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Let's talk dating apps with Lumen

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LucyBGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 17-Oct-19 12:08:11
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In recent years, the number of people using dating apps to find that special someone has rapidly increased. Dating at any age can be difficult, but dating apps can make the process a little bit easier. Whether you’ve used a dating app before or not, Lumen wants to hear from you.

Here’s what Lumen has to say: “Dating apps are in full swing these days, with an estimated 59 million people using them worldwide, and that’s only as of 2017. Now, the number will only be higher and it's easy to see why. As our lives become busier and more hectic, it can be tricky to find time to set aside to go on dates, or to even find people to go on dates with. Dating apps come in to help us there, by allowing us to get chatting to people more easily. It’s not just a millennial’s game anymore.

More and more people over 50 are turning to dating apps to find someone to spend their later years with. You may have many friends and maybe even a family of your own, but that doesn’t mean you should be content with being single if you don’t want to be. If you’re ready to get back into dating, whether you’re in your fifties or beyond, then it might be time to try a dating app like Lumen.”

Have you got any experience of using dating apps? If so, were they good or bad experiences? Have you found good connections or engaged in quality conversations on dating apps?

Do you find dating apps easy or difficult to use? And, if you have never used a dating app, what do you think of them? Have you considered it but been put off?

Share your thoughts about dating apps on the thread below and you will be entered into a prize draw where one GNer will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!
GNHQ

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Helsbells68 Wed 20-Nov-19 08:43:34

I have no interest in dating again but accept they are a useful tool for those that do want to find someone to share their life with

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giddyypixie Wed 20-Nov-19 09:58:35

I have never used dating apps, although I know a few people who have met their partners on dating apps and are now happily married!

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blahblahblah1 Wed 20-Nov-19 10:25:14

I've never tried it and I hope I never need to!

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imustbemadme Wed 20-Nov-19 10:31:17

I haven't been brave enough to use a dating app and not sure I would. I hear horror stories about how rude people are and just don't think I'd want to set myself up for failure.

I really think that it's best to get to know someone first before you start dating them.

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katieskatie82 Wed 20-Nov-19 11:52:35

i've never used a dating app and never would. People can pretend to be anyone onlie. I'd prefer to meet someone through friends or friends of friends

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margie64 Wed 20-Nov-19 12:53:12

BEWARE, after being on certain internet site, for about 4 months, had two people message me different times for several weeks, business men, then suddenly they go abroad and need MONEY. Well they didn't get it off me! Met three people, separately, all they wanted was hot food cooked by me, and blind date not really interested at all in me, only themselves.
I would say DONT be lead on by these internet daters - not too many people are genuine!

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lorrainej162 Wed 20-Nov-19 13:33:42

I'm happily married, but don't like the idea of this, too easy for people to create a false identity.

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michael888 Wed 20-Nov-19 15:29:32

I think that they can be helpful for some people - people who don't have an extensive social network or who are busy working.

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Woignarue123 Wed 20-Nov-19 16:25:52

I've never tried a dating app. I don't think I would entirely trust the idea of getting to know someone on line rather than in person. That said never say never.......

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Jess9887 Wed 20-Nov-19 16:39:21

I think that in this day and age they can be a good idea. I know people who have met their partner on dating apps. I think that people need to make sure they are safe, don't meet at a bar where alcohol is involved, meet somewhere public and let someone know where they are and who they are with.

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ha2el Wed 20-Nov-19 18:43:21

I think that you have to do a lot of research and read feedback to ensure that you are using the dating app that suits what you are looking for.

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Dapootz Wed 20-Nov-19 20:21:47

Not tried any apps yet. Have tried online dating previously with mixed results. ?

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gillssurvey1 Wed 20-Nov-19 20:37:42

Never used a dating app. Don't trust them. Prefer to meet people with similar interests in groups via Meet Up, and take things from there. Purpose to enjoy my hobby, extra benefit a potential friendship built over time.

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debskeay Wed 20-Nov-19 20:42:31

NOT FOR ME IM AFRAID. RECKON FULL OF WRONG UNS

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feeona123 Wed 20-Nov-19 21:18:55

I haven’t used one personally but they can be a good way to meet people. You have to be very careful and realise not everyone is who they say they are online.

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beckyinman Wed 20-Nov-19 21:42:33

I'm very lazy on them, match with a few people but am too lazy to meet anyone

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suewilly Wed 20-Nov-19 21:58:30

My concern about dating apps is how secure the 'vetting' of the potential daters are.
I haven't personally used these apps, but I have had interactions with unknown people via apps such as scrabble. I have had people begin games with me under false pretenses and then after they have lured me into conversations, they have admitted that they were pretending to be someone else. I am very concerned that a similar thing could happen on the dating apps.

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Pumpkin2 Wed 20-Nov-19 22:02:16

Never used one. I have been married for umpteen years.

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cathryn1 Wed 20-Nov-19 22:02:32

I used a dating app, but found love wasn't what I was searching for - in fact my hubby was 10 years younger, nothing like what I thought I was looking for, so not sure they really work

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pfcpompeysarah Wed 20-Nov-19 22:33:51

I think dating apps can be incredibly practical for those who don't have the time to go out and find potential partners in the 'usual' places, however, I know many people who have been burned by those they have met online, they have either had 'issues' or been married or had partners, so I am not sure I would use one.

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sadiewoohoo Thu 21-Nov-19 12:44:31

I think there used to be a stigma attached to it a few years back but now I have so many friends happily dating from them that it can only be a good thing

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omgitslani Thu 21-Nov-19 12:51:16

It is hard to meet people these days anyway so I suppose they serve a purpose but it feels less personal.

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mclarkiee Thu 21-Nov-19 14:05:40

I would never use them, much prefer meeting someone in person

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andreaca Thu 21-Nov-19 14:16:48

I really don`t like the idea of these, and they`re certainly not for me, far too many fraudsters hiding behind fake profiles these days.

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hellywellyt Thu 21-Nov-19 14:51:26

Never used them and never want to

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