SilverSingles

They say a 6 Month membership is 24.95. But they charge you 179.00. Be careful not sure all the other information is accurate either

Every profile to which I've responded turns out to be an inactive member. They are listed as Iiving in the same area, widowed, no children.

Okay so I'm interested in older women, and thought Silver Singles was a place where I could search for profiles, or would use a swipe-system like most other dating apps. This model of dating website works because statistically, a man will need to swipe roughly 1,000 times before he gets 1 match. That's the simple reality of what it means to do online dating if you're a man. You know you'll need to send out lots of messages before anyone replies.

So I came on Silver Singles, having paid the full price for 3 months, and saw only 9 matches. I thought maybe those are just recommended profiles... I started clicking around looking for the search bar where I could see 500 more profiles and get to messaging. Again, I purchased 3 months, so if I start sending out messages now, I can expect to get maybe 4 or 5 replies before my membership expires. I touched every button I could find, and there doesn't appear to be a search bar. What gives?

So I clicked on "help", thinking I'm just missing the option that lets me access the thousands of profiles I very clearly and obviously need, because honestly, it's just a fact of life that men will not get matches better than 500 messages for 1 response, and even the most casual online dater knows this. That's when I saw the help page, quote:

"You cannot search our website for members; we do the work and recommend compatible matches for you"... are... you... serious?

I mean... okay, this idea MIGHT work, if your website matched me to, say, 10,000 other people I could browse through. But you matched me to literally NINE PEOPLE AND THAT'S IT! And I changed my settings to allow for literally anyone over the age of 50. And all I'm matched to is just the nine? So I paid 50 dollars for 3 months and this is all I get. I can message all of them in ten minutes. Then what? I sit and wait for the next 89 days and hope that one replies?

Go on literally any other website where you can actually swipe or browse. With SilverSingles, you're left at the complete mercy of their algorithm. Imagine if it only matched you with 3 people after you went and paid the full premium price for membership.

This is my 2nd try with SIlver Singles and what I have gotten in both cases is seemingly fake accounts that are "matched" with me or "smile" at me. The profiles generally have no photos or just one (probably from Getty images -- not to many people take deep-focus pictures!) and the profiles are barely filled out like "I like family and friends" Yep, that's all they write. Then SIlver singles ays they are a 92 out of a 100 match.
Still on hold (going on 45 mnutes now). YOu have to call to cancel your membership.
Many profiles "smailed" at me, initiating convesation only to act like they are my best frioend and want to take the conversation immediately to private email (where two of them have fawned over me (who they don't even know) and then they start asking for more and more detailed information. Oh yeah, they're IP is from the other side of the country - -not local to me. It's bad enough that SIlver SIngle often has the wrong location for another's profile and often "match" you with someone 2000 miles away. Below is a picture of a nice looking woman named Beth that was supposedly a few miles from me. It is a photo of a fashionista/presenter from the UK and her photos are easily found on the internet.

I had been on the site for about 4 weeks. I hated it, so I clicked to cancel, but was going to ride out the rest of the 3 month subscription I had purchased. I added a new photo of myself, and updated a couple of the questions, and was making plans with a gentleman to meet soon and suddenly without warning they canceled me, blocked me entirely from the site, and sent an email to me saying I had to send them my photo ID or drivers license to be reinstated due to 'inconsistencies'! Meanwhile, this gentleman I had connected (and fortunately exchanged phone numbers with previously) let me know they sent him an email also that said, "We advise you discontinue contact with this person (me) as we suspect this is a scammer /fake profile"! The nerve of them! Not to mention, it was then I realized that this company exists in Berlin, Germany...yep that's the address listed on the email where I am supposed to be sending total strangers my photo ID?!? THEY are the scammers! Stay far away from this and all dating sites. Turns out they are all owned by the same company and clearly they do not want you to find a match. This was not about 'inconsistencies'. My photo was not much different from my others. I don't know but it was totally unfair, and I have to wonder how many other men I had chatted with now believe I am some scammer when I am NOT! Absolutely infuriating. Stay way way way far away from Silver Singles. Additionally, there are legit scammers on there...they are easy to see through most of the time. I did NOT appreciate being lumped in with them one bit.
Thanks for nothing Silver Singles. Much to your dismay, I'm sure, I have met someone...the person you seem to have tried to prevent me from meeting, as the cancelation happened literally during our chat exchange on your website, and right after our last exchange about meeting (ironically or coincidentally...or more likely intentionally!) I don't have the original purchase email, but here are 2 other emails I received from them more recently. Hope that helps.

