/r/datingoverforty/

r/datingoverforty

191k members
r/datingoverforty is a subreddit with 191k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses dating, relationship, relationships, struggling, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review dating apps, dating app, and card games.
This is a place to discuss dating and dating relationships over 40 (not marriage or marriage-equivalent relationships); it is not a place to look for dates or mates. We intend to be positive about dating, sex, and relationships over 40, and that includes being positive or at least civil towards all genders and life stages.

Popular Themes in r/datingoverforty

#1
Advice Requests
: "How to sit with the reality"
22 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Unimaginable loneliness"
13 posts

Popular Topics in r/datingoverforty

#1

Dating

: "Found out I’m Dating a married man"
188 posts
#2

Relationship

: "I’m starting to realize the worst part of a Relationship not working isn’t the rejection….its having to try again"
42 posts
#3

Relationships

: "46M and socially/family unanchored in midlife. Has anyone actually found belonging after 40?"
35 posts
#4

Struggling

21 posts
#5

Hate

16 posts
#6

Age

: "Stop lying about your Age!"
16 posts
#7

Communication

: "Boyfriend still communicating with EX despite me saying I wanted it to stop."
11 posts
#8

Breakup

: "What relationship moment made absolutely no sense until after the Breakup?"
8 posts
#9

Hard Time

7 posts
#10

Anxiety

: "Anxiety in dating"
7 posts

Products Discussed in r/datingoverforty

Dating Apps

7 reviews
#1
Dating Apps
3.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Hinge
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Tinder
3.0 from 1 review

Dating App

4 reviews
#1
Hinge
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Bumble
4.0 from 1 review
#3
eHarmony
4.0 from 1 review

Card Games

3 reviews
#1
Monopoly
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Egyptian Rat Screw
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Codenames Duet
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/datingoverforty

#1
Seeking Advice
: "46M and socially/family unanchored in midlife. Has anyone actually found belonging after 40?"
26 posts
#2
Discussion
: "2 men in a row told me “I’m not a prize”"
16 posts
#3
Question
: "Increase in hobosexuals?"
15 posts
#4
Casual Conversation
: "Update 1: Unimaginable Loneliness"
14 posts

Member Growth in r/datingoverforty

Yearly
+38k members(25.2%)

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Last updated: June 15, 2026