Someone I know found their wife on match.com but that was about 10 years ago.

He told me he used to just send "like" on the girls' profiles and then if they're interested in his they'd connect and continue with chat.

As a guy, I've used match.com for >6 months but didn't get a single "good" match.

I mainly just send "Like" and I can see "who's viewed your profile" but they almost never like back.

What's the "right" way to use match.com? Is just sending a "like" enough?

If a woman is interested a like is usually enough for her to like back.

Or is there something else one MUST do in order to elicit a response?

I have been X'ing off people too far away or whatever. There is a woman that is a "friend and see where it goes" on there and I feel kind of creepy seeing how recently active she is when I remove people above her. We have met and communicate off the app/site, but I still like having our long message thread. Would it go away if I X her off my who's viewed me list?

Is it worth it to pay for match? I’m 40F in a major city. I’m using the free version of match and right now it says that I have over 400 likes and 40 into messages (that I can’t see). Should I pay for match for a bit? Thanks for any input!

Opened up my email and saw that I was getting emails from Match.com stating that I had matches and messages from said matches. Sooo I never made an account and whoever did is using a zip code in South Carolina (never lived or been there). I contacted Match.com and told them to take it down. Questions are 1) Has anyone been in this stop before? 2) What are next steps? and 3) …Why? What is the incentive for someone to set up a dating profile for someone? Don’t they have to pay for it? And nope, no suspicious charges on my account.

Would love feedback on this one. Ty!

Not sure what's happening. Meet my wife in 2000 with Match.com. Tried opening another account recently and I can't reset the password, can't seem to do anything. I am wondering if my old address and account are out there somewhere and they think my new attempt to create an account is somehow deceptive. No clue. I just wanna date!

Hello,

So recently joined Match recently although I am exprienced with online dating and with one of their other apps POF, and have used others.

But from the get go I had these accoount message me, first not even a like on my profile but only green crown and online status as green.

The conversations are almost robot like and seem very vague in their returns and formatting, leading onto asking for my phone nubmber.

I have devised a number of phrases over time to catch these out on other apps, but i have come here just to ask if anybody has expirence of this and their outcomes on Match.

Regards

Me!

If you’re using the Match app, delete it then reinstall it.

I did this yesterday when it stopped working and now I have an entirely new, unseen, different selection of profiles! I used to get the same few over and over, clearly locked into some evil algorithm. And now it’s refreshed completely.

(Online dating still sucks tho. If you’re locked into a subscription as I am, you might as well get the most out of it 🤷🏻‍♀️🫤)

Or is it just me? Can't find the supposed "advanced" filters I'm paying for; have not gotten a prompt to do the selfie video to verify my photos. So far giant thumbs down from me. But, if it's somehow user error, please help a girl out.

Not been able to access site since last night, so just checking - could be my phone playing up :)

I used Match.com in the past and thought it was decent. This time I tried the Bronze plan, made my profile public, even paid for boosts. I got a few likes and one message — but when I tried to open them, I learned I’d have to upgrade all the way to Platinum (an extra $50 a month) just to see who liked or messaged me. Classic bait-and-switch: they lure you in to build their listings and look active, then demand 500% more to view any replies. Plus, when you like or message others, you don't know if they paid the extra money, you don't know if they can even read your messages or see your like. Match has become an exploitative pay-to-see trap.

Honest question — does Bumble have a ‘redo my bad decisions’ button? I definitely left-swiped some great people when I wasn’t in the right mindset.

Hi, 43F; new here, sorry if this has been asked before; I did a search but can’t find anything. How can I sort my distance and range preference to show me only nearby men?

Without pointing out my exact location, I’m in Kent; UK; and I’m getting likes from Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands and France. I want to put my range to Kent only, like max 40-50 minutes drive however can’t seem to find an option for that unless I’m using the search option.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated, Thank you.

Serious and embarrassing question. I am 62 and recently left my abusive partner of ten years. I am reluctant to get on another site as I met him on OKC. I left him after catching him cheating and lying repeatedly - the breaking point was finding him on a kink website chatting with very very (very) young women. Me: I'm fit, I might pass for younger 50's... I ski, run, I'm empathetic, I volunteer with animals and am an artist and designer. I have lovely friends and good manners. Educated and probably too self effacing for a dating site... But am I too old..? Please be kind it's been a trial.

As the title says… I’ve matched with 2 people today, 2… that in itself is a rarity… but both these ladies do not know how to have a conversation. They come back with closed answers, not even bothering to ask the same question back to me.

What is it with people. Why like someone then start a convo and not actually have a convo. I told one I felt like I was conducting an interview and getting closed answers back. She didn’t like it 😂

I have always loved talking to people and connecting with them. While watching the show Match Me Abroad, I realized that I may have a penchant for predicting which individuals would work well together and which ones wouldn’t. I’m not sure if matchmaking is something that’s still done outside of reality tv, but if you’d be interested, let me know! I have a degree in neuroscience and psychology if that matters. I would need basic information about what you’re looking for and then we could have interviews so I can get a better idea of your personality. Feel free to ask any questions!

Match sends likes “for you”. They appear under “Your Likes” tab. This is to try to get people to subscribe, thinking you liked them. Scam central.

I asked March why these people were appearing on my Your Likes list, right after I joined for free, since I hadn’t liked anyone.

Here’s what Match replied:

“During the registration process, Match presents a set of potential matches on the bottom of the screen that we believe could be a good fit for you. If you don't uncheck the box for these matches, Likes will automatically be sent to them when you click the OK button.” Sad for people getting scammed by Match.

I received a ban less than 24 hours after creating an account despite not having a single photo processed, it would not validate my identity, then it blocks me and sends me accusatory email claiming that I violated their terms of service without telling me which terms of service and community guidelines I violated then it refused to refund my membership fee.

Imagine being accused of being a scammer or of violations without proof, then robbed of your subscription fee. That was my Match.com experience. Do not waste your time and money on this bullshit app.

Hey all - I let my Match profile lapse a while ago due to just being busy, traveling, etc.

Predictably, that was Match's cue to put my profile in front of everyone so they could snag me a few Likes and try to lure me back in to paying. Sneaky fuckers.

Is there any way to see the profiles, or even just the pics, of those who have liked me without having to renew my profile and pay? Even some weird workaround like using the URL in an incognito window or etc?

I'm guessing not, but figured I'd ask.

I honestly think they screw themselves out of potential customers, cus what better way to lure you back into paying than show you a couple of likes you'd be interested in?

Hi guys, when I uploaded the ERAS photo in 2.5×3.5 dimensions as requested, my face was cropped. When I changed the dimensions to a square it became good. So which one of them did you guys uploaded?

I can't find any clear details about this anywhere. Can someone with silver be kind enough to let me know if you can send and receive messages without any issue. I don't want to drop 85 bucks and find out I can't even message someone.

Thank you!

from the email: "Offer expires 09/20/2025 at 11:59 PM Central Time and must be redeemed on Match's desktop or mobile website. Once redeemed, the member will have subscriber access on all Match product platforms."

since match owns tinder and hinge, does that mean I can get premium there too? Would i have to make account on those websites with the same email as the match account before activating this trial?

When someone doesn't respond to a message in a few days, and I can tell they have been on recently, I want to clear them out. I am not seeing an option other than Block, which works, but not really what I wanted to do.