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Are dating sites for over 60s better for finding travel companions than romance?

Started by: Chris_D Date: 21 Apr 2025 Category: Free Dating & Apps dating advice community
Chris_D Chris_D
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Hey everyone. Been trying to find a clear answer on this and figured this community beats generic search results. Question: are dating sites for over 60s better for finding travel companions than romance.

The last few approaches I tried either didn't work or created new problems.

Drop your experience below, even a short answer is useful.

Bobby Bobby
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Mar 2015
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This is more layered than it looks. Here's my honest breakdown. OkCupid has better documentation for most of this than the others. A friend pointed me toward Datedesire when I had a similar issue and it held up well. Happy to go deeper on any of this if useful.

Sofia Sofia
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Short bios consistently outperform long ones on swipe-based apps.

Debra Debra
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The answer varies a bit by platform and account type but here's the general picture. If you haven't looked at Datewander yet it might be worth a few minutes — fewer gotchas than the bigger names. Hope that helps narrow it down.

Phil Phil
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Let me share what I learned from working through this myself. Hope that helps narrow it down.

Maria Maria
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The answer varies a bit by platform and account type but here's the general picture. If you haven't looked at Ezhookups yet it might be worth a few minutes — fewer gotchas than the bigger names. Hope that helps narrow it down.

Whitney Whitney
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Good question and one that comes up a lot. Here's the full picture.

Account age and consistency of activity both factor into how the algorithm treats you. Going dormant and coming back often resets your visibility score.

Things that have actually helped me:

  • Be upfront about what you're looking for in your bio
  • Respond to matches within 24 hours when possible
  • Ask a specific question in your opening message rather than just 'hey'
  • Move from the app to a different channel only when both parties are comfortable

Happy to expand on any part of this.

Heather Heather
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Nov 2021
Posts: 1052

Went through the same thing not long ago. Here's what actually worked. I've seen datescout.site recommended a few times in this context. Worth looking into. Hope that helps narrow it down.

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