They completely ignored the religion boxes I checked and sent me matches that I would not meet if they were the last people on earth.

Candidates are mostly uneducated dull men. Very old. Forget about sophisticated conversations. Dull and stupid.
SCAM.

I joined SilverSingles as a non paying member.
The first 2 weeks I received several emails stating "your profile has just been visited" and so and so "sent you a smile".
However I soon discovered that all the men, David, Scott etc, that I followed up on had the exact same profiles! I did not pay for membership because I wanted to check it out first. Very disappointing to find Silver Singles duplicated profile information and sent them under various names. Shame on them!
So glad I didn't invest in their scam.

Examples from emails sent to my email from SilverSingles;
"David sent you a smile -
David is an adventurous person who can look forward to a new orientation in both his professional as well as his private life with open-mindedness. David's healthy curiosity has him always on the lookout for new challenges. David loves diversity, change and inspiration. In short: David is trying to discover unknown impulses and integrate them into his own life. In David's circle of friends he is well known for his varied interests. David is open to any kind of cultural event, and loves, for instance, to receive a concert ticket from one of his friends spontaneously who is unable to make it. David also loves to read and strives to further educate himself in an as diversified way as possible. Work colleagues often enjoy David's creative ideas, and love working with David because with his open style he often contributes to a comfortable and relaxed work environment."

"KERRY sent you a smile
10:23 AM
February 8,2024
KERRY is an adventurous person who can look forward to a new orientation in both his professional as well as his private life with open-mindedness. KERRY's healthy curiosity has him always on the lookout for new challenges. KERRY loves diversity, change and inspiration. In short: KERRY is trying to discover unknown impulses and integrate them into his own life. In KERRY's circle of friends he is well known for his varied interests. KERRY is open to any kind of cultural event, and loves, for instance, to receive a concert ticket from one of his friends spontaneously who is unable to make it. KERRY also loves to read and strives to further educate himself in an as diversified way as possible. Work colleagues often enjoy KERRY's creative ideas, and love working with KERRY because with his open style he often contributes to a comfortable and relaxed work environment."
SCAM!

Terrible Site... they take your money its been a week and my profile keeps saying in REVIEW can't answer anyone that sends a message

I think they get pictures off Facebook and put them on as possible matches... 90% of the matches I would never consider.

There are numerous decent dating sites out there for the over 50s. This is most definitiely not one of them.
I took out a 3 month subsciption and was looking for potential partners in my area. Silver Singles defines this as 'within 50 miles'. Not exactly local -especially when I live very close to London with 9 million inhabitants! Even within a 50 mile radius I was told this search area was too restrictive and this was indeed the case with very few matches unless I wanted to travel a couple of hundred miles!
So choice was poor.
Billing practice however was beyond apalling. Subscriptions renew automatically. However there was no option that i could find to stop this happening -only the option to cancell the service immediately. So on the renewal date, I cancelled. I was then told that they wouldn't accept it (despite no cost to them) because they needed 5 days notice. Many sites send out reminders of upcoming renewal dates. SilverSurfers do not. If you find yourself in this position expect an unhelpful customer service and, increasingly hostile demands for payment for a service you have cancelled and are not using.

Definitely can't think of a single reason to recomend this site.