How to go from lonely to loved with Facebook’s new dating feature

How to go from lonely to loved with Facebook’s new dating feature 

Over the years, many have tried to turn Facebook into a dating app by sending unsolicited nude photos through Messenger, hitting on folks in photo comments and generally stalking people’s pages.

Maybe that gave the social media mega-site a hint because now they’ve introduced Facebook Dating. Want to know how to score a date using this new service? Here’s what you need to know.

Getting started with Facebook Dating

Facebook Dating isn’t a separate app, it’s built right into the site. If you have a Facebook account, you’re already ahead of the game because you’ll need one to access Dating.

Though your Dating profile is separate, the Dating section grabs some of your information from your other profile.

• First, go to the Facebook app, tap on the menu icon in the upper right side of the screen and tap on Dating. (If you don’t see the Dating option, you’ll probably need to tap the See More option.)

 

• Then, you’ll be taken to the dating section of Facebook. Click on Get Started and follow the on-screen directions for setting up a profile. You’ll need to specify the gender you’re looking for, location and choose a nice photo of yourself.

 

• From there, Facebook will automatically generate a dating profile for you by skimming your non-dating profile. You can then adjust the profile to exactly how you want it by removing things, adding photos and adding posts from your Instagram by tapping on Preview Profile option.

 

• When you’re satisfied, click Done.

How to create Secret Crushes

Got a crush on someone and want to use Facebook to help you meet up? The Secret Crush feature lets you add up to nine of your Facebook friends or Instagram followers and will notify them that someone has a crush on them through Facebook Dating, if they have a dating profile, that is.

If you both add each other as secret crushes Dating will notify both of you that you have a crush on each other. If there’s no match, no one will ever know about your crush.

To add a Secret Crush:

• Go to the menu
• Tap Go to Secret Crush
• Tap Got It
• Tap the + icon
• Search for your crush’s name and add them by tapping the + icon next to their name