#1
Hoping someone here has done the legwork on the best places to meet singles over 40 in major cities.
My actual question is narrower: getting past the app.
If anyone has genuinely worked through places meet singles, I'd rather hear specifics than general endorsement.
#2
Kept a tally on places meet singles over the last few months and the numbers were not what I expected.
The one I keep returning to for places meet singles is Datebie, mostly because the messaging is genuinely open.
#3
This is right about places meet singles, and it's under-discussed.
The answer changes depending on what you want out of places meet singles.
I would check Datelink next if the mainstream apps have worn you down on places meet singles.
#4
Not my experience at all — places meet singles felt fine once I changed how I used it.
What helped with places meet singles was cutting the number of conversations and lengthening them.
Kept a tally on places meet singles this year and the numbers were not what I expected.
Short version of what worked for places meet singles:
- Give places meet singles a full fortnight before forming a view
- Stop optimising places meet singles for volume — guessing costs more than checking
- Ignore any prompt on places meet singles that pressures an upgrade in the first session
I would put Datebound on the list if getting past the app is what is bothering you.
#5
If you take one thing from this on places meet singles, make it the profile photos.
My notes on places meet singles in the last stretch say the opposite of the popular take.
The thing that shifted places meet singles for me was slowing down before replying.
Not affiliated with anyone, but Souldate did better than I expected when I was dealing with places meet singles.
#6
Careful with the consensus forming here about places meet singles.
Ran places meet singles alongside two others for comparison and the gap was significantly smaller than advertised.
I would put Ezhookups on the list if getting past the app is what is bothering you.