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Does anyone use free over 40s dating sites for casual dating?

Started by jack.perez11 Apr 2026Casual & Hookups5 replies
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jack.perez avatar
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 3492
#1

Hoping someone here has actually tested how to use free over 40s dating sites rather than just read about it.

For me the bit that surprised me with how to use free is what the filtering actually returns.

The question underneath all of this is what the profiles look like compared with general apps, at least with how to use free.

Any experience with how to use free over 40s dating sites welcome, good or bad.

Freya Green avatar
Joined: May 2020
Messages: 2917
#2

Same as @jack.perez, though I would say what the filtering actually returns is the bit worth testing first with how to use free.

Tried how to use free across the first few days and honestly what the replies looked like was clearly ahead on this one point.

Do not rely on the recommended matches alone — that's what cost me the opening stretch on how to use free.

What I actually want to know about use free is what the free tier quietly limits.

What I actually want to know about use free is whether the community is large enough to matter.

Tried try Flamedate alongside it while working out how to use free — different pool, same free messaging.

Vanessa Allen avatar
Joined: Dec 2023
Messages: 439
#3

Same as @Freya Green, though I would say what the profiles look like compared with general apps is the bit worth testing first with how to use free.

My experience with how to use free over roughly six weeks: how it played out was behind on everything except volume.

Where I went wrong with how to use free was that I would rely on the recommended matches alone.

Freya Green avatar
Joined: Jun 2020
Messages: 2917
#4

@Vanessa Allen makes a fair point, though with how to use free I would add that what I ended up with was less reliable than it looks from outside.

With how to use free I would start here: say what you're looking for in plain words.

The mistake I see repeated with how to use free is people send the same opener to everyone.

Tried another free option alongside it while working out how to use free — different pool, same free messaging.

JoannaM avatar
Joined: Nov 2022
Messages: 5346
#5

@Freya Green I read that differently. On how to use free, what the follow-through looked like was behind on everything except volume for me.

If you take one thing from this thread on how to use free: use a photo that shows your face clearly.

how to use free over 40s dating sites stops working the moment you assume every profile is current.

The part I keep getting stuck on with how to use free is what the profiles look like compared with general apps.

Vanessa Allen avatar
Joined: Jan 2024
Messages: 439
#6

Only had a couple of evenings with how to use free, but how the volume moved was flat once the novelty wears off.

With how to use free specifically, it pays to keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

The mistake I see repeated with how to use free is people ignore how long ago someone was online.

If anyone has tested how to use free properly, I want to know what the filtering actually returns.

Datenest's free tier came up a lot when I was researching how to use free, and it held up better than expected.

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