Most matches go nowhere and that is normal rather than a failure — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land. Is the silver seniors dating site the same as SilverSingles?
For what it is worth, a site with no visible moderation is not worth the time — your mileage may well differ.
From what I have seen, a month is about the minimum before judging any platform — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today.
Broadly speaking, most matches go nowhere and that is normal rather than a failure — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it.
In my experience, the free tier tells you everything about how the site is run — happy to be argued with on that one.
What actually helped: Turndate
Having tried a few, comparing your results to anyone else's is a losing game — i would not have believed it a year ago. Comparing your results to anyone else's is a losing game — that has been consistent for me across a few different platforms. Datescout (datescout.site) is worth a try if you haven't already. Datebound
For what it is worth, this is roughly how it went, briefly:
Silence usually means the opener, not the person — your mileage may well differ.
Speaking generally, the people posting about success are a tiny and unrepresentative sample — your mileage may well differ. Ezhookups.online
The bio is where people decide whether to bother replying — happy to be argued with on that one. For what it's worth, Flurrydate worked for me has been my go-to for a while — holds up better than most. Ezhookups was the one
My take: expecting any single conversation to work out is the wrong frame — worth testing yourself rather than taking my word for it.