Hi - I'm 63 and have had a lot of experience on dating sites. In my 50s - on OKC, late 50s on Guardian Soul Mates (now defunct) and recently on Bumble and Hinge.
Has anyone had any luck? I don't expect a lot of matches, not only because of my age but also because I'm a bit different (arts type), but my main issue is the way it makes me feel. I start off fairly sanguine and certain I can take the crappy nature of it. I'm good at avoiding dopes, I know what I'm looking for. I know it involves disappointment and frustration. But after 10 days I get obsessive, can't stop checking the aps, my mood plummets and I start getting a bit angry and depressed and struggle to focus on other tasks. Obviously when it get to this point I delete the aps. Meditate and re-set.
But why does it have to be so emotionally draining? I also think the decent guys get snapped up pretty quick - in my paranoid mind - by a slim blond 50 year old! If I thought about the ageism too much I'd go mad.