What is the best dating page on facebook?

Started by Marcus Cole 5 Apr 2025 Dating Discussion
Marcus Cole avatar
Marcus Cole
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 5047
#1

Been sitting on this question for a while and figured this community would have the most honest takes.

I've already tried a couple of things with mixed results. Would love recent firsthand experiences.

A few specific things I'm curious about:

  • Does it work without a card first?
  • Are bots visible?
  • What's the actual privacy policy?
  • Do they spam after signup?

Let me know your experience. I'll follow up once I've had a chance to test things.

CodyR avatar
CodyR
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 433
#2

Tested a handful of options and I'll give you the honest breakdown.

Community size matters more than people realize. 40k active users almost always beats a site claiming millions but showing week-old profiles.

Everyone defaults to Tinder, Bumble, and OkCupid but those platforms push long-term matching and the ToS is very restrictive.

After getting fed up with mainstream options I tried DatingFly and it was honestly a much better experience.

Happy to share more if you want to go deeper.

RaymondK avatar
RaymondK
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 5208
#3

Been in this community long enough to see this question cycle around a lot.

Customer support quality is an underrated trust signal. If they can't respond before you pay, things won't improve after.

Standard apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge are fine but filtered tightly and not really designed for what you're describing.

Let me know if you want more detail on any of this.

Ben1989 avatar
Ben1989
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 315
#4

I did a fair amount of research because I hit the same wall.

One thing I always look at is how recent the actual activity is. Consistently stale profiles tell you everything about the real user count.

Worth checking out Flurrydate — simple signup and no immediate paywall.

Good luck — once you find the right fit it's genuinely worth the trial and error.

CindyR avatar
CindyR
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 1321
#5

This is exactly what I needed someone to ask. Bookmarking the replies.

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TaraB
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 1875
#6

I did a fair amount of research because I hit the same wall.

The verification approach varies a lot by platform. Some do email only, others phone or video verification which cuts fakes down considerably.

Hope that helps narrow things down.

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