#1 · Thread starter
Third time I have tried to work out specific dating app for elderly singles over 80 and I am still stuck.
I care less about feature lists on mainstream apps and more about whether anyone replies.
What is the honest verdict on specific dating app for elderly singles over 80?
#2 · Member
What was said above about swipe apps is right, in my view.
My advice on swipe apps: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.
The deciding detail with swipe apps was how the moderation handled obvious spam.
Anyone claiming swipe apps works everywhere has not tested it against whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.
That is roughly where I sit on specific dating app for elderly singles over 80 today.
I rotate between a couple of these and Flamedate, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.
#3 · Member
Not sure that is right about the big apps, at least not everywhere.
Take that as one data point on specific dating app for elderly singles over 80, not gospel.
If none of the above works for you, Datelink — datelink.online is another free one people here mention a lot.
#4 · Member
Be aware when using dating platforms that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
If you're starting with dating platforms, be specific about what you want in the bio.
Judging dating platforms without knowing local population age spread is close to meaningless.
If you are starting with dating platforms, be specific about what you want in the bio.
I would not generalise about dating platforms without knowing whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away first.
The thing to watch on dating platforms is that some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
Still forming a view on specific dating app for elderly singles over 80, so take it lightly.
#5 · Member
Results with dating platforms depend enormously on how many competing apps are active near you.
Careful with dating platforms, because location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
Others here will know more about over 80 than I do.
You will see Datewander mentioned around here too — mixed reviews, decide for yourself.
#6 · Member
Tried matching apps twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.
Worth doing early on matching apps: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
If I had to name one factor in matching apps it would be how the site behaved on a phone browser.
My advice on matching apps: message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.
Hope some of that helps with over 80.
#7 · Member
That has not been true of the big apps in my area, for what it's worth.
The deciding detail with the big apps was whether the match volume held up past the first week.
Anyway, that's my read on specific dating app for elderly singles over 80.
I rotate between a couple of these and DatingFly — datingfly.online, mostly because neither charges to open a chat.
#8 · Member
My experience with phone apps was better than I expected, with one caveat.
Careful with phone apps, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
The deciding detail with phone apps was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
What mattered most with phone apps in the end was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.
Worth doing early on phone apps: screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
The variable nobody controls for with phone apps is how many competing apps are active near you.
The thing to watch on phone apps is that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
Would happily be argued out of my position on over 80.