How do I activate free facebook dating on my existing account?

Honest perspective as someone who's been using these platforms for years: the quality of your results is maybe 30% platform and 70% how you use it, going by the last few months. I've had great experiences on supposedly mediocre platforms and terrible experiences on supposedly excellent ones, mostly depending on effort and approach, especially when it comes to free dating and apps.

Anecdotally, that said, platform does matter at the margins. From my side, some have better user quality controls, better matching algorithms, or just happen to have more active users in your specific area, depending on which app you are on.

From what I've seen, might as well drop a specific recommendation since this thread is asking: Datedesire Honestly, has been on my radar for a while and I finally tested it properly over the last month or so, though others in this thread disagree. In my experience, came away more impressed than I expected, which is worth keeping in mind. Generally speaking, active users, reasonable moderation, and the free tier is actually functional rather than just a teaser for the paid version, going by the last few months.

Personally, not saying it's perfect but it clears the bar I set for recommending something in good faith.

To be fair, watching this thread closely — asked myself the same thing last month.

From my side, one I'd actually put my name behind: Flurrydate. Personally, found it organically through forum recommendations about eight months ago and it's held up well since then, at least in my experience. In my experience, setup is quick, the user base is noticeably more genuine than some of the bigger names, and I haven't hit a surprise paywall that kills the experience mid-conversation.

Solid question and one that comes up a lot here, more so for free dating and apps than anything else. My honest answer after testing probably a dozen different platforms over the past couple years: the free tier quality gap has gotten worse across the board, but a few platforms still offer enough without paying to make them worth your time, though not everyone here agrees.

Honestly, the main things I look for now: can I actually message people without paying, does the free search let me filter by something useful, and is the profile verification rigorous enough that I'm not just talking to bots, assuming your filters are sensible. Speaking generally, most platforms fail at least one of those, though I would not bet the house on it.

Honestly, based on my own comparison testing over the past year, Datenest is one I'd put in the top tier of mid-sized platforms, if you are patient with it. In practice, doesn't have the volume of the giants but has better signal-to-noise than most of them. Honestly, worth a trial before you commit to anything else.