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Facebook Dating to offer service to connect crushes

Facebook Dating to offer service to connect crushes
Jacob Yothment

Jacob Yothment

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After the latest Facebook data scandal, the Facebook team now wants to know even more of your personal data. This time, they want to know your crushes.

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Facebook is introducing a new dating service aptly named “Facebook Dating.” Through the dating app, you can use the feature called “Secret Crush.” If your crush also has Facebook Dating, you can anonymously note that you have a crush on them. If they say they have a crush on you, then the secret is out as the two of you find out about the mutual affection.

How does it work?

You can choose up to nine friends to tell that you want to date them. If your crush doesn’t download Facebook Dating, doesn’t create their own crush list, or doesn’t add you to their list, then they won’t find out you entered their name.

Can I download it now?

As of now, Facebook Dating is not available in the United States. However, it is available in the following countries:

  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
  • The Philippines
  • Vietnam
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Laos
  • Brazil
  • Peru
  • Chile
  • Columbia
  • Thailand
  • Bolivia
  • Ecuador
  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay
  • Guyana
  • Suriname

The Facebook team has not announced when the service will go global, but there are plenty of other options in the meantime.

How is this different from Tinder or Bumble?

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It seems that the main perk of using this app as opposed to a typical dating service is that this one has access to your Facebook friends. In an app like Tinder, you have to hope that eventually, your crush’s profile will come across your potential swipes for the day.

However, it doesn’t seem like Facebook Dating will give you the opportunity to explore romance beyond your circle of friends. If you want to expand your horizons from just the people you know, it doesn’t seem like Facebook Dating is the dating service for you. Here’s your chance to vote on your favorite:

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So should I download it?

If you can’t work up the courage to ask out your crush, there isn’t a lot of reason to believe that this app will help you out. It might be a good way to anonymously see if you and your crush do have mutual affection, but that can be figured by going out for coffee. 

If you have a crush on someone, it’s in your best interest to work up the stones to ask them yourself. There are plenty of ways to find love that don’t involve Facebook stealing more of your data. 

Jacob Yothment

Jacob Yothment

Jacob Yothment is the assistant content editor for Softonic. He's worked in journalism since high school, and has been a fan of all things technology and video games his entire life. He is a 2016 graduate of Purdue University Northwest.

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