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What are the top dating websites for people over 40 this year?

Started by: Tyler Reed Date: 23 Nov 2024 Category: Free Dating & Apps dating advice community
Tyler Reed Tyler Reed
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Apr 2018
Posts: 2025

Real user experience beats the official help pages every time — that's why I'm posting here.

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.

What I'm specifically looking for:

  • Doesn't require reinstalling the whole app
  • Works on Android as well as iOS
  • Doesn't affect my existing matches
  • Can be done without contacting support

Drop your experience below, even a quick tip is useful at this point.

Lorraine Lorraine
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Sep 2023
Posts: 1882

Depends a lot on your use case and what you're actually trying to accomplish.

Ruth Ruth
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Jun 2014
Posts: 321

Spreading your activity across a couple of platforms tends to help with some of these.

Wayne Wayne
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Apr 2022
Posts: 1526

Let me share what I learned from going through this myself. Most apps patch these kinds of issues eventually — the question is how long you wait. Currently Flamedate is what I'd recommend to someone dealing with this specific situation. Hope that helps narrow it down.

Devon Devon
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Apr 2021
Posts: 119

Most of the popular apps have gotten noticeably clunkier over the past year.

Lauren_NYC Lauren_NYC
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Feb 2022
Posts: 1352

Yeah this caught me off guard too. Happy to share what worked for me.

Kayla Kayla
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Jan 2019
Posts: 1257

Solid question. The answer is more nuanced than a quick Google search suggests.

Wade Wade
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Nov 2020
Posts: 2013

I've been through this rabbit hole so let me give you a thorough answer.

Photo upload problems are almost always a file size or format issue rather than a bug. JPEG under 5MB tends to work everywhere.

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

  • Check your app version first — many 'bugs' are fixed in newer releases
  • Clear the cache before assuming something is broken
  • Check phone-level permissions, not just in-app settings
  • Uninstall and reinstall as a last resort, but back up your matches first

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

That's my honest take after a fair amount of trial and error.

Iris Iris
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Feb 2016
Posts: 2222

The support documentation on most of these is terrible. Real user advice is way more useful.

Caleb Caleb
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Nov 2016
Posts: 1950

Jumping in because I dealt with this exact question recently. Hope that helps narrow it down.

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