No. Of course I didn’t have high hopes for Facebook Dating. But what I did have was a great deal of morbid curiosity, and an insatiable desire for attention.
I find it hard to not give a new dating app vibe a try. You really do just never know how they’re going to be. I’ve had them all, to varying success. Grindr is cursed but I enjoy the attention and, well, the nudes. Tinder is a glitchy mess but the majority of people looking for love are on it, so the talent pool is wide and there’s always someone to match with. I met my ex on Hinge, and think it’s actually got the perfected formula for a good dating app.
But what about Facebook Dating? Is it any good? It’s been out in Europe since , so why’ve I never heard anything from it?
Well, I needed to find out for my own peace of mind. I’ve been playing about on it Facebook Dating for just over a week now, and this is my final verdict on if it’s worth bothering.
Setting up my profile
To do it, you head to the menu section on the Facebook app, and you should see a tab for Dating just under Memories on the right hand side. Once you click on that, you’ll be walked through the steps on how to get going. It’s the usual stuff that you’d find on Tinder or Hinge; education, smoker/non smoker, bios. It lets you do a mix of pictures and conversation starters, like Hinge. Continue reading “I tried Facebook Dating so you don’t ever have to put yourself through it”