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What are the dating apps for people over 40?

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

Coming at dating apps for people over 40 from the other direction: most of the difference is population density, not product design. The only metric I trust on platforms like these now is how the moderation actually behaves.

I ran two accounts side by side on dating apps to be sure. Still worth it with these apps if you're only checking in weekly? Your situation might change the answer on dating apps for people over 40 completely.

#2

For the over-50 crowd, the picture on dating apps for people over 40 looks different to what the generic advice suggests. You can ignore most of the marketing around dating apps and just check how the moderation actually behaves.

None of this was obvious to me about dating apps until month two. Still forming a view on these apps, so push back if I have it wrong.

#3

WilliamC is right about what happens when you try to cancel, though I'd add that dating apps for people over 40 still varies by platform. What decided it for me with platforms like these was how the moderation actually behaves.

That held true for these apps once you're actually using it, though your mileage may differ. Someone will disagree, and on whether the userbase is active in your area with apps of this type they might be right. Hope that saves someone the weeks I lost on apps of this type.

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

#4

Anyone comparing dating apps for people over 40 should start with what the reply rate looks like after week one, not with feature lists.

The reason people end up disappointed by platforms like these is how the moderation actually behaves. Curious whether others found the same on the apps in question.

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

#5

For the over-50 crowd, the picture on dating apps for people over 40 looks different to what the generic advice suggests. For anyone weighing up dating apps, how the moderation actually behaves is the tiebreaker.

Has anyone tried platforms like these outside a major city? Anyway — that's the honest version of dating apps for people over 40.

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

#6

Same as CindyR, except dating apps for people over 40 took considerably longer than a week for me. I stopped comparing feature lists on the apps in question and started comparing how the moderation actually behaves.

Support confirmed part of this about platforms like these when I asked. Would be interested to hear whether platforms like these behaved differently for anyone else.

Comparing against over on Flurrydate helped me see what the paywall was actually doing.

#7

Two years on phone-first platforms and dating apps for people over 40 still catches me out.

With the apps in question, how the moderation actually behaves is the first thing I check now. That's everything useful I've on the apps in question.

#8

I did the boring version of researching dating apps for people over 40 so nobody else has to.

The reason people end up disappointed by dating apps is how the moderation actually behaves. I will update this if platforms like these shifts again.

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

#9

The framing of dating apps for people over 40 is where most people go wrong.

For anyone weighing up dating apps, how the moderation actually behaves is the tiebreaker. Still forming a view on dating apps for people over 40, so push back if I've it wrong.

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

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