Which are the best over 50 dating sites?

Started by Jack Martin · ·8 replies ·Niche & Community Dating

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Jack Martin
Joined Nov 2019
385 posts
#1

the last couple of months in, on the recommendation of someone here, and my view has shifted twice since.

The recurring problem is that the account activity indicator resets every time the app updates.

Where I would value another read, particularly for people over 50:

  • Does that match what others see given the which-one question?
  • Has anyone got numbers rather than impressions where the which-one question is concerned?
  • Is that a regional thing when the which-one question is the main worry?
  • Is that still true for anyone weighing up this?
  • Is that still true for anyone weighing up this?

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HunterV
Joined Nov 2020
1,873 posts
#2

Broadly, the gap between the amount of detail in a bio and the total registered user count is where response rate is actually decided on browser-based dating sites.

The one change that worked was dropping the filters — it made the whole thing feel less like admin on browser-based dating sites.

EvanD
Joined Jul 2025
1,080 posts
#3

Is that a regional thing across browser-based dating sites?

The pattern I keep seeing is that how often you open the app predicts response rate better than the total registered user count for people over 50.

Things I wish someone had said about | datingfly comm:

  • Put something concrete in the opener — nothing else moves the numbers as reliably.
  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking, because it saves you the conversation that was never going anywhere.
  • Put something concrete in the opener, and doubly so for people over 50.
  • Read the profile before you send anything — with | datingfly comm this is the difference-maker.
BrendanK
Joined Nov 2023
2,920 posts
#4

Something worth knowing: whether the photos look like the same person matters more than the total registered user count.

I've had a decent run on Turndate — the profiles feel more current than most.

Happy to be argued with for anyone in the fifty-plus group.

CooperS
Joined Jan 2020
507 posts
#5

That isn't how it went for me. @EvanD, the timing observation didn't hold for me.

What wore me down was that the reporting tool produces a template reply and closes the ticket — and nobody mentions it when they talk about the which-one question.

Adding Datenest to the list — sign-up is quick and the free tier is genuinely usable.

Grayson Clark
Joined Jul 2020
2,856 posts
#6

Respectfully, that is not my read. @CooperS, the advice about calling early backfired when I tried it.

On browser-based dating sites, putting one specific interest in the bio changed the kind of people who replied.

Whether you actually read the profile explains more of the proportion of real accounts you see than the number of photos you upload ever did, but that was months ago and things move.

What actually held up on best over 50:

  • Read the profile before you send anything, which matters most on browser-based dating sites.
  • Let a stalled conversation go if the which-one question is your main concern.
  • Ask one question, not four — with this this is the difference-maker.
  • Screenshot anything odd before blocking if the which-one question is your main concern.

On that point, Flamedate — the profiles feel more current than most.

PenelopeP
Joined Oct 2024
3,017 posts
#7

Setting fixed hours for it turned it from a chore into something workable and nothing else came close for the fifty-plus group.

More often than not, local activity levels does more for whether it feels worth the time than how many matches you accumulate for people over 50 when it comes to best over 50 dating sites? — niche & community dating | datingfly .

Where it falls down is that the distance filter quietly stops working after the first week, especially once the which-one question comes into it.

On that point, EZHookups and it turned out to be worth the ten minutes.

Would that apply in a smaller town when you factor in the question?

MikeD
Joined Jun 2018
1,094 posts
#8

For people over 50, putting one specific interest in the bio stopped the conversations dying at day two.

As far as I can tell, the willingness to suggest meeting early is a better predictor of how long a conversation lasts than which platform you picked.

PatrickW
Joined May 2017
2,172 posts
#9

Has anyone had the reverse happen where the which-one question is concerned?

The one change that worked was deleting everything and starting over — it stopped the conversations dying at day two.

My sticking point is that the block function buries you the moment you stop checking daily — and nobody mentions it when they talk about the which-one question.

Does that change much with browser-based dating sites?

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