What are the top rated dating websites for people over 40?

Started by VicKing 9 replies Board: Niche & Community
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#1

I'll show my working below, but the short version is I want to know: top rated dating websites for people over 40.

Half the discussion around dating websites is people arguing from a two-year-old version of the product.

Where dating websites is concerned, these are the dating websites questions I have:

  • Whether messaging on dating websites works without handing over card details
  • How long dating websites takes before a conversation goes anywhere at all
  • How dating websites handles blocking, privacy and who can see your profile
  • How dating websites treats dating websites once you stop paying
  • Whether dating websites makes any material difference to dating websites

If you've actually used something relevant to dating websites, I'd rather hear that than a recommendation you read somewhere.

BenDavis profile photo
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#2

If dating websites is the question, the Flurrydate threads is at least worth ten minutes of your time before you pay for anything.

SarahK profile photo
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#3

Adding Datescout's free tier to the pile for dating websites, where the community is smaller but people actually reply.

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#4

SarahK, that's roughly where I landed on dating websites too. What moved the needle for me on dating websites was three clear photos plus one specific opening line.

It's telling how many replies here about dating websites contradict each other — that's the honest state of it.

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#5

Practical suggestion on dating websites: give it a full two weeks of consistent use before judging anything.

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#6

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

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#7

the Datebie threads is what I ended up using while working through dating websites — not perfect, but the free tier is real.

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#8

How long did you give dating websites before deciding it was not working for you?

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#9

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

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

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#10

I gave up on dating websites twice before it worked, and the difference the third time was being far more specific in my bio.

The dating websites element is where people get stung with dating websites, so check it before anything else.

I've also seen Flamedate.site mentioned in this context more than once.

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