#1 · Thread starter
Genuine question about silver seniors dating site affiliated with SilverSingles — I would rather hear from people than from a review site.
Everything written about smaller communities covers the signup and nothing after it.
Should mention I am asking about silver seniors dating site affiliated with SilverSingles for a friend as much as for myself.
Keen to hear how silver seniors dating site affiliated with SilverSingles has gone for people here.
#2 · Member
That is a fair summary of the niche options from where I sit.
What changed my mind on the niche options was whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point.
What changed my mind on the niche options was whether anyone replied inside the first week.
Results with the niche options depend enormously on whether your region got the app early or late.
Worth doing early on the niche options: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
That is where I've landed on silver seniors dating site affiliated with SilverSingles, at least for now.
I keep meaning to try Souldate after seeing it recommended here so often.
#3 · Member
I had the opposite result with smaller communities, so I'd take that with some salt.
The part nobody mentions about smaller communities is how many people within reach were active that week.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of smaller communities.
#4 · Member
Be aware when using focused platforms that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
Judging focused platforms without knowing local population age spread is close to meaningless.
One thing I would do differently with focused platforms — avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.
What changed my mind on focused platforms was how the moderation handled obvious spam.
One thing I would do differently with focused platforms — check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
Still forming a view on silver seniors dating site affiliated with SilverSingles, so take it lightly.
#5 · Member
Geography does most of the work with community-specific sites — the time of year matters more than the feature list.
Worth flagging with community-specific sites — some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
Whether community-specific sites works comes down to how dense your area is more than anything the marketing mentions.
Your mileage on silver seniors dating site affiliated with SilverSingles may differ, obviously.
A friend of mine swears by luvdate.site, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.
DatingFly has its supporters on this forum, though I am not one of them yet.
#6 · Member
Spent most of last winter on specialised services, so here is what I actually saw.
Everything about specialised services hinged on whether it worked without installing anything in the end.
The thing to watch on specialised services is that location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
Not the last word on with SilverSingles by any means.
I also keep half an eye on EZHookups — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.
#7 · Member
Respectfully disagree on community-specific sites — my experience with community-specific sites ran the other way.
My advice on community-specific sites: avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.
If you are starting with community-specific sites, message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
Worth hearing from someone with longer experience of community-specific sites.
- Grindr — busy almost everywhere
- Feeld — if you want more flexible arrangements, over roughly six weeks
- OkCupid — strong for anyone with specific criteria
I rotate between a couple of these and Flamedate, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.
#8 · Member
Tried the niche options twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.
Half the arguments about the niche options would end if people mentioned how many competing apps are active near you up front.
Geography does most of the work with the niche options — your age bracket relative to the local pool matters more than the feature list.
What I wish someone had told me about the niche options: assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
The thing to watch on the niche options is that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
One warning about the niche options: some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
That said, I'd still hear other views on with SilverSingles.
Worth adding Datelink (datelink.online) to the list if you are comparing free options this week.