Filthy Over Fifty FAQs: Straight Answers, No Blushing

Yes. Classic costs nothing to join or to keep. You get a full profile, browsing and new match suggestions, you can send messages up to a limit each day, and you can reply to anyone on a paid plan. VIP and VIP Plus add more, and every price is on the pricing page.

It's built for grown-ups in Australia after casual fun or sex with someone over 50, and for younger adults who prefer someone with a few more years on the clock. Three quarters of members are 45 or older, half are 55 or over, and about a fifth are 65 or more. You have to be 18 or over to join.

More than 1,600 Australians are members. New South Wales has the most of any state, Brisbane the most of any city, and every state and territory has members. Your matches allow for distance, VIP adds search by city, and our locations pages show who's where.

No. The ID check is optional and free on every membership, and passing it puts a blue tick on your profile. Rather not hand over documents? A moderator can confirm it's you on a short live video check instead, or our team can validate your profile by hand. Age gets estimated automatically, with more checks if the law demands them.

It runs in the browser on your phone, tablet or computer. Stick it on your home screen for app-style access, no download needed.

Hit the Login button up top and use the details you signed up with.

Not from us. Your username is all anyone sees of your name, your email stays hidden, and which photos go up is your call.

So your matches are within reach. All anyone else sees is the closest town or city, not your address and not where you are right now.

Yes. Hit block and they're gone: no more seeing you, no more messages. If they've broken the rules, report them too.

We're one of the sites on a shared casual dating network. Your profile also shows up for members of the other sites in it, and they're yours to meet as well, so there's more choice near you.

Yes. It's been going since 2012, with more than 1,600 Australian members today. Our is Filthy Over Fifty legit guide lays out the evidence and what to check yourself.

Look for the blue tick from the free ID check, and check their reputation score before you reply. Every photo and message is screened on upload, and suspicious behaviour gets flagged automatically. Still not sure? Ask them to verify before you meet, and report anything that feels dodgy.

Stop replying and report them. Anyone after cash, gift cards or bank details is running a scam. And if someone pushes to move things over to WhatsApp or another app, the site gives you a heads-up, because that's a common scam tactic.

VIP gets you unlimited messages, advanced search, the chat rooms, private group chats and the full list of who likes you. VIP Plus adds exclusive matches and puts your profile, messages and likes in front of people first. The features page compares all three.

The shorter ones do. Plans of a week, a month, three months or six months each renew at their original price until you cancel. Twelve months is a single charge that ends with the year.

Yes, whenever you like. Anything shorter than a year keeps renewing until you do, so cancel before the renewal date. Stuck? Support is there around the clock to help.

By chat, phone or messaging, 24 hours a day, and you'll get a real person, about anything from a payment to a profile that worries you.