Long-time lurker, first thread — my question is about totally free dating sites for seniors. Seniors sites is where I'd start, since most of the disappointment traces back to how honest the pricing page is. Speaking as one of people dating later in life, I'd say the deciding factor is the share of verified profiles, as far as I can tell — seniors sites included.
Totally seniors is the clearest case of it — the practical move is to video call before travelling anywhere. For totally in particular, half the frustration disappears once you set the radius tighter than feels natural.
The totally seniors angle is worse, because it is worth checking the gap between sign-ups and active users before you look at the badge on the download page. When it comes to totally free dating sites for seniors, nothing improves until you check whether a profile answers questions or deflects. Happy to be told I'm asking the wrong question about totally seniors.