EliteSingles Review
Overview
EliteSingles is an online dating service that has a targeted userbase of educated and financially successful people over 50. Members on the website are therefore usually highly educated and come with professional background, making them more likely to be looking for serious relationships rather than short-term flings.
A large portion of the userbase is also older than most other dating sites for professional singles over 50, namely due to EliteSingles targeted nature, with most members being around the 30-50 years old. So, if you're looking for a serious relationship after a divorce, separation, bereavement, or are simply looking for love as a over 50 single then EliteSingles is well worth consideration.
Registration
EliteSingles takes it matching process seriously, so setting up a membership does take some time, namely answering a variety of personality questions. This is because they really want to understand the background and character of each member to help find the most suitable matches possible.
So, expect to spend anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour completing the registration process and personality test. Nothing is complex to answer - it just takes a while to get through all the different questions.
You're asked about the usual personal info and dating preferences, after which you take a test where you're asked a variety of personal questions. You can pause this process mid registration anyway, so feel free to take a break if it's taking too long!
Pricing
EliteSingles does have some features available for free, such as being able to set up a profile and take a personality test, upload photos, and view personal matches. That said, most of the core features are only available for paying members!
For example, if you want to send and receive messages - an essential feature of any dating site - then you need to have a paid membership. Other paid features include accessing photos, leaving comments, matching with premium members.
Paid membership is on the higher side, although that is probably to be expected given the target userbase is working professionals! Current pricing for a premium EliteSingles membership include:
- 3 months: $59.95/month
- 6 months: $44.95/month
- 12 months: $31.95/month
Features
Daily Matches
EliteSingles uses the information from personality tests to help match users based on various factors, pairing them together on their compatibility ranking. Users receive several matches per day with different recommendations based on the likes of location, relationship desires, and their answers to the personality test.
You can also filter daily recommendations using things like age, height, education, income, and much more. This matching system removes much of the legwork of finding dating profiles, which takes a lot of time and effort when doing it without recommendations.
Messaging
EliteSingles has an emailing feature that is only available for paying members. While you can send winks for free, if you want to start any conversations, you're going to need a paid membership. You can also comment of photos of other members.
Have You Met
This is a feature similar to the popular swiping functions found on apps like Twitter. Available on the EliteSingles app, users are given match recommendations and an overview of the profile, after which they can choose to wink them to indicate interest or simply move on to another profile.
Wild Card Matches
Another premium membership exclusive, this provides you with even more daily matches, increasing the chances of finding a suitable 50+ member for a date!
Favorites
This feature is designed for easy management of any profiles you've matched with and want to keep saved. You can also favorite any profile you come across that you may want to message in the future by clicking on the start button on their profile page.
Conclusion
EliteSingles is a dating website that takes itself seriously. Members are usually educated and above 30, and looking for a serious relationship.
The matching system is very impressive, giving users lots of options for potential matches while also giving the chance to filter these searches by various preferences.
A simple yet sleek user interface and accompanying app make EliteSingles incredibly easy and quite enjoyable to use, even if you have a lack of experience with over 50 dating sites and apps.