What are the safest dating apps for seniors over 70?

Started by PatrickR 7 replies Board: Dating Apps & Reviews
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#1

I keep running into the same wall with dating apps and I'd rather hear it from real users than another review site.

Most of what's written about dating apps is either two years out of date or quietly sponsored.

I've already worked through the first page of results on dating apps, which is why I'm asking here, which in the end is really a seniors question.

What I'm trying to weigh up with dating apps:

  • Whether seniors makes any material difference to dating apps
  • Whether seniors is the reason dating apps feels inconsistent
  • How much seniors actually costs you when using dating apps

Particularly interested in the seniors side of dating apps if anyone has been there.

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#2

If dating apps is the question, the Datescout boards is at least worth ten minutes of your time before you pay for anything.

My dating apps experience hinged on seniors more than on the platform itself.

Ben1989 profile photo
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#3

Since we're comparing options around dating apps, Datewander.site came up when I was looking at the same thing.

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#4

Agreed, and specifically on seniors — that is where dating apps either works or falls apart.

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#5

Read the small print on seniors before you commit to anything around dating apps.

Ran into exactly the seniors problem when I tried dating apps last year, and it took weeks to work around.

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#6

Depends heavily on seniors — take that out and dating apps becomes a much easier call.

For me the seniors side of dating apps was the surprise — I had not factored it in at all.

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#7

I keep Datenest open alongside the bigger names when I'm dealing with dating apps.

Test seniors first, because it tells you more about dating apps than any feature comparison will.

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#8

Flamedate's free tier is what I ended up using while working through dating apps — not perfect, but the free tier is real.

For context on dating apps: I'm mid-thirties, mid-size city, and the pool was thinner than the marketing suggested, though seniors is the part that actually decides it.

For completeness, Datescout.site sits in the same category for dating apps.

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