Top 10 Dating Sites for Widows & Widowers to Find New Love

Here we have picked some of the best dating sites for divorcees, widows, widowers, and those who have recently left a long-term relationship. The below ten widow dating sites have been listed either because the quality of their members is extraordinary, they're dedicated to more mature dating, or they have a worldwide reputation of being awesome.

1. Cougar Life

This is not strictly a widow dating site, but rather a dating site for cougar and cubs. Sometimes, as an older woman, it can be nice to date a younger man. It can bring back some vitality to your life. Some women find it liberating, particularly if coming out of a long-term relationship or having been widowed.

Main Features

• All members create a profile
• Profile photos are reviewed by moderators before being approved, keeping fake accounts at bay
• You have the option to create a private photo album, which you only share with select members
• You can send flirts, greetings and messages

Member Experience

There are more men than women using this site, so if you're a woman, it's a great site for you. As there are a million members in the US alone, it's also a site where it's easy enough to find other active members.

The site and accompanying app are both well-designed and easy to use. It's nice that you can send greetings in addition to traditional messages and winks. Profiles are decent, if not overly detailed. Overall, it's a great site for cougar dating.

2. Senior Sizzle

Senior Sizzle is one of the best dating sites for widows and widowers as it's a site for those over 50 looking for casual dating and hookups.

Main Features

• Works like a social media networking site
• You can message and chat with other members
• You can comment on other people's profiles
• You can video chat with other members
• You can live stream and watch other peoples' live streams
• There are videos of an adult nature available to view on the site

Member Experience

If you're looking for an adult adventure with mature people, then SeniorSizzle is the perfect site. With lots of ways to interact with others and plenty of members to choose from, there's lots happening on this site. It might not be the world's most pleasing site to the eye, but the many functions make up for it.

As this is a site dedicated to adult content, most members are looking for something casual, not a relationship. If you are a widow or widower, dating sites often focus on long-term relationships, so this site can be something a little bit more adventurous and fun if you feel like some casual dating before finding true love again.

3. Single Parent Match

Single Parent Match does not fall among the widow dating sites or widower dating sites, but some single parents are single because they are a widow or widower. Most of them have experienced separation from a long-term partner, meaning they understand what it means to create a new life on their own.

Main Features

• Create a profile that you can customize (background, avatar, etc.)
• When filling out your profile you fill out detailed information, making it easy to find matches
• You can create an audio greeting on your profile
• You can send flirts and pokes
• You can send other members greetings
• There's the option to message others

Member Experience

Single Parent Match offers a great platform for single parents wanting to meet other single parents. Both parties understanding what it means to parent on your own can be helpful when forging a new relationship. The platform is easy to use, the detailed profiles make for an interesting experience when looking for matches and you can easily search for members who have similar interests and are nearby. It may not be the flashiest dating site, but it's very functional and offers apps for both Android and iOS.

4. eHarmony

If you're widow, dating can feel daunting. If you're divorce, or breaking up after a long relationship, it can also feel daunting. eHarmony can help in that it does the matchmaking for you--when you sign up you take a personality test that helps match you with other members. You can also search for members near you, but if you'd rather leave the matching to someone else and want a better algorithm than "anyone near you in a specific age group," then eHarmony is worth a try.

Main Features

• Detailed profiles thanks to the personality test
• In addition to getting matches, you have the ability to search for members yourself
• You can message other members
• The site comes up with questions you can use to break the ice when messaging someone
• You can browse anonymously

Member Experience

eHarmony offers an extremely well-designed site and app. When browsing other members' profiles, you can see how compatible you are based on the personality test. You're also able to see some of the questions the other member answered when creating their profile, which makes for great reading. The only downsides are that it costs to be able to message other members and that if you're searching for members (as opposed to browsing matches) the search criteria is rather limited. [Read: SugarDaddyMeet at a Glance]

5. Senior Friend Finder

A great widower and widow dating site, as well as a great site for divorcees and more mature singles at large, is SeniorFriendFinder. It works similar to a social media networking site, so you can easily make new friends in addition to finding dates.

