The problem with being dishonest on your profile is that eventually they are going to find out. What happens if you tell someone you like sports, you meet in person, and they want to talk about sports with you? You don't have time to fish on the Internet for facts and information to tell them in person. The only thing you can do is tell them you lied about it to get their attention and hope that is not a turn off for them. Some people might find it sweet that you lied to get their attention. Unfortunately, most people are going to be turned off by the fact that you lied.

The only real big difference when you are dating in your 50's is the fact that you are not as likely to talk about your plans for the future like a person dating in their 20's would. Chances are pretty good you already have a fairly established life. You just need to make sure you avoid talking about the past as no one really wants to hear about people you have dated before them.