Guides
Guides for Over 50s: Answers Before You Meet
Honest answers on sex, health, scams and profiles, with every source named and dated.
Where to begin
Three Good Places to Start
No need to read everything. Pick whichever question is nearest to yours, and use the links at the bottom of each guide to carry on.
Is there a hookup site for seniors?
Yes, there is. Seven options, side by side in one dated table.
Dating scams over 50
Read this before you reply to anyone who asks for money or wants to switch to another app.
Safer sex over 50
A short checklist and the testing routes, for anyone who would rather not guess.
Sex, Health and Your Body
- Sex after 60
The survey figures on sex in later life, what changes with age, what helps and when to see a GP.
- Menopause and sex drive
What menopause can do to desire, dryness and comfort, what the NHS, NICE and The Menopause Society list, and who to ask.
- Safer sex over 50
A checklist for safer sex after 50: UKHSA STI figures, where to get tested, condoms and what to ask a new partner.
Stay Safe and Spot the Fakes
- Meeting someone safely
A before, during and after checklist for meeting a date from a dating site, with privacy and blackmail advice from named sources.
- Dating scams over 50
Official figures on dating and similar scams, the red flags, how to check a profile and what to do if you have been scammed.
- Is Naughty Seniors legit?
What the site is, how membership and cancelling work, what the Terms say about profiles and how to size up anyone before you chat or meet.
Profiles and the Words People Use
- Profile tips for over 50s
The photos, the three-line bio, the tags and the first messages for a casual dating profile, with lines to borrow.
- What is a silver fox?
What the dictionaries say a silver fox is, who the word suits and how to be a good date at any age.
- Casual dating terms explained
What the dictionaries say about DTF, NSA, hookup, friends with benefits and other casual dating terms, plus how to use the words honestly.
Behind the guides
Where the Facts Come From
If a guide quotes a figure, it tells you who published it.
Every figure in these guides comes from a named source, such as a health service, a regulator, a police fraud unit or a medical journal, and the guide says which one. Where we could only read a source as an archived copy, or it shows no date, the guide says so.
The guides are general information, not medical, legal or financial advice. Where a decision matters they point you to a GP, a sexual health clinic or a fraud reporting service. Want to see how the site itself works? Start with the features and the safety page.