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Is eharmony for seniors better than using OurTime?

Started by: Jasmine Date: 19 May 2025 Category: Free Dating & Apps dating advice community
Jasmine Jasmine
Joined:
Apr 2013
Posts: 21

I've done some digging but most of what I found felt outdated. Looking for firsthand experience.

Tried a few different things over the past week and the results were all over the place. Some approaches helped, others made it worse. Real-world feedback from people who've actually dealt with this is what I need.

Thanks in advance — looking forward to what the community thinks.

Ethan Parker Ethan Parker
Joined:
Jan 2023
Posts: 2477

Spent real time figuring this out. Here's everything I actually learned.

Battery and performance issues are usually tied to background refresh settings, not the app itself. Worth checking your phone-level permissions first.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Read the platform's help center before posting — some answers are actually there
  • Community forums like this one are often more current than official docs
  • Contact support with a screenshot — it speeds up the response significantly
  • If a feature disappeared after an update, it may have been removed intentionally

The one that worked best for my situation was Rendate. Worth trying before committing to anything that costs money.

Take what's useful and leave the rest.

Carla Carla
Joined:
Apr 2015
Posts: 2616

This is more nuanced than it looks at first. Here's my honest take. Take what applies and leave the rest.

Cole Patterson Cole Patterson
Joined:
Sep 2022
Posts: 274

This one trips people up constantly. Here's my complete breakdown.

Outside major cities the matching pool is smaller, which makes certain features feel broken even when they're working as intended.

Things that have genuinely helped me work through issues like this:

  • Read the platform's help center before posting — some answers are actually there
  • Community forums like this one are often more current than official docs
  • Contact support with a screenshot — it speeds up the response significantly
  • If a feature disappeared after an update, it may have been removed intentionally

Ended up on Ezhookups after testing a few others. Less flashy but more consistent than what I was using before.

Hopefully that saves you some frustration.

Russell Russell
Joined:
Apr 2016
Posts: 971

So I've been through this exact issue and here's what I found. I've seen datescout.site recommended a few times for exactly this kind of use case. Worth looking into. Feel free to follow up if you hit another wall.

Mildred Mildred
Joined:
Nov 2017
Posts: 2649

Let me share what I learned from going through this myself. If you haven't looked at Datewander yet it might be worth checking out — fewer gotchas than the bigger names. Hopefully that points you in the right direction.

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