Main Features

• Easily create a profile and upload photos (profiles are reviewed by staff)
• You can join message boards and post blogs
• You can message and chat with other members
• You can upload photos and videos other members can like and favorite and vice versa
• You can "friend" other members

Member Experience

While the design of the site is a tad outdated, SeniorFriendFinder is an excellent social media site with a focus on dating. Members are fairly active and it's possible to create blogs, joining forums and comment on various activities other members get up to on the site. Even if you aren't looking for love, SeniorFriendFinder can help you make new friends.

6. Elite Singles

While not a widow or widower dating sites, EliteSingles focuses on singles over 30 who are looking for serious relationships. Most members are college-educated and have great careers.

Main Features

• A short personality test that you take when signing up allows the site to match you with members using a unique algorithm
• Profiles are very detailed
• You can send smiles to other members
• You can like and comment on other users photos
• As a paying member, you can message other members

Member Experience

EliteSingles has millions of members worldwide, making it easy to find your perfect match. Not only that, their unique algorithm ensures that you meet and mingles with singles that are likely to appeal to you beyond their looks. If you don't fancy going through every single person near you, but prefer a selection of singles that are likely to gel with your unique personality, then EliteSingles is the ideal dating site for you. What's more, their user interface is great, so it makes it easy to use the site.

7. Silver Singles

Silver Singles is the polar opposite of Senior Sizzle in that it is a dating site for people over 50 looking for a serious relationship. If you're dating after 50 and widowed or divorced, it's a great site for finding love again.

Main Features

• You can upload a private and public album for members to view (all photos are approved by staff before they're visible)
• Profiles are fairly detailed and easy to fill in as you answer multiple-choice questions
• You can create blogs
• There are plenty of forums where you can join various discussions
• You can send winks and message other members
• You can search for activity partners and travel buddies, in addition to dates

Member Experience

With over one million members, there's plenty happening on Silver Singles. As with most dating sites, you need to pay to be able to message other members, but it's possible to join and have a look around before you do so. As there are plenty of blogs and forums, and you can look for activity partners and travel buddies, the site works as a social networking site and dating site alike.

Overall, Silver Singles is a great site for connecting with anyone above 50 for friendship and more (you can join the site if you're 40+ but it specifically targets those over 50). [Read: Ashley Madison Affair & Poly Dating Site]

8. Just Widower Dating

Just Widower Dating is one of the few niche widow dating sites. This makes it stand out from the crowd as it's a great place to go if you're looking for someone who understands what it's like to become a widow or widower.

Main Features

• Create a profile with photos and a video to introduce yourself
• You can list basic info, such as if you have kids, smoke, etc.
• You can send winks to other members
• It's possible to search for members based on location and basic info
• You can message other members if you pay for a membership

Member Experience

Just Widower Dating is not the most exciting widow dating platform, nor does it have a huge amount of members. It has all the basic features, though, and works well enough. It just doesn't come with any bells and whistles, beyond the fact that you can create a video profile, which is nice. But, of course, as a niche platform, it's great for those looking solely to date other widows or widowers.

Do note that upon signing up you agree that your profile can be shared on other connected dating sites so as to widen the dating pool. [Read: Sugar Book Review]

9. The Widow Dating Club

This is another site dedicated singularly to widow and widower dating. Again, it means it's a smaller site, but also that you'll easily be able to find like-minded members who understand what it's like to rebuild your life after a loss.

Main Features

• Create a profile with photos
• Add people to your favorites list
• Send winks
• Send messages
• Partake in chats
• Create a dating diary

Member Experience

Thanks to it being a niche dating site, it's easy enough to find like-minded people on The Widow Dating Club. However, the dating pool is small. As you can join for free (albeit not message for free), it's easy enough to find out if there are members near you who take your fancy, or simply who seem interesting to chat to.

The site is well functioning, though it lacks an app. As with some other sites, The Widow Dating Club makes your profile available to other sites in their network to improve your chances of finding a match.

10. One Single Person

One Single Person is a dating site for those who are divorced or widowed. It's a site that's been around for quite a while, yet sticks to basic online dating functionalities for users.

Main Features

• Create a profile
• Send winks
• Send messages
• Send e-cards
• Create a buddies list (i.e. favorites)

Member Experience

This is a simple site to use with few exciting features--the one exception being that you can send e-cards, which is neat. What makes it worth mentioning is that it's a site for divorced and widowed singles worldwide, meaning you can easily find someone who understands the process of separation and all that goes with it. And all members have had long-term relationships, which can be a huge bonus, granted they've learned from it.