Dating

Dating in your 50s and beyond is a completely different experience than dating in your 20s, and OurTime knows that, which is why this app caters to single senior men and women who want an easy and safe way to meet someone. Whether you're looking for love, hookups, or something in the middle, we've handpicked the 12 best online dating apps for any user, anywhere.

Apps may also be responding to a distant threat: competition from mainstream dating platforms like Tinder that could make gay-specific apps go the way of gay bars It only makes sense then that apps would diversify their services, whether that means helping men meet partners for sex or single travelers connect with other queer men in the cities they visit. These days, even Grindr seems like it doesn't want to be Grindr anymore, having recently repositioned itself as a "gay lifestyle brand." "Grindr has always been a way for our users to connect to the world around them," Sloterdyk told me as he summarized a list of new features he says builds on its core functionality: INTO , a new content feed with former editor Zach Stafford at the helm; a kinky " Gaymoji " keyboard; and ongoing initiatives from Grindr for Equality , the company's social good initiative. That dissatisfaction is reflected in Grindr's 2.5-star rating on the Apple App store, where many comments echo the lament of one blunt one-star reviewer: "There are a lot of guys who use it for hooking up." Reddit, too, is rife with threads by gay men complaining about gay dating apps in general, and the culture pervasive within them—flakey conversations, rude users, rampant racism , and attitudes that reinforce negative self-esteem.

There are apps that bring together people with similar nerdy interests, apps designed for encounters even more casual than what Tinder delivers, and profile-heavy apps that really get into the specifics of users' personalities. Tinder gives you the thrill of meeting new people, but the security of knowing that at least one of your Facebook friends (presumably) knows the person you want to hook up with. Users create a profile and select the days they are free to meet up with potential matches; once users match with each other, Whim picks a specific time and place for the two to meet up.

Your behavior is graded on profile popularity (based on if you have compelling content, interesting photos, and how often your profile is liked”), responsiveness (how often you respond and get a response back), and message quality (spelling mistakes, use of slang, inappropriate words); together these cumulative assigned letter grades are slapped on your profile, so women can see if you're an A+ or less than. According to Vanity Fair, Tinder is the harbinger of today's hookup-fueled "dating apocalypse." But the truth of the matter is, hooking up isn't anything new (and may in fact be hardwired into our genetics ). And as for Tinder, sure, it can be used for swiftly finding a one-night stand, but there are plenty of other apps that are better suited for that task.