The Chronicles of Life and Dating

Courtship has been an integral part of our culture for thousands of years, though the particular methods of romancing your partner are in a constant flux – dependent on the era in question as much as the age of the person looking for someone special. It’s important to know which time of the day is the most ideal for answering your potential partner’s messages or even which season is the most appropriate to start dating online.

But as already mentioned, age is a deciding factor too, especially when it comes to choosing what matchmaking site to use. Younger singles seem to prefer different dating platforms than those of an older age, so choosing the right community will definitely improve your chances to find true love.

Young adults: emphasis on quick matchmaking

Youngsters, college students and even most young adults prefer Tinder or a dating app over traditional dating sites. Tinder is a service available on smartphones and its matchmaking requires very little effort, allowing users to swipe through dozens of profiles during a lunch break or on the bus. Additionally, the service is famous for enabling quick hookups over long-term relationships.

The location-based matchmaking also promises the best results in a college campus or in the trendy bars of downtown, where most people of this generation can be found. It’s important to add that students and young adults aren’t the only ones swiping, seniors take up a small percentage of the user base, too, meaning that though their chances to find a match nearby are smaller, it is still possible.

Adults: switching to professional dating

With each passing year, daters naturally become more mature emotionally. Over time people begin to hanker for something more passionate and long-lasting from their relationships. In these cases, they tend to ditch Tinder and register on a more serious dating site. That’s not to say that all those in the younger generation are emotionally incapable of a ‘serious’ relationship, but most are not willing or ready to put too much energy into it right from the start.

eHarmony and OkCupid are popular because they grant a deeper online dating experience. Unlike Tinder, dating sites put more focus on the details of personality. For example, singles are able to richly customize their dating profile with their preferences. Such features are vital for someone who wishes to base their relationship on finding a matching personality to suit their own. eHarmony in particular is known for its professional personality test that adds an extra flavor to matchmaking.

Seniors: dating sites for friendship

Mature dating sites such as SeniorFriendFinder and OurTime are peculiar services in the sense that they broaden the meaning of matchmaking. Seniors who register on these sites don’t explicitly use these services to become romantically involved with someone but might instead want to chat with like-minded elders.The elderly who feel alone can avoid falling into depression by regularly visiting the forum section or exchanging messages with a newfound friend. As SeniorFriendFinder’s name suggests, the site is all about establishing bonds with other people even if it doesn’t involve romance. The service even allows couples to share an account, further underlining the social aspect.