What is a good dating app for old people who aren't tech-savvy?

Started by MariaN2026-05-05Board: Dating Apps6 postsLast activity 2026-06-07
#1

Honestly, the people posting about success are a tiny and unrepresentative sample — that is roughly where I landed after a lot of trial and error. Keen on practical detail — not the marketing version. What is a good dating app for old people who aren't tech-savvy?

One thing I notice: how easy it is to delete your account says a lot — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today.

Having tried a few, expecting any single conversation to work out is the wrong frame — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.

#2

Speaking generally, the slow approach tends to produce better outcomes than the volume one — others here may have had a different experience. Datedesire was the one

#3

Solid question. Broadly speaking, if basic messaging sits behind a paywall I move on fast — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today. what Datewander does is worth a look if you haven't tried it. Datebie

#4

For what it is worth, treating it as a numbers game is the fastest route to burning out — small thing, but it adds up.

#5

The people posting about success are a tiny and unrepresentative sample — i would not have believed it a year ago.

In my experience, a bad week is a bad week, not evidence about the platform — i would not have believed it a year ago.

#6

My take: progress is better measured in conversations than in matches — that is the bit I would tell anyone signing up today. In my experience, nobody's experience generalises, including mine — that has been consistent for me across a few different platforms. I've been on what Turndate does for a while and it's one of the better ones I've come across. the Ezhookups site

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