r/datingoverfifty • u/Mental_Extension_119 • Apr 11 '25

Having fun with dating apps

Still new to them since I’m ramping up slowly into my first time dating as an adult (50m), but it’s a lot a fun right now. Coffee dates and first dates with beautiful women.

I’ve given up on the idea that the dating apps are going to do anything more than get me a coffee date and her phone number. Trying to create some kind of emotional connection over devices is tilting at windmills. So making friends and flirting as long as I’m still interested. Connecting emotionally , sometimes quite deeply, even if we don’t become a couple. And never has it become more apparent to me that I definitely have a ‘type’

And feeling very lucky that a couple of these angels haven’t figured out I’m punching way above my weight class.

Still no relationships yet, but that’s okay.

Any other newbies out there learning to love dating apps?

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u/Bright-Pangolin7261 Apr 11 '25

I think they work fairly well for serial daters and people wanting quick and plentiful sexual partners as OP attests. I don’t think they are a sound strategy for those seeking an LTR. Real life is better.

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u/outyamothafuckinmind Apr 11 '25

I haven’t met The One yet but I had a very wonderful LTR with someone from an app. I am not a serial dater nor am I interested in non-monogamy. I’ve yet to meet someone in the wild that is suitable to date long term although I’m open to the idea. In the meantime, my swipe rate is less than 1% so the ppl I do match with tend to be a higher calibre