Dating and friendship for older
singles ...
Senior FriendFinder is an internet dating site for
"mature" adults, and a place where you can find friends
and activity partners as well as romance.
The Senior Friend Finder web site is fairly
easy to use and has many useful features.
One of my favorites is the interest groups - a collection
of online discussion forums. Popular groups
include such diverse topics as "Widows and Widowers", "Cat
lovers",
"Mature Love" and "Seniors for Sex". There
are also interest groups by location, some of which have offline "get
togethers" and activities.
This site bills itself as being for "adults over 40",
but (aside from the fact that many 40-somethings take issue
with being called "senior") we felt
SeniorFriendFinder was better suited to a slightly older audience.
Younger seniors (and those who are young-at-heart) may be happier
with SilverSingles or
one of the more general interest dating sites.
Senior FriendFinder's free basic membership includes chat,
profiles with optional video and/or voice introductions, interest
groups and chat rooms. You can also start a personal blog (an online
journal where you can express your thoughts and opinions, write
poetry or anything else you like). Note:
you do have to sign up to receive the free membership, guests are
limited browsing a few profiles. Paid
memberships allow you to send email, view entire profiles,
use the advanced search features and guarantees faster responses
from customer support. You will need to subscribe to do more than
just "window shop", but subscriptions
are reasonably priced - as little as $.25 /day or less.
Part of the huge FriendFinder on-line dating network, the
Senior FriendFinder community is for those seeking serious relationships,
activity partners or pen pals. If you're looking for hotter or
more casual encounters, try the FriendFinder sister site, Passion.
| Audience: |
Single
men and women - straight (heterosexual), gay or lesbian |
| Seeking: |
Friendship, marriage, love,
activities partners (i.e. tennis or golf) or pen pals |
| Features: |
Profiles
with photo, video and voice introductions - besides
photos, you can post a video and/or audio introduction of yourself.
Advanced search for paid memberships.
Meyer-Briggs type personality test -
to help determine compatibility.
Hotlists - Save a list of the of members
you like
Friends Network - join an online network
or start a new one.
Personal blog - Express yourself with
a personal online journal.
Chat - 3
public chat rooms.
Winks - Sending a wink tells someone
you're interested in them.
Email with predefined
the ability to block certain members if you want to.
Interactive magazine - written for
and by members.
Interest groups - Chat with
other members who share the same interests or situations.
Priority listing placement in searches -
Profiles of paid subscribers are displayed first in searches.
Email tech support - guaranteed
response within 24 or 12 hrs (Silver and Gold memberships)
Highlighted listings - Just like
Ebay's highlighted listings, these help your profile stand
out. (optional add-on for paid subscribers)
Cupid service (paid subscribers)
- List of possible matches are emailed to you.
Compatibility score (1-5 stars)
- see a quick rating of how compatible you are likely to be
with a particular person.
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| Freebies: |
Free basic
membership. Post profile
with photo, optional video and/or voice introductions. Basic
search, personality test, hotlists, friends network, personal
blog, chatroomst, send winks, receive email, participate
in interest groups.
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| The Good: |
Unique features,
including interest groups, video and voice intros, priority
search placement and highlighted listings for members (optional).
Being able to instantly see your compatibility
score while browsing profiles is convenient. Very
affordable,
especially if you sign up for 3 months or more. Large number
of active members.
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| The Flaws: |
You need to be a paid
subscriber to see full-sized photos or view entire profiles, free
members are stuck with viewing tiny thumbnails and guessing at
the details. Their search function could be better. We also take
issue with the "over
40" categorization
- we think
this site is more appealing to a slightly older audience..
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| The bottom line: |
SeniorFriendFinder
is a popular and affordably priced dating service for mature
adults.
We wish they had a better search function and we think SeniorFriendFinder
is really a bit "older" than their intended audience of 40+,
but other features help balance out these shortcomings. |
| Our Rating: |
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| Visitor Rating: |
(Ratings: 1.57 / 5 - Votes: 61) |
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Visit
SeniorFriendFinder.com
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