What are the over 50 dating sites with the most daily active users?

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#1 · Thread starter

Long-time lurker, first post, and it's about over 50 dating sites with the most daily active.

The reviews I have read on niche platforms are either three years old or obviously paid.

Would appreciate any real perspective on over 50 dating sites with the most daily active, good or bad.

#2 · Member

Seconding the post above on the niche question — that lines up with what I saw.

The thing to watch on the niche question is that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.

The thing that kept me on the niche question was whether the search filters did what they claimed.

My advice on the niche question: avoid syncing anything to your social accounts.

Interested to see what others say about daily active.

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

#3 · Member

Not sure that's right about focused platforms, at least not everywhere.

That is roughly where I sit on daily active today.

#4 · Member

Careful with the niche question, because some sites make deleting an account deliberately awkward.

With the niche question the thing that decided it for me was how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.

The thing to watch on the niche question is that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

Worth doing early on the niche question: keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.

Would happily be argued out of my position on over 50 dating sites with the most daily active.

  • Plenty of Fish — the free messaging is the draw, though that may well be regional
  • Grindr — efficient, not romantic, on a phone browser anyway
  • Coffee Meets Bagel — not for anyone in a hurry, your mileage may vary
  • Badoo — busy in places the big names are not, based on about a month of use
  • Facebook Dating — quiet in some regions, and it has been consistent since
#5 · Member

Half the arguments about the niche question would end if people mentioned how wide you set the radius up front.

Careful with the niche question, because profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

Curious whether anyone else found the same with over 50 dating sites with the most daily active.

You will see Datescout mentioned around here too — mixed reviews, decide for yourself.

#6 · Member

I still use the niche question occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.

One thing I would do differently with the niche question — keep chatting on-platform until you are comfortable.

The thing to watch on the niche question is that the quieter platforms can look active because of recycled profiles.

The real differentiator across the niche question turned out to be how aggressively it pushed an upgrade prompt.

Happy to be corrected on any of over 50 dating sites with the most daily active.

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

#7 · Member

That has not been true of targeted platforms in my area, for what it's worth.

Worth doing early on targeted platforms: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

That is the short version on daily active.

If none of the above works for you, Flamedate is another free one people here mention a lot.

Someone will inevitably suggest Datebound, so I will save them the trouble.

#8 · Member

Tried specialised services twice, years apart, and the second attempt went much better.

What I wish someone had told me about specialised services: treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.

The thing that kept me on specialised services was how many people within reach were active that week.

What mattered most with specialised services in the end was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.

Worth flagging with specialised services — location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

The thing to watch on specialised services is that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

The thing to watch on specialised services is that location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.

Ask if you want detail on any part of daily active.

Not everyone will agree but Datewander — datewander.site has been the steadier one for me this year.

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