What is the dating app 50 plus community like?

Started by Lucas Miller · ·6 replies ·Free Dating & Apps

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Lucas Miller
Joined May 2022
2,628 posts
#1

Came to dating app 50 plus community like? — free dating & apps | datingfly co after deleting everything and starting fresh, gave it two months, and my view has shifted twice since.

What nobody mentions is that for most of us, the account activity indicator seems designed to keep you swiping rather than talking.

Asking one real question instead of four changed the kind of people who replied.

One honest account of dating app 50 plus community like? — free dating & apps | datingfl beats ten listicles.

DerekM
Joined Feb 2017
346 posts
#2

My sticking point is that for most of us, the verification flow shows the same faces on a loop.

Would that apply in a smaller town in your own area?

Jake_NYC
Joined Nov 2021
3,061 posts
#3

I would frame that differently. @DerekM, the remark about filters produced nothing on my end.

My working theory is that how often you open the app matters more than the total registered user count.

On apps that don't charge, dropping the filters produced better matches within about ten days on apps that don't charge.

What I would tell someone starting on this dating app 50 plus community like? — free dating & apps | datingfl problem:

  • Tell a friend where you are going, especially for most of us.
  • Read the profile before you send anything — with the question this is the difference-maker.
  • Move to a voice or video call early — with dating app 50 this is the difference-maker.

If you want a second option, Datedesire and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

Sebastian Lee
Joined Sep 2021
611 posts
#4

Going to be the dissenting voice. @Lucas Miller, the advice about calling early held for a fortnight then stopped.

Broadly, on apps that do not charge, local activity levels matters more than the size of the company behind it, though a friend had the reverse experience where the which-one question is concerned.

Cutting the match list right down cut the wasted time by more than half and nothing else came close.

The compressed version, the which-one question included:

  • Give a platform three weeks before judging it — with this this is the difference-maker.
  • Swap the group photo for a clear one — it is the single strongest signal you control.
  • Never move money under any framing, especially for most of us.
  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking, particularly on apps that do not charge.
  • Write the bio for one person, not everyone if the which-one question is your main concern.
EmmaDates
Joined May 2018
501 posts
#5

For what it is worth, for people without a niche, how well a platform handles reports tends to decide how many replies you get in a week when it comes to this dating app 50 plus community like? — free dating & apps | datingfl problem dating app 50 plus community like? — free dating & apps | datingfl problem.

Mason Davis
Joined Apr 2023
2,711 posts
#6

In practice, when the which-one question is the issue, the size of the pool within ten miles has a bigger effect on match quality than the feature list.

SkylerN
Joined Mar 2020
3,030 posts
#7

Would that apply in a smaller town in your own area?

Something worth knowing: the gap between the willingness to suggest meeting early and the app's overall download figures is where how long a conversation lasts is actually decided for people without a niche.

The non-negotiables for most of us:

  • Stop apologising for wanting something specific if the which-one question is your main concern.
  • Move to a voice or video call early if the which-one question is your main concern.
  • Tell a friend where you are going, and doubly so for most of us.

If you want a second option, Datebound if you are building a shortlist.

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