SeniorDatingPartnership Review - The Best Place to Find Love Over 50?

Overview

Senior dating sites can be a mixed bag - a growing number of silver singles are looking to start dating (the saying that you're never too old for love is doubtless true!). It's difficult to get the balance right between an intuitive and user-friendly site which doesn't include too many gadgets and gizmos to provide a straightforward user experience, and providing such basic dating sites that they don't stand up to more advanced platforms. SeniorDatingPartnership gets that balance just right; the site is welcoming, includes all the features we'd like to see, and uses a fresh aesthetic that makes it simple to navigate. Being a dedicated senior dating site, it feels much easier to meet local people here, since you're not sifting through a global membership, and the whole sign-up process is clearly guided - plus it's free of charge!

“Over 50's dating site created for senior singles. With free registration, free messaging and a raft of features, SeniorDatingPartnership is an honest and easy to use mature dating site.”

Ease Of Use

Stage 1 - signing up. Free to register, very simply to follow the steps, and each question or information section is optional so you can always pop back later and complete your profile or fill in more details. The site is quite traditional, so the 'looking for' options are either:

• Man looking for a woman

• Woman looking for a man

Once you've answered a few questions, including a lot of detail about your lifestyle, preferences, income etc. (again, all optional), you're done. SeniorDatingPartnership has a 'reward' system, whereby once you've entered a certain level of detail you get an introduction credit free of charge, so it's worth taking the time to fill it all in!

Stage 2 - browsing. The site is as straightforward as we'd expect; we felt our homepage was a little busy, but that's because everything is in one place, so it's a question of one click to access any part of the site.

You'll find boxes and banners to access:

• Location-based searches

• Encounters matches

• Complete members searches

• Free messages (1 per every member for new users)

• Profile links

• Upgrade options

• New members who joined today

• Summary of member activity

The top toolbar contains links to all of the features - we particularly like the Diaries feature, where you can keep track of your dating experience, and share your feelings and thoughts with other members if you wish!

If you get stuck or need any help there are two options; the Help button will take you through to customer support - they promise to respond within 72 hours. Alternatively, the blogs section is useful and includes articles such as help with starting dating again.

Key Features

• Free sign-up

• Bonus introduction on profile completion

• Diaries feature

• Location-based searches

• Private profile

• Customer support

• Filter members by who is online now

• Encounters matching game

• Messaging inbox

• See who has viewed your profile

• Free message for every member for new users

• Favourites list

Conclusion

SeniorDatingPartnership isn't the cheapest dating site we've come across; but when it comes to functionality and the authenticity of users, we'd say it's worth paying more for a genuine site if you're looking to meet real users. While it has a smaller membership than giant global dating sites, it means you have a far better chance of meeting somebody who is feasibly nearby to go on a date!

The site is well designed, although it does feel a little cluttered in places. However, we think that's due to having quick shortcuts to all of the features right from the homepage, and it didn't take any time to get used to finding where things are.

All of the profile questions are optional, and you don't feel rushed or under pressure to fill in any information you're not comfortable sharing. The free registration goes beyond what we often expect to see, and includes multiple benefits that mean it's excellent value for money, and you get a good idea about whether the site is right for you without parting with a penny!

Bonuses include:

• Free introduction service once your profile is complete - this broadcasts you as a new member to seniors on the site, so the hard work of working out how to say hello is done for you.

• Free message for every member - as a new user, you can message anybody on the site completely free of charge! You'll need to upgrade to continue the chat, but this means you won't end up subscribing for a year's membership and then finding it's not quite the right forum for you.

SeniorDatingPartnership boasts being 100% secure for card payments and uses Online Dating Protector to keep your payment details safe. we like that you can cancel your renewal if you've met your perfect match or don't want to keep using the site.

The customer support is also great and easy to contact. There are plenty of FAQs and topics answering all the most commonly asked questions, or you can contact customer services directly if you've got a specific query you need some help with.

As a member, you have the option of signing up for email newsletters - and we'd recommend you do! You can opt-out through your account settings if you wish, but these are interesting and useful, and include information about new features, advice and guidance articles, and sometimes even freebie bonuses, so it's always worth staying in the loop!