I’m a 54-year-old man, recently separated from my wife of 31 years - just earlier this month. Honestly, I’m already feeling bored and lonely, so I’ve been considering trying out dating apps (I’ve never used one before). However, my sons (30 and 28) tell me it’s a waste of time and possibly even a scam, and I’ve seen similar opinions online. So I’m not sure what to think.
It depends.
Those apps rely a lot on your physical appearance, and how good you look in a photograph.
And if you are interested in dating women you’ll have a harder time than if you try to date men.
As a bisexual person every time I open a dating app I have hundreds of likes from men, and barely one or two from women.
Also be aware that experiences for people 10 years ago are not valid now. Enshitificacion have also take it’s tool from dating apps, and experience is way worse than it used to. Last time I opened one I didn’t even got a match in months (until I deleted it). So you would have to mentally prepare for that possibility and keep your self esteem up despite of that.