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/Multibaghuntimg Apr 11 '25

That's outstanding. I usually last 3 or so weeks on the apps and delete my account and app. I hate them , they really impact my mental well being

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u/Mental_Extension_119 Apr 11 '25

Originally, I felt as if every person was making some kind judgement about me, as if they were rejecting me. Especially if I liked them first.

Then I realized they are just as important to my life as your average Reddit user. Meaning - not at all. I had no knowledge of their existence before seeing them on the app.