Older Women Dating Site Review 2024 – 100% Cougar Dating?

Let’s not beat around the bush here.

There are plenty of older women who want to date younger men.

And there are plenty of young men that want to date an older woman.

It’s a dating niche that’s led to dedicated websites on the internet hoping to make it easier for these two groups to connect, far easier than they would on a regular dating site.

One of those sites is the Older Women Dating Site and in this review, we are going to give the site a comprehensive rundown to see what makes it tick.

This includes:

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Older Women Dating Site Review in Video Form

Older Women Dating Review [100% Cougar Dating?]

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Ratings

Ease of Use – 4/5

Effectiveness – 3/5

Key Features – 4/5

Pricing – 3/5

Pros

• A strong user base
• Lots of key features
• App available for Apple and Android handsets

Cons

• Advanced search parameters are a member-only feature
• Site design is a little boring
• There are not only cougars and cubs found on the site

Who Is It For/Demographics?

Cougars and cubs.

And no, I don’t mean wild cats and their offspring.

Cougar is the term given to older women who love to date younger men while cubs is the term given to those young men.

Some in these two groups are looking for relationships, while for others it’s a purely physical thing.

So, whether you’re interested in a quick fling (such as BeNaughty or Ashley Madison offer) or something more long-term (like eHarmony offers), You’ll surely find both on this site.

But without a doubt, this is a dating dynamic that’s seen a rise in niche sites that cater to older women and younger men to connect.

And Older Women Dating is such a site.

Well, for the most part.

While it’s aimed at cougars and cubs, there is nothing stopping older men from signing up for profiles as well.

So that’s who the site is aimed at, but now let’s look a bit more into the figures behind it, particularly when it comes to user numbers, the gender ratio, as well as the most popular age, ranges on site.

By the numbers

Despite extensive research, finding user estimates for the site overall proved fruitless.

But there were enough other facts and figures that I was able to unearth that gives the impression that Older Woman Dating is indeed a busy site with probably over two million members.

For example:

• More than 1 million users come from the United States alone
• 77 000 users are active each week
• That’s about 10 000 per day and close to 300 000 every month
• The Android app for Older Woman Dating has been downloaded over 1 million times

Those certainly are the numbers of a site that’s going to have little activity, right?

I mean, one million users alone are from the United States and you’d probably guess that America is the biggest contributing country to the site.

Gender breakdown and ages ranges

While the numbers are impressive enough, what about gender breakdown?

I guess on a site like this, you’d want it to be as close to 50/50 as possible.

But after some research, I found out that it’s the cubs that actually dominate over the cougars.

• 65% of the users on site are male
• 35% of the users on site are female

I guess the site is Older Women Dating not Younger Men Dating.

As for the age ranges, well they clearly show that it’s not only older women and younger men using the site.

For example, the most popular group of users on the site are between the ages of 25-34.

They account for a quarter of all the users, around 26%.

Of that, 17% are males which stands to reason as these would be cubs.

9% are females.

So yes, younger women are using the site as well.

The next biggest group is the 55+ group.

Here you will find 21% of all users.

And the breakdown here is 14% males and 7% female.

Clearly, those 14% males are hoping to date women their age as well and yes, the site does allow for that.

Here’s a full breakdown of the most popular age ranges.

• 25-34 years old
• 55+ years old
• 18-24 years old
• 35-44 years old
• 45-54 years old

Ease of Use

So that’s it for all the number crunching, let’s get into the website itself, starting with the registration process that will see you became a user on Older Women Dating.

Registering your profile on Older Woman Dating

With an app that’s found on both the Apple iStore and the Google Play Store, if you’d prefer to start your profile using that, by all means, go ahead.

A word of warning, it’s not that easy to find.

That’s because it’s called OWD in both stores.

So rather search for that than the full name.

I am going to take you through the registration process on the website.

It’s easy enough and won’t take up much of your time.

If you’d prefer, you can speed it up even further by logging in using your Facebook account.

Or if you go the regular route you will need to provide:

• Your gender (cub/man or cougar)
• Who you are seeking to date (cub/man or cougar)
• The age range you wish to date within
• Your location (country and state)

Once you’ve done that, you move to the second phase of registration where you will have to provide the following information:

• A recap of your gender and what you are seeking
• Your age
• An email address
• Your mobile phone number

Lastly, and this is something that not many dating sites do, you have to check a tickbox saying that you agree to the service agreement and privacy policy of Older Women Dating.

