Is there a dedicated senior gay dating community that isn't just for hookups?

Started by CourtneyL · ·7 replies ·Niche & Community Dating

#compare #hookup #seniors

CourtneyL
Joined Jan 2018
623 posts
#1

Came to a dedicated senior gay dating community that isn't just for hookups? — after rewriting my profile for the third time, gave it roughly a year, and I still don't have a clean answer.

My sticking point is that for people in their sixties and beyond, the profile editor makes it impossible to tell live accounts from dead ones.

Direct experience of a dedicated senior gay dating community that isn't just for hookups? — is what I'm after.

MonicaS
Joined Aug 2023
1,379 posts
#2

Swapping the main photo cut the wasted time by more than half.

Something worth knowing: for seniors, local activity levels tends to decide how many replies you get in a week.

The other one people keep naming here is Datedesire.

SamanthaD
Joined Sep 2022
2,267 posts
#3

Same experience here — @MonicaS, the framing around people in their sixties and beyond is the one I'd emphasise.

Whether an account has been verified beats the feature list for people in their sixties and beyond where picking one and committing is concerned.

Jackson Thomas
Joined Aug 2023
2,842 posts
#4

What wore me down was that on casual dating apps, the onboarding boost seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking.

Something worth knowing: when picking one and committing is the issue, whether the photos look like the same person has a bigger effect on how many replies you get in a week than the marketing on the homepage in the a dedicated senior gay dating community that isn't just for hookups? — context.

The compressed version, picking one and committing included:

  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific if picking one and committing is your main concern.
  • Pick your own venue for a first meeting, particularly on casual dating apps.
  • Write the bio for one person, not everyone if picking one and committing is your main concern.
  • Never move money under any framing if picking one and committing is your main concern.
  • Swap the group photo for a clear one — with the question this is the difference-maker.

Worth testing rather than taking my word where picking one and committing is concerned.

Noah Williams
Joined Nov 2019
1,377 posts
#5

Strongly agree — @SamanthaD, the bit about local activity is underrated.

Moving to a call early changed the kind of people who replied.

The bit that keeps catching me out is that the recommendation engine collapses once you move outside a major city — and nobody mentions it when they talk about picking one and committing.

WyattB
Joined Dec 2024
3,087 posts
#6

Has that changed since the last update in wherever you happen to live?

Something worth knowing: the boost you paid for gets the credit but whether an account has been verified does the work in the a dedicated senior gay dating community that isn't just for hookups? — in practice context.

Reading profiles properly before swiping produced better matches within about ten days, which surprised me.

The detail that ruins it is that the match queue seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking, which is the real problem with casual dating apps.

Caleb Rodriguez
Joined Jan 2022
2,314 posts
#7

Has that changed since the last update when picking one and committing is the main worry?

As far as I can tell, how specific you're about what you want makes more difference than which tier you're on for people in their sixties and beyond for people in their sixties and beyond.

Has anyone tested this recently for anyone in seniors?

QuinnB
Joined Jan 2023
220 posts
#8

For what it is worth, nothing changes the proportion of real accounts you see as much as how long you leave a conversation running.

Rewriting the opener improved things more than any paid feature, which surprised me for seniors.

Your results may differ at least on the picking one and committing side.

Datenest is quick to set up if you want a second data point.

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