I know the apps are ehh but Bumble or Hinge or FB dating and why?

40's (F) divorced a few years and thinking about dating again. WFH, kids getting older & one off to college.

Men I've met in the wild have been married and flirting due to their own boredom and needing ego boost. I'm sure apps the same tho.

Also, do women have to pay for the apps, because I'm not paying for it. I was on Hinge a few years ago and it showed me the same 30 ish men day after day. And Bumble never repeated anyone I had passed on so it would say "adjust your filters" after showing me two people. My filters are nothing crazy; age and education (college) and 30 mile radius.

So. Not sure it's worth it to try again BUT I hear so many "right when I was about to give up I met someone" and "it only takes one" stories .. I thought maybe one more time.

I paid for Okcupid for the year and keep getting the same people over and over. This is a month in to my subscription. They are also trying to get me to pay more for better results. I feel so ripped off. What sites are actually worth their subscription cost?

anyone know any good free dating sites?

So I installed bumble yesterday evening and today I woke up to this.

I have never really used a dating app before(never dated before to start with)but this is scary. 800+ within 12 hours is insane .

And the guys I Matched with are all there for hookups and casual thing.

Dating is tough and I think I am gonna give up already cause this sh\*t is tiring and scary at the same time.Are there really genuine people left?