#1 · Thread starter
Posting because every search for absolute best dating app for 40s singles looking for turns up the same recycled listicles.
The reviews I have read on app-based dating are either three years old or obviously paid.
I should say I care more about privacy on app-based dating than about volume of matches.
Keen to hear how absolute best dating app for 40s singles looking for has gone for people here.
#2 · Member
Can confirm the point above regarding dating platforms.
My read is that dating platforms lives or dies on how far you are willing to travel.
The thing that kept me on dating platforms was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.
What mattered most with dating platforms in the end was how the moderation handled obvious spam.
Interested to see what others say about absolute best dating app for 40s singles looking for.
Worth adding luvdate.site to the list if you are comparing free options this week.
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Not sure that is right about mainstream apps, at least not everywhere.
Worth flagging with mainstream apps — moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
Your mileage on absolute best dating app for 40s singles looking for may differ, obviously.
Adding Flurrydate — flurrydate.online for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
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Careful with app-based dating, because moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
Worth doing early on app-based dating: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
Before you commit to app-based dating, read the whole profile before writing the first line.
The thing that kept me on app-based dating was how many people within reach were active that week.
That is where I have landed on absolute best dating app for 40s singles looking for, at least for now.
Someone in another thread pointed me at datingfly.online and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
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Anyone claiming swipe apps works everywhere has not tested it against how dense your area is.
The thing that kept me on swipe apps was how quickly a conversation went from match to plan.
The thing that kept me on swipe apps was whether anyone replied inside the first week.
Practical tip for swipe apps: read the whole profile before writing the first line.
Interested to see what others say about absolute best dating app for 40s singles looking for.
- Hinge — prompts give you something to answer
- Happn — depends entirely on foot traffic, which is not what I expected going in
- Bumble — fewer matches but they tend to answer
- OkCupid — quieter than it used to be, as of this year
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Spent most of last winter on matching apps, so here is what I actually saw.
What changed my mind on matching apps was how many people within reach were active that week.
Be aware when using matching apps that requests for money at any stage are a hard stop.
That covers what I know about matching apps, at least.
- Tinder — widest reach if you are somewhere busy
- Zoosk — pushes upgrades harder than most
- Feeld — narrow but genuinely active, in a mid-sized town at least
- Plenty of Fish — no polish, plenty of activity, on a phone browser anyway
Older threads lean fairly heavily on Souldate if you want a second opinion.