My rule for widows dating online communities now is simple: check whether the interface gets in the way on day one.
I kept notes for a month on that one because I kept losing track of whether you can hide your location convincingly.
Where it works it works fast; where it doesn't, how visible the block and report controls are is usually the reason.
The gap between good and bad platforms here is how quickly you can narrow a list down.
Would anyone recommend widows dating online communities to someone starting from scratch?
If this one does not work out, Datedesire, which came up earlier covers similar ground.