Also, you will need to verify everything thanks to an SMS which the site sends to your phone.

This is a code that you have to input before you can move on in the registration process.

And this brought about endless frustration.

That’s because it took about five attempts before that SMS finally came through.

I am not sure what the problem was but it certainly had me pulling my hair out.

Once you’ve put in the code you will need to provide:

• Your first name
• Username
• A password
• Location (country, state, city)
• Height
• Ethnicity
• Relationship status
• A photo
• Profile heading
• A brief description of yourself
• A brief description of what you are looking for

Don’t forget to fill in your profile when you log into the site for the first time.

It’s pretty extensive with a range of questions about your background, lifestyle, and more.

Navigating the site

While this is a dating site and I guess it doesn’t have to be the most colorful thing you’ve ever seen, overall, Older Women Dating is bland.

That’s because the color scheme chosen for the site is simply black and white.

The only splashes of color you will find are the profile pictures of other users.

Is that a big deal?

Not really.

What you do want, however, is a site that easy to find your way around, especially when you first sign up.

And Older Women Dating gives you that.

For the most part, you will use the five menus at the top of the screen to navigate to the various areas of the site that you will need to use.

These menus are:

• Home: This takes you back to the main home screen of Older Women Dating
• Discover: This includes six menus through which you can launch your searches
• My Lists: This contains comprehensive information about who viewed your profile, winked at you, your favorites, your likes, who requested a photo and more.
• Community: This contains blog posts by other users and a list of first date ideas, which seems a little out of place. It also allows you to play a roulette-style game called Spark where you can see member photos and either skip them or like them.
• Messages: Here you will find the messages you have received from other users as well as those you may have sent.

You will also notice on the home page that you can see the activities of other members.

This is presented in almost a social networking kind of way.

It will be updated when users upload new photos, for example.

And yes, you can comment on or like these photos if you’d like to which is a great way to break the ice before you message someone that you’d like to get to know better.

The home page includes a handy quick search tool.

You will also notice a group of menus on the left-hand side of the home screen.

These fall under the heading Connections and include:

• Messages you’ve received
• Users who liked your profile
• Users who liked your photo
• Users who have favorited you
• Users who have winked at you

Finally, you will also notice that on the right-hand side of the page, Older Women Dating presents you with profile pictures of new users or other users you might like.

Effectiveness

Once you’ve poked your way around the site and worked out where everything is, you will reach the point where you want to launch your first searches, right?

It’s easy enough to do this using the Quick Search option but that’s limited to just four parameters:

• The gender you are looking for
• The age range of the returns
• Country
• State

That’s it.

So I thought I would try to launch a search from the Discover menu.

When you click on the search button, it takes you straight to a page of matchup returns.

These are based on the details you inputted during your profile registration.

If you’d like to search with more parameters, as a regular user, you cannot.

More advanced searches are only available for members which is a little bit of a let down I feel.

Many sites don’t put their advanced searching tools, ones where you can add as many parameters as you like, behind a paywall.

But members get further search options as well which I will cover later in the review.

Reaching out on Older Women Dating

What about contacting someone that you found and would like to get to know better?

How exactly does messaging work on Older Woman Dating?

Well, if you are a regular user, there simply is no way to effectively communicate with someone.

Well, not by messaging anyway because that privilege is for members only.

You can, however, click on their photos and leave a comment if you wish.

But that’s not going to be an effective way to get to know them better, is it?

Key Features

Membership will provide access to a number of key features.

1. Messaging

99.9% of dating sites make sure that messaging, the one thing you need to contact people effectively is behind a paywall.

So in that way, Older Women Dating is no different.

And while membership will give you the opportunity to message people, the system is a bit antiquated.

In fact, it operates much like email.

There is no instant messaging here.

But at least you can send off unlimited messages to as many profiles as you like.

2. Spark

Spark is a roulette-style game in which matchups are presented to you in the form of their profile picture.

Like them or move on to the next person.

If they like you back, well that’s a match and worth following up.

3. Extra search parameters

Members of Older Women Dating get a range of extra parameters that they can factor into their searches while looking for the perfect matchup.

These are all based on user profiles and include:

• Appearance (height, body type, etc.)
• Relationship status
• Education
• Religion
• If they have children
• And others

4. Other search options

As a member, you will have even more search options at your disposal.

For example, you can search by location, new members only and for reverse matches.

