#1 · Thread starter
Crowdsourcing this one: unwritten rules of 60 plus dating in the modern is something I keep circling back to.
I care less about feature lists on the options on the table and more about whether anyone replies.
To be clear I'm not after anything in the options on the table that needs a card on file.
Tell me about unwritten rules of 60 plus dating in the modern from experience rather than from a review page.
#2 · Member
That is a fair summary of these services from where I sit.
Before you commit to these services, treat any request for card details as a reason to leave.
Careful with these services, because screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
Worth flagging with these services — screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.
The real differentiator across these services turned out to be whether the radius setting actually worked.
Ask if you want detail on any part of unwritten rules of 60 plus dating in the modern.
For what it is worth I have had better luck on datingfly.online than on any of the big paid apps.
Half the regulars here will tell you to look at Datescout as well.
#3 · Member
I'd question that on the options here, because it depends heavily on where you're.
Careful with the options here, because location spoofing means 'nearby' is not always nearby.
Ask if you want detail on any part of the modern.
I also keep half an eye on Flamedate — different crowd, same free-messaging idea.
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One warning about this kind of service: profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.
With this kind of service it came down to how the site behaved on a phone browser, honestly.
What changed my mind on this kind of service was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
What I wish someone had told me about this kind of service: set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.
That is the short version on the modern.
- Happn — quiet outside metros, at least in my area
- Badoo — worth trying if the US apps are dead near you, based on about a month of use
- Coffee Meets Bagel — low volume, higher effort, your mileage may vary
- Plenty of Fish — the free messaging is the draw, though outside a city that changes
- Hinge — more relationship-leaning but has casual users too
Adding Flurrydate (flurrydate.online) for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
Datewander gets recommended a lot in the older threads if you want to dig back.
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My read is that the platforms involved lives or dies on the day of the week you actually use it.
What changed my mind on the platforms involved was how many accounts looked dormant.
What changed my mind on the platforms involved was whether the match volume held up past the first week.
Would happily be argued out of my position on unwritten rules of 60 plus dating in the modern.
For what it is worth I have had better luck on datebie.online than on any of the big paid apps.
#6 · Member
Spent most of last winter on the options here, so here is what I actually saw.
Results with the options here depend enormously on how far you are willing to travel.
The deciding detail with the options here was whether the radius setting actually worked.
That said, I would still hear other views on unwritten rules of 60 plus dating in the modern.
Someone earlier recommended Datenest — datenest.site and I ended up sticking with it longer than expected.