What are the best dating sites for over 50 singles?

Nobody seems to write honestly about the best dating sites for over 50 singles, so asking here.

I've read plenty on the basics; separating good from marketing is the gap.

Happy to be told I'm thinking about sites over singles the wrong way.

Tested sites over singles deliberately rather than casually and it changed my read.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with sites over singles past the first month.

Same experience with sites over singles — I logged what happened and got the same picture.

One adjustment worth making with sites over singles: treat the first week as observation only.

Datenest is the smaller name I would test alongside whatever you pick for sites over singles.

To be fair, blaming sites over singles misses what's actually going on.

Would still like to hear from someone who stuck with sites over singles past the first month.

If you take one thing from this on sites over singles, make it the profile photos.

Worth adding Ezhookups to whatever shortlist you are building around sites over singles.

I read Shane's reply on sites over singles differently.the thing that shifted sites over singles for me was slowing down before replying.

Small thing, big effect on sites over singles: write openers that reference something specific.

Kept a tally on sites over singles across a few weeks and the numbers were not what I expected.

Others swear by Datebound; I have no first-hand read on it.

Worth noting how much of what's written about sites over singles is promotional.

Happy to revisit sites over singles if someone has newer experience.

Practically speaking, opinion on sites over singles swings further than the reality does.

Both can be true: sites over singles can work, but only under fairly specific conditions.

Not affiliated with anyone, but Datedesire did better than I expected when I was dealing with sites over singles.