Over 50 dating. Fifty looks good on you.
You know your mind, your coffee order and exactly what you won’t put up with. Dating after 50 is the same game with better players.
Membership prices are listed openly on our prices page.
Life’s still busy. Good.
Most people dating after 50 are in the middle of things: a divorce that’s just come through, a house that’s gone quiet, a job that still eats the week. Nobody waits for life to get tidy. It never does. So date in the gaps — a drink after work, a long Sunday walk — and be exactly who you are.
Single again at 50-something
After a divorce
Twenty years off the market? You’ll feel rusty for about a week. Then you’ll remember you’re good company.
The kids have left home
The house is quiet. The weekends are yours. Fill them with someone worth the effort.
Still working full-time
Busy diary? Fine. Twenty minutes after dinner is plenty to spot someone interesting.
Caring for parents
Some Sundays aren’t free. Say so. The right person gets it.
Never married
Not behind. Just choosy. Lead with the life you’ve built.
After losing a partner
Widowed sooner than you expected? No timetable, no rulebook. Wanting company is reason enough. More on our over 60 page.
Dating after 50: three moves that work
Know what you’re after
Serious? Weekends? A cinema date with chemistry? Say it. You’re allowed to change your mind.
Use a photo from this year
Not the wedding in 2009. Daylight, real smile, doing something you love.
Call before dinner
Ten minutes on the phone beats a week of messages. Then coffee. Then see.
What to write when you’re over 50
The profiles that get warm replies are specific. "I like travel and good food" could be anyone. "I’ve just learned to make proper bread and I’m unreasonably proud of it" is somebody.
Leave the ex out of it
Even “no drama, please” says drama. Write about now.
Invite, don’t list rules
Rules sound tired. “I’d love someone to try the new walking trail with” sounds like an invitation — and invitations get replies.
Back on my own after a long marriage. Good cook, bad singer. Looking for someone to argue about films with.
Nurse, three night shifts a week. Off-duty I’m on my allotment or at the sea. Patient, mostly.
My son just moved out and took the noise with him. I’d like some of it back — over dinner, ideally.
These are writing examples, not real members.
Never send money to anyone you meet online. Whatever the story.
Real interest wants your company, not your account details. Keep money talk off the table — and anyone who brings it up gets no further reply.
Over 50 dating FAQ
Isn’t 50 a bit young for a senior dating site?
Maybe. Here “senior” just means over 50 and not interested in competing with 25-year-olds. At 52 you’re very welcome.
How do I tell my grown-up children I’m dating?
When there’s something to tell. You don’t need their permission — though they’ll probably want details.
I was married for 25 years. How does dating even work now?
Same as ever: talk, meet, see if there’s a spark. You just start by typing.
How much does it cost?
All VIP membership prices are listed openly on our prices page, for the US, the UK, Canada and Australia, with a plain note on which ones renew.
Dating over 60, over 70, and the rest of the site
Closer to sixty? Or seventy? These pages are yours too.