With Watson and Stelle’s study in mind, we’ve tested several popular dating sites, looking also for easy online experiences, and come up with five – both free and fee-based, senior-specific and all-ages – that we deem senior-friendly. Click here to visit OKCupid Note Be aware when signing up for auto-payment on any online dating site: Complaints have been filed that certain sites continue to charge monthly fees after a member cancels. See our updated Best Senior Dating Sites (2014) Thinking of trying online dating?Check out more Senior Planet articles: How to set up your online dating profile in 4 easy steps 11 ways to quit lurking and write your online dating profile Do you have a favorite dating site?

At first people were drawn to the app for its simplicity - users can swipe left to decline and right to approve a date. Now, it seems you can’t go anywhere without meeting couples who got together though it.

"My inspiration was all the problems and challenges I suffered," he said, describing himself as painfully shy.

"I was trying to solve my pains." In 2006 he launched Seeking Arrangement.com, the original "sugar daddy" dating site. Other dating sites followed, like Whats Your Price.com, where people "bid" on a first date with a woman. Payment helps compensate a woman for her own investment—"It's quite costly for any woman to go on a first date with a guy." Wade said Seeking Arrangement will bring in million in revenue this year "and is profitable." Whats Your Price will clear about million.

If you want to unlock certain features you either have to pay or invite other to join.

A friend who uses it tells me: “It’s good if you’re picky…