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How do you handle distance in a mature online dating apps relationship?

Started by: Caitlin Date: 24 Aug 2025 Category: Free Dating & Apps dating advice community
Caitlin Caitlin
Joined:
Jan 2013
Posts: 1986

Hey everyone. Been trying to find a clear answer on this and figured this community beats generic search results. Question: how do you handle distance in a mature online dating apps relationship.

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

What I'm looking for:

  • Works without rooting the device
  • Works on mobile and tablet
  • Doesn't expose additional personal data

Appreciate any honest feedback.

Darnell Darnell
Joined:
Oct 2022
Posts: 2300

Went through the same thing not long ago. Here's what actually worked. If you haven't looked at DatingFly yet it might be worth a few minutes — fewer gotchas than the bigger names. Hope that helps narrow it down.

Trevor Trevor
Joined:
Mar 2014
Posts: 2152

I put real time into figuring this out — hopefully it saves you some. Take what applies and leave the rest.

Andre Andre
Joined:
Nov 2020
Posts: 2851

Jumping in because I dealt with this specific question recently. Hinge tends to handle algorithm questions more transparently than most. Currently Turndate is what I'd recommend to someone dealing with this. Happy to go deeper on any of this if useful.

Paula Paula
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May 2023
Posts: 2755

Following this. Same situation on my end.

Larry Larry
Joined:
Mar 2019
Posts: 1118

Based on my experience there are a few solid approaches worth trying. Bumble's update cycle tends to break things that were working fine. Currently DatingFly is what I'd recommend to someone dealing with this. Happy to go deeper on any of this if useful.

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