Senior Dating USA: Senior Singles in Every Corner

A calmer kind of senior dating in the USA

American dating apps move at a terrific pace. Endless faces, a flick of the thumb, and conversations that fizzle out after two lines. If that has left you cold, you are in good company. Silver Senior Dating was made for people in later life who want to read about someone before saying hello, and who would rather have one good conversation than twenty half-hearted ones.

You build a profile with photos and a few honest paragraphs about yourself. Each day the site suggests members who match what you asked for: age, distance, the kind of relationship you want, how you feel about drinking and smoking, the things you love doing. Then it is over to you.

An honest picture of our American members

We would rather tell you how things really are than oversell. In the USA there are around two women for every man. Many of the women are in their late thirties, forties and early fifties, and the men are mostly 55 and over, with plenty in their sixties and seventies.

What does that mean for you? If you are a man over 60, you will find women who are active, looking and often a little younger than you, and the choice is yours how wide to set the age range. If you are a woman in your sixties or seventies, the men here really are your own generation, and you can tell the site to show you only them. A wider distance setting helps either way, because America is big and our members are spread across it.

The states where most members live

California, Texas, New York and Florida have the most members, which is no surprise given their size. Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, Ohio and Michigan come next. Members in smaller states are here too, often a little further apart, so they tend to set a larger radius. Choose a distance you would happily drive for a lunch date, and widen it later if the suggestions run thin.

First dates that feel easy, state by state

Most of our members like a first meeting that is short, daytime and somewhere with other people around. The USA has no shortage of good spots for that. In San Diego, Balboa Park has gardens and shady walks for hours. In San Antonio, the River Walk is made for a slow stroll. New Yorkers have Central Park and the High Line, and in Chicago the Lakefront Trail runs for miles beside Lake Michigan. Philadelphia has the Schuylkill River Trail, and Florida has more beach boardwalks than anyone could count. A public library talk, a county fair or a museum afternoon works well too.

For more ideas, see our article on first date ideas for seniors, and before you meet anyone, have a read of our safety advice. It covers the romance scams that target older Americans, and the warning the site gives if someone pushes you to switch to text or WhatsApp early.

On your phone, on your tablet, on the computer

There is nothing to download from an app store. Silver Senior Dating runs in any web browser, and you can add it to your phone's home screen so it opens like an app. Our guide to the senior dating app experience walks you through it step by step.

Comparing the big American senior sites

OurTime and SilverSingles are both well known in the States, and plenty of people try more than one site. We have set ourselves side by side with OurTime and with SilverSingles, saying honestly what each does well and who it suits.

Membership in US dollars

Creating your account is free. American members see membership prices in US dollars, and VIP is where unlimited messaging comes in. Every plan is listed on the pricing page, and if you are new to all this at fifty-something, our guide to over 50s dating covers the basics in plain English.