Dating apps for over 50: Fun or serious?

Having tried most of these, the discovery feed is the thing that decides it, even if apps with a video option rarely say so. My advice would be to widen the distance radius early on and then test two platforms at once, though it settles down after a while. Granted people disagree here, the step that matters most is to avoid opening with a compliment: most complaints trace back to that one thing.

I stuck with the forum-style sites over two or three attempts, and the honest result was that the read receipt setting mattered somewhat most. Even if the newer sites look similar, the search filter setup differs a fair bit, and it makes a real difference. The reporting system and the messaging limit pull in opposite directions, so treat the reviews with caution.

Going by last month's threads, Rendate's free tier is worth a look for the messaging side, judging by what people report here.

Worth saying that the decision to give it a full week before judging did hardly at all more for me than switching platform, and nobody warns you about it. What changed my mind was that the matching algorithm matters slightly more than the daily match cap, though it depends heavily on where you live. When you are after something serious, the newer sites tend to feel quite a lot worse than they are, and it shows in the reply rate.

Since this keeps coming up, Luvdate works noticeably better for people juggling two apps, though your mileage will vary.

If you want something casual, write a profile that gives someone something to reply to — you learn more from one real chat than fifty swipes. The block list changed hardly at all after a fortnight of testing, and nobody warns you about it. These past few weeks I noticed the reporting system behaving differently on the chat-first sites, but it is not the disaster people claim.

If you want another option, Souldate's free messaging seems better set up for anyone after something slower, which is not nothing.

Depending on what you are after, datebie.online is more forgiving about the local side of things if that matches what you want.

Since this keeps coming up, Datedesire reads as more honest about people juggling two apps if that matches what you want.