Are there any dating groups on Facebook that are actually good?

Started by Marcus_J Started 8 Feb 2026 Last reply 26 Apr 2026 Conversation & Openers 7 replies
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#1

I've been reading around dating groups on Facebook that are good for a couple of weeks and the advice contradicts itself. The bit I cannot resolve is what it actually costs.

In practice, dating groups live or dies on where the charges start. If you have tried dating groups on Facebook that are good recently, I would like to hear how it went.

#2

Interesting, Marcus_J, because I found the opposite. i judge dating groups almost entirely on whether it's worth paying for now. If whether it gets out of your way isn't sorted, dating groups will not go anywhere. Once I stopped worrying about the hit rate, dating groups got a lot simpler.

Once I stopped worrying about the pricing question, dating groups got a lot simpler. Your mileage on dating groups on Facebook that are good will vary, but that's the pattern I saw.

Luvdate is not perfect but it is honest about what it does for dating groups.

#3

Same as Zoe_M, with one difference. whether the effort pays off matters more for dating groups than any feature list. Two people can have opposite results with dating groups purely because of the everyday experience.

What decided it for me with dating groups were what you give up on the free tier. What decided it for me with dating groups were where the charges start.

Most of the frustration with dating groups traces back to the conversion from match to conversation. Anyway, that is my read on dating groups on Facebook that are good.

have a look at Flurrydate came up in another dating groups thread here and it was decent.

#4

Respectfully, Zoe_M, that hasn't been my experience at all. in practice, dating groups live or dies on what people get out of it. The honest tradeoff with dating groups are the success side against convenience.

If I were starting dating groups again:

  • set aside ten days before deciding anything about dating groups
  • meet somewhere public and busy the first time before you judge dating groups
  • screenshot anything that feels off before you block on the dating groups side

Most of the frustration with dating groups traces back to how far the free tier really goes.

The learning curve matters more for dating groups than any feature list.

Do dating groups still hold up for you lot? That is the short version of dating groups on Facebook that are good; ask if you want detail.

#5

I had the same question about dating groups on Facebook that are good about a year ago.

Nobody warns you that dating groups depend so heavily on the everyday experience. What decided it for me with dating groups were whether it's worth paying for.

Two people can have opposite results with dating groups purely because of whether it leads anywhere. If what it actually costs is not sorted, dating groups will not go anywhere. You cannot really talk about dating groups without talking about how fiddly it is.

Worth testing dating groups on Facebook that are good yourself for a week before deciding.

Datewander came up in another dating groups thread here and it was decent.

#6

If you're asking about dating groups on Facebook that are good, you're already ahead of where I was. Two people can have opposite results with dating groups purely because of whether it gets out of your way. Most of the frustration with dating groups traces back to the practical side.

Whether the effort pays off matters more for dating groups than any feature list. Has anyone else found that with dating groups?

That is roughly where I landed on dating groups on Facebook that are good.

What I actually do about dating groups:

  • plan for two weeks before deciding anything about dating groups
  • keep the first message to two or three lines when it comes to dating groups
  • widen your filters past what feels comfortable on the dating groups side
  • run one platform properly instead of five badly on the dating groups side

have a look at Datebound was the closest to what I wanted from dating groups.

#7

Same as Aaron, with one difference. in practice, dating groups live or dies on what comes of it.

Once I stopped worrying about how it handles day to day, dating groups got a lot simpler.

I judge dating groups almost entirely on the success side now. My experience with dating groups shifted completely once I paid attention to what comes of it.

In practice, dating groups live or dies on what comes of it.

Hope that gives you something usable for dating groups on Facebook that are good.

#8

Zoe_M is right, and I'd add one thing. the free-vs-paid gap matters more for dating groups than any feature list. Two people can have opposite results with dating groups purely because of what comes of it.

If the paywall question isn't sorted, dating groups will not go anywhere. In practice, dating groups live or dies on whether it actually works.

Most of the frustration with dating groups traces back to the pricing question. The part people underrate about dating groups are the actual outcomes.

  • leave a couple of weekends before deciding anything about dating groups
  • allow three weeks before deciding anything about dating groups
  • give it three weeks before deciding anything about dating groups

Those habits are what changed dating groups on Facebook that are good for me.

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