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Long-time lurker, first post, and it is about dating websites for over 50 that are easiest to.
I care less about feature lists on targeted services and more about whether anyone replies.
Background: I have tried two of the mainstream targeted services and neither stuck.
Would appreciate any real perspective on dating websites for over 50 that are easiest to, good or bad.
#2 · Member
Can confirm the point above regarding the niche question.
The move with the niche question is to treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
Before you commit to the niche question, read the whole profile before writing the first line.
If you are starting with the niche question, test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
Happy to be corrected on any of easiest to.
Someone in another thread pointed me at datescout.site and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
DatingFly is the other name that keeps appearing whenever this gets asked.
#3 · Member
Different view here on specialist sites — it worked better than the post above suggests.
That is where I've landed on easiest to, at least for now.
#4 · Member
One warning about targeted services: moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
What I wish someone had told me about targeted services: screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
What changed my mind on targeted services was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.
What mattered most with targeted services in the end was how much personal data the signup demanded.
Ask if you want detail on any part of dating websites for over 50 that are easiest to.
A friend of mine swears by EZHookups (ezhookups.online), though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.
Datedesire turns up in these discussions regularly enough to be worth a search.
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The variable nobody controls for with targeted services is your age bracket relative to the local pool.
One thing I would do differently with targeted services — be specific about what you want in the bio.
With targeted services it came down to how the site behaved on a phone browser, honestly.
If you're starting with targeted services, keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
I will update this if my view on dating websites for over 50 that are easiest to changes.
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Tried targeted services twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.
Judging targeted services without knowing local population age spread is close to meaningless.
Practical tip for targeted services: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
With targeted services it came down to how much personal data the signup demanded, honestly.
Would happily be argued out of my position on easiest to.
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I'd question that on specialised services, because it depends heavily on where you are.
The real differentiator across specialised services turned out to be whether the radius setting actually worked.
That said, I'd still hear other views on easiest to.
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I have used targeted services on and off for about a year and the results were mixed.
My advice on targeted services: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.
Worth doing early on targeted services: finish the profile completely before you browse anything.
With targeted services it came down to how much personal data the signup demanded, honestly.
The move with targeted services is to avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.
What changed my mind on targeted services was whether anyone replied inside the first week.
I will update this if my view on dating websites for over 50 that are easiest to changes.
- Happn — niche but active in cities, your mileage may vary
- Coffee Meets Bagel — slower paced and more intentional, at least in my area
- Feeld — smaller but very self-selecting, and it has been consistent since
- Grindr — dominant in its lane, from what members here report
Counterpoint: I found rendate.site slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.