Facebook Couples: An ideal space to find a partner
It's no secret that many social media platforms lose relevance over time and can even disappear if they don't frequently update and innovate . Therefore, we see that while some social media platforms are born and become popular , older ones often imitate these newer, more successful platforms that attract a large audience.
A good example of this is TikTok with its short videos , which were later adopted by Instagram and YouTube in various ways. Another good example is the recent social network Tinder, which focuses on being a dating app ; that is, it aims to facilitate encounters (dates) with like-minded people, meaning those with whom we might share some common interest or characteristic. And for this reason, Facebook recently decided to launch its new service, "Facebook Dating . "
Yes, Facebook , one of the world's largest and most popular social networks , recently launched "Facebook Dating" for its members . This is largely due to the success of Tinder , which offers a valuable and reliable option for finding the love of your life online, or at least a suitable, temporary partner for pleasant moments.
Therefore, Facebook is now reinventing itself in this new area to shift the balance to its advantage. And so, little by little, after launching Facebook Dating in the United States , it has expanded to other countries, such as Spain, France, and Germany in Europe , and Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil in South America . And so, we will now explore what this new service or section of Facebook Dating is all about.
Facebook Couples: A new Tinder-style dating platform
What is Facebook?
We'll likely be publishing many more articles about "Facebook Dating" over time , covering important tips on how it works and common problems . Therefore, in this post, we'll focus on the most basic and essential points you should know about it.
And although, we already made it clear at the beginning what it is about, we could describe it more clearly as follows:
“Facebook Couples is a new functionality or service of the Target Company, which is offered in an integrated manner within the well-known social network Facebook, owned by it. And it is an ideal tool, previously launched in the United States and other countries, with the aim that many people create a new profile specifically for the search for love and pleasure through the Internet. Thus avoiding the migration of its users to other platforms to achieve the same result”.
10 facts to know before using it
The 3 most basic and essential points
Does not require an additional web platform or mobile app
This is because it's integrated within Facebook's own web platform and mobile app, so there's nothing new to visit or download. However, you do need to register again through its own section within Facebook.
And, in the case of mobile devices, we must update to the latest available version of Facebook, whether on iOS or Android . If we are geographically eligible to use it, we can access the new Dating section via the Heart icon , located within the options menu (three horizontal lines above the profile icon).
We must live in one of the current eligible countries
Currently, this service is available in nearly 50 countries worldwide , including the following, in alphabetical order :
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Francia, Germany, guyana, Hungary, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Laos, liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Surinam, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay and Vietnam.
It has a very simple operation
Using Facebook Dating to meet new people is really quite simple . Basically, it just involves creating a new Dating profile , which requires answering a few questions to find suitable or compatible matches.
And then, within that same section, we can start sending messages to people we're interested in , after letting them know we like them. Because when we indicate we like someone, the platform creates a potential match and allows them to start chatting privately . Of course, all of this is done while respecting Facebook's Community Standards.
7 other important points
- We must be at least 18 years of age or older.
- Our current Facebook account must be at least 30 days old and in good standing (active).
- Our Facebook friends (contacts) and others who do not use Facebook Couples, cannot see our Couples profile.
- The conversations we have on Facebook Couples are independent from those we have on Facebook Messenger.
- Deleting a Dating profile, and trying to create a new one, requires waiting at least 7 days. And also, deleting a Couples profile does not affect our Facebook account at all, but on the contrary.
- If we activate the option Suggest friends of friends, we will be able to see the friends of our Facebook friends, in Facebook Couples, increasing the possibilities. Whereas, if we leave it deactivated, we will not be suggested potential matches among the friends of our friends on Facebook.
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Ideally, to achieve a higher success rate in matches, it is to keep the location services of our Facebook account active, since location services allow us to suggest better matches based on our location and the distance from potential candidates. In addition, our Initial or current location, it will always appear in our Couples profile.
More about Facebook and Facebook Couples
Finally, if you'd like to learn more about