A reverse search will return matches based on your self-description that you have in your profile.

It can be a little hit and miss but it’s worth conducting a few of these from time to time to see what turns up.

5. Blogs

Fancy yourself as a writer?

Well, why not start your own blog on Older Women Dating?

And if you don’t feel like writing, there are plenty of other blogs on the site for you to read through although the blog section doesn’t seem that active.

Pricing

That’s a good range of membership features.

In fact, it’s more impressive than many other dating sites out there on the web.

But what price do those features come at?

Well, Older Women Dating doesn’t veer from the tried and trusted route many dating sites take with their pricing options and the length of packages they offer.

So if you are interested in taking out a membership, from a duration point of view you can choose between a one-month, three-month or six-month option.

Here’s a breakdown of what that’s going to cost you:

• 1-month membership: $29.95
• 3-month membership: $59.94 ($19.98 per month)
• 6-month membership: $95.95 ($15.99 per month)

Overall, I think the pricing is well thought out.

I’ve seen other dating sites with fewer features that ask for more, particularly when it comes to a month-to-month cost.

For what you get from membership, the month-to-month package is competitive.

Of course, you can save up to 50% if you opt for a six-month package but you’ve got to be able to justify that in terms of whether you’d use the site extensively over that period.

Conclusion and Overall Rating

So there you have it.

That’s our comprehensive review of Older Women Dating.

I still have a few questions regarding the site in my mind, however.

It’s clearly marketed as a cougar/cub dating site yet it allows users of any age to join up.

I suppose that’s all to do with boosting user numbers at the end of the day but if you are a cub or a cougar, just realized that not everyone is.

So you will find older men on the site as well as younger women.

In terms of ease of use, well it’s a simple site to find your way around, you’ll have no problem in that regard.

You might just get a little bored of the way it looks.

A dash of color wouldn’t go amiss, that’s for sure.

I was impressed with the features the site offers, although advance search parameters are something that’s only an option for members.

That said, the regular search engine with just four parameters that you can change turned up a range of profiles that would be worth following up on.

The key features of Older Women Dating are varied with some excellent more search options and Spark, a great way to find potential matchups that are near you.

So what rating am I going to give Older Women Dating?

I think it deserves a 3.5 out of 5.

It’s certainly a site that’s worth considering if you are a cub or cougar.

Frequently Asked Questions

Facts

Let’s talk about safety in two ways.

First, your personal safety.

Well, there’s nothing much a dating site can do about that other than ensure they put steps in place to ensure users sign up with valid email accounts, register with their phone number and upload a proper profile picture.

Older Women Dating does all three.

Secondly, the safety of your privacy.

Dating sites have to have security measures in place to ensure that and yes, Older Women Dating has that for sure.

There aren’t many free dating sites out there.

And Older Women Dating is not adding to that list.

You are free to start your profile, browse for matchups and more but when it comes to making contact, messaging is behind a paywall

And so are the advanced search parameters the site offers.

Older Women Dating is a legit dating site filled with thousands of cougars and cubs looking to meet up.

Note, however, you will also find regular users on the site looking for love.

Older Women Dating is more than a decade old.

It’s primarily aimed at cougars (older women) and cubs (younger men) who want to hook up but you will find regular users on the site.

Over 1 million users on the site alone come from the United States.

Account

If you’d prefer to sign up using your Apple or Android device, you can.

Otherwise go to the Older Women Dating Website and start the registration process.

It takes around 5 minutes to complete although you will spend another 10 minutes finishing your extensive profile.

Click on your profile picture and select “settings”.

From there on the left-hand side of the screen click on “account”

You will need to enter your password to access this section.

Once the page loads, scroll to the bottom where you will find the option to disable or delete your account (it’s in very small writing).

Click on that and follow the instructions.

Email the team at Older Women Dating at [email protected].

You can phone them on 1-855-599-8811 if you’d prefer.

Or send them a regular mail at this address:

SeniorMatch.com
10 – 8707 Dufferin St, Suite 160
Vaughan, Ontario L4J 0A6
Canada

Usability

The Older Woman Dating search engine includes various parameters that the search algorithm uses to match up users.

Members get even more of these parameters to further adjust the matchup returns they receive.

Blocking users is simple enough on Older Women Dating.

Click on their profile and next to their user name you will find a button that consists of three dots (…)

Click on that and you have the option to either block a user or report them.