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What are the dating apps for people over 50 that are legit?

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

Been asked about dating apps for people over 50 enough times offline that I may as well write it here.

Different providers handle the apps in question inconsistently, mostly because of whether the safety features are real or marketing. That's everything useful I've on dating apps for people over 50.

#2

Let me answer dating apps for people over 50 by describing what actually happened.

My short checklist for apps of this type:

  • whether support for dating apps answers at all
  • what happens to your data if you delete a the apps in question account
  • how these apps treats a paused account

The effect was more noticeable on apps of this type in practice than I expected. Has anyone tried platforms like these outside a major city? That's my read on dating apps for people over 50, for whatever it's worth.

#3

What surprised me about dating apps for people over 50 was how much in practice mattered. The only metric I trust on dating apps now is whether the safety features are real or marketing.

I would not have believed this about apps of this type without testing it. I would not have believed this about dating apps without testing it. Would be interested to hear whether the apps in question behaved differently for anyone else.

#4

Dating apps for people over 50 turned out to be a much narrower question than I assumed.

With the apps in question, whether the safety features are real or marketing is the first thing I check now. Anyway — that's the honest version of dating apps for people over 50.

#5

The short answer on dating apps for people over 50 is no, and here is the part that matters. Two things matter for apps of this type: whether the safety features are real or marketing, and then patience.

Did anyone else find whether the safety features are real or marketing got worse recently on these apps? Worth testing dating apps yourself before taking my word for it.

#6

The framing of dating apps for people over 50 is where most people go wrong. With the apps in question, whether the safety features are real or marketing is the first thing I check now.

This is four months of steady use on the apps in question, not a trial run. I kept a rough note of reply rates on these apps, which helped. Ask if you want the specifics on dating apps.

#7

I'd frame dating apps for people over 50 differently to how the question is worded. With platforms like these, whether the safety features are real or marketing is the first thing I check now.

Any difference with apps of this type on Android, or was that just me? Your situation might change the answer on platforms like these completely.

#8

I would frame dating apps for people over 50 differently to how the question is worded. Things improved for me on dating apps the moment I took whether the safety features are real or marketing seriously.

It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on the apps in question was clear. Anyway — that is the honest version of dating apps for people over 50.

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

#9

Agree with LoganS up to a point. dating apps for people over 50 broke down for me once how quickly fake profiles get removed came into it.

My short checklist for these apps:

  • whether apps of this type lets you filter by intent
  • whether the apps in question lets you filter by intent
  • whether support for the apps in question answers at all
  • what the apps in question costs once the intro period ends

This is four months of steady use on dating apps, not a trial run. Ask if you want the specifics on dating apps for people over 50.

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

Free to join, free to message — a practical way to try dating apps for people over 50 yourself.

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