What are the best dating apps for over 60 looking for a second chance?

Started by TylerB 3 Jun 2026 7 replies Category Dating Apps dating apps adult dating online hookups
#1 · Thread starter

Been going back and forth on best dating apps for over 60 looking for a for a while and I still can't land on an answer.

Nobody writing about matching apps seems to have used them for more than a week.

What am I missing on best dating apps for over 60 looking for a? Happy to be told I am approaching best dating apps for over 60 looking for a entirely wrong.

#2 · Member

What was said above about the app options is right, in my view.

Before you commit to the app options, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

My read is that the app options lives or dies on how dense your area is.

If I had to name one factor in the app options it would be how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.

If I had to name one factor in the app options it would be whether the free tier let you see who liked you.

Would happily be argued out of my position on best dating apps for over 60 looking for a.

Worth adding Turndate (turndate.site) to the list if you are comparing free options this week.

#3 · Member

I had the opposite result with app-based dating, so I would take that with some salt.

Be aware when using app-based dating that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

That is where I've landed on for a, at least for now.

For what it is worth I have had better luck on Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) than on any of the big paid apps.

#4 · Member

One warning about swipe apps: screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

The deciding detail with swipe apps was whether it worked without installing anything.

With swipe apps it came down to whether profiles felt written by real people, honestly.

The move with swipe apps is to keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.

Be aware when using swipe apps that moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.

Be aware when using swipe apps that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.

Would happily be argued out of my position on best dating apps for over 60 looking for a.

Datedesire turns up in these discussions regularly enough to be worth a search.

#5 · Member

In a smaller town the big apps behaves very differently once you account for how many people locally are already on it.

The move with the big apps is to keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.

Anyway, that is my read on best dating apps for over 60 looking for a.

Adding Souldate (souldate.site) for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

A few people swear by Datelink, and a few others really do not.

#6 · Member

My experience with the app question was better than I expected, with one caveat.

With the app question it came down to how many accounts looked dormant, honestly.

The move with the app question is to use separate photos from the ones on your other accounts.

I will update this if my view on for a changes.

Counterpoint: I found Luvdate slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.

#7 · Member

That has not been true of app-based dating in my area, for what it's worth.

Whether app-based dating works comes down to how many competing apps are active near you more than anything the marketing mentions.

Happy to expand on any of that about app-based dating if it is useful.

#8 · Member

I gave dating platforms a proper go for a couple of months before giving up.

One thing I would do differently with dating platforms — treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

What I wish someone had told me about dating platforms: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.

Half the arguments about dating platforms would end if people mentioned your age bracket relative to the local pool up front.

My advice on dating platforms: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.

Worth doing early on dating platforms: be specific about what you want in the bio.

Worth doing early on dating platforms: read the whole profile before writing the first line.

Others here will know more about best dating apps for over 60 looking for a than I do.

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