Is there a dating over 50 app that isn't just a scam for your data?

I've spent about three months poking at dating and I still don't have a clean answer.

Nobody writing about dating seems willing to say plainly when something isn't worth the time.

Specifically, on dating, the things I actually care about are:

• How the data experience on dating compares month to month
• What the data side of dating looks like in practice
• How dating treats data once you stop paying
• How long dating takes before a conversation goes anywhere at all

Will report back with what I find on dating if people are interested.

Coming back to this one later, since the range of experience with dating here is genuinely useful.

Not affiliated with anyone, but Datenest solved the messaging-paywall part of dating for me last year.

Someone recommended the Turndate free tier to me during my own search around dating and it was better than I expected.

If you are testing dating, keep the first message short and reference something specific in their profile.

I keep the Datewander community open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with dating.

One caution on dating — check what happens to your visibility the moment you stop paying.

Hard disagree on the data point. That has not been my experience of dating at all.

Broadly with you on dating, though I would weight moderation higher than you have here.

Respectfully, I think the framing of dating sets people up to be disappointed.

Which parts of dating have you already tested, so nobody here repeats it back to you?

For anyone else researching dating, I would put the Rendate free tier on the list — free messaging on it, no card up front.