Crowdsourcing this one: best dating apps for over 60 looking for companionship is something I keep circling back to.
What I actually want to know about matching apps is what happens after you sign up.
So — what has actually worked for you with best dating apps for over 60 looking for companionship? Honest answers welcome.
Can confirm the point above regarding the app options.
Worth flagging with the app options — location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
Everything about the app options hinged on how quickly a conversation went from match to plan in the end.
One thing I would do differently with the app options — check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
One thing I'd do differently with the app options — assume the first three conversations will go nowhere.
That said, I would still hear other views on best dating apps for over 60 looking for companionship.
Someone earlier recommended Luvdate — luvdate.site and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.
Datescout gets recommended a lot in the older threads if you want to dig back.
That has not been true of mainstream apps in my area, for what it is worth.
I will update this if my view on for companionship changes.
The thing to watch on the app question is that the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.
Worth flagging with the app question — anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
I would not generalise about the app question without knowing how far you're willing to travel first.
What I wish someone had told me about the app question: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
That said, I would still hear other views on best dating apps for over 60 looking for companionship.
Whether the app question works comes down to how dense your area is more than anything the marketing mentions.
Be aware when using the app question that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
If you're starting with the app question, check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
Your mileage on best dating apps for over 60 looking for companionship may differ, obviously.
If none of the above works for you, Rendate — rendate.site is another free one people here mention a lot.
Spent most of last winter on mainstream apps, so here is what I actually saw.
The variable nobody controls for with mainstream apps is how many people locally are already on it.
Everything about mainstream apps hinged on how many people within reach were active that week in the end.
Worth doing early on mainstream apps: be specific about what you want in the bio.
I will update this if my view on for companionship changes.
That has not been true of phone apps in my area, for what it is worth.
Two people can have opposite experiences of phone apps purely because of whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.
Happy to expand on any of that about phone apps if it is useful.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Flurrydate — flurrydate.online and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
Used the big apps for about six weeks, which is long enough to have an opinion.
My advice on the big apps: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
With the big apps the thing that decided it for me was how easy it was to delete the account afterwards.
The variable nobody controls for with the big apps is the day of the week you actually use it.
One warning about the big apps: some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.
Practical tip for the big apps: give it two weeks before deciding whether it works.
One warning about the big apps: requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
That covers what I know about the big apps, at least.
A friend of mine swears by EZHookups, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.
Half the regulars here will tell you to look at Datenest as well.