Senior dating site reviews: SingleSeniorsMeet, SeniorFriendFinder, SeniorMatch, and Date.com 50s.

They say: "SingleSeniorsMeet is a singles online community dedicated to helping men and women meet other singles in a comfortable online environment. Our personals community is a source for creating relationships ranging from companionship to friendship, romance to marriage."

Formerly PrimeSingles.net, SingleSeniorsMeet is a growing senior dating community dedicated primarily to the over fifties. It's free to create a photo personal profile, photo album, and browse other members, but you'll need to sign up to make contact with other members.

SingleSeniorsMeet has all the essential features you would expect from a dating site including chat rooms, instant messenger, message boards, public forums, and Spark Networks' unique 2-way Ideal Matching.

Age groups - 18+
Established - 2002
Members - 15,000+

They say: "People join FriendFinder.com for a sense of community - the ability to be amongst other people with similar mindsets and desires. Without the limitations of geography, our members can develop relationships and enjoy all types of encounters with members from around the world!"

Part of the FriendFinder network, SeniorFriendFinder.com is a dating site aimed at single people forty and over - although you'll find members may be of any age. You can join as a standard member for free which allows you to search members, chat and send instant messages. You also get access to Senior FriendFinder Magazine where you can post and answer advice questions, or post poetry and articles.

With Silver or Gold Membership you can read member's full profiles, send them messages, view member videos, view past polls and results, and have access to advanced search. You also get full technical support by telephone - useful for inexperienced computer users.

Age groups - 40+
Established - 1996
Members - 400,000+
Cost -25 cents/day

They say: "Welcome to the best and most trusted dating network for singles over 50 and their admirers! Singles born after World War II on Senior Match are growing fast. Many of them are well-educated, successful, and fresh in mind. Are you ready to join them?"

Seniormatch.com is an online dating and community site aimed at the over fifties. Sign-up is free and allows you to create your profile and upload pictures. You can also search members, read the community forums and blogs or reply to email and instant messages.

With Gold membership you can initiate email and chat with any member from the site. You can also make unrestricted searches and hide undesirables from your search results, which is useful if you don't want to look at profiles you've already seen. In addition as a Gold member you get priority listing in search results, receive priority customer care, and can find out who has viewed you.

Age groups - 50+
Established - 2001
Members - 20,000+
Cost - from 52 cents/day

They say: "Established in 1997, we are a pioneering internet dating site offering free online personals. For over ten years, our website has helped thousands of online singles find their perfect dates."

With such a huge membership, Date.com caters for over fifties dating. Membership is free and features include email, chat rooms, and a useful profile keyword search.

Age groups - 18+
Established - 1997
Members - 2,000,000+ (all ages)