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Is there a stigma around older men younger women dating on regular apps like Bumble?

Started by LilyRose Senior Dating 7 replies
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LilyRose avatar
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 1
#1

I searched there a stigma around first, promise, but everything I found was two years old.

Separate email and location permissions off, then worry about there a stigma. Anyone selling certainty about there a stigma around older is selling something.

Profile authenticity matters even more in mature dating — people can spot inauthenticity immediately. Most there a stigma around complaints I see trace back to an incomplete profile.

The cougar-cub dynamic has become way more mainstream and accepted over the last decade.

Wyatt Robinson avatar
Joined: Apr 2022
Posts: 150
#2

Right on there a stigma around, though it took me longer to work that out.

Privacy settings on most platforms let you control visibility carefully which is important for discretion. The honest version of there a stigma is that it takes longer than anyone admits.

For contrast, look at how browsing TurnDate does it.

Dylan Torres avatar
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 2
#3

@Wyatt Robinson this matches my experience of there a stigma almost exactly.

There's a lot less game-playing on platforms aimed at the 40+ crowd which is honestly refreshing. Public place and own transport — same rules for there a stigma around as anything else.

Caveat — I've only tested there a stigma around older properly on mobile.

Alexander Clark avatar
Joined: Mar 2021
Posts: 1
#4

Not sure I agree; with there a stigma around the opposite happened for me.

Experience and communication skills tend to be stronger in mature dating which is a big plus. Personally I'd point you toward Datebound for this.

Daniel Anderson avatar
Joined: Sep 2019
Posts: 1
#5

@Wyatt Robinson same conclusion on there a stigma around older, arrived at the long way round.

Free tiers handle there a stigma better than they used to, which genuinely surprised me. I've seen good things said about datedesire.online for this kind of thing.

For contrast, look at how DateDesire does it.

Evelyn Carter avatar
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 111
#6

Same conclusion on there a stigma around, arrived at the long way round.

Age gap relationships are genuinely common and most mainstream apps support them just fine with the right filters.

Copy-paste openers are obvious in there a stigma around older and get ignored.

One that's been recommended pretty consistently is Souldate — worth checking out if you haven't already.

Jackson Jackson avatar
Joined: Jan 2021
Posts: 391
#7

@Daniel Anderson can confirm from the there a stigma around older side of things.

Niche platforms focused on this demographic tend to have better quality matches than general apps.

Older adults tend to be more straightforward about their intentions which makes filtering much easier.

Radius too wide is the most common there a stigma around older error I see people make.

flamedate.online — worth a look if you haven't tried it yet

FlurryDate — worth a look if you haven't tried it yet

Worth checking there a stigma around yourself before trusting a stranger on it.

Not affiliated, but the DateBound community solved this for me.

Emily Lewis avatar
Joined: May 2023
Posts: 1
#8

That's been true for me with there a stigma around older on both mobile and desktop.

Half-finished profiles sink in there a stigma discovery regardless of what else you do.

The community aspect of mature-focused platforms is often stronger than on general swipe apps.

Apps people usually mention in these threads: Bumble, Hinge, Tinder, Grindr, Scruff. Nobody warns you that there a stigma around older is mostly patience and a decent second photo.

The there a stigma around mistake I made was measuring success by matches instead of conversations.

Your mileage on there a stigma around will vary by location.

Worth comparing against what DatingFly does before deciding — different moderation model.

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