail on these apps if that helps.

#3

ElizabethM makes a reasonable case but I've tested dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage more recently and it doesn't match. With dating apps, how the moderation actually behaves is the first thing I check now.

I'dn't have believed this about apps of this type without testing it. Ask if you want the specifics on platforms like these.

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

#4

ElizabethM covered most of it. The only thing I'd add about dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage is patience. Everything I got wrong about dating apps traced back to how the moderation actually behaves.

Tested apps of this type in practice and the difference showed within days. That's my read on dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage, for whatever it's worth.

#5

Everything written about dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage assumes you already know how the search filters behave in practice.

Three things worth verifying on apps of this type:

  • whether the apps in question limits daily messages
  • whether the free tier on these apps includes search filters
  • whether you can hide distance on these apps

Two other people here reported the same thing about the apps in question. The difference was smaller on these apps in day-to-day use but still there. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on dating apps.

For a lighter-weight alternative I have had reasonable results with SoulDate's free tier.

#6

The framing of dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage is where most people go wrong. Nobody talks about how the moderation actually behaves, and with platforms like these it's decisive.

The effect was more noticeable on the apps in question in practice than I expected. Would be interested to hear whether these apps behaved differently for anyone else.

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

#7

Came here specifically because every article on dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage reads like it was written by someone who never tried it.

My short checklist for these apps:

  • what a dating apps trial converts to, and when
  • how the apps in question handles photo privacy
  • whether messaging on platforms like these works before a card is required

The difference was smaller on apps of this type in practice but still there. Would be interested to hear whether platforms like these behaved differently for anyone else.

#8

If you are asking about dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage because of how the search filters behave in practice, the answer changes. Everything I got wrong about the apps in question traced back to how the moderation actually behaves.

I ran two accounts side by side on these apps to be sure. Take that as one data point on dating apps, not gospel.

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

#9

Respectfully, JenniferD, that has not been true of dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage since last year.

What I check before committing to apps of this type:

  • whether platforms like these exports your data on request
  • how quickly the apps in question removes reported profiles
  • how the reply rate on platforms like these holds after week two
  • how many dating apps accounts look dormant

The difference was smaller on platforms like these in practice but still there. That is everything useful I have on dating apps for over 40 that focus on marriage.

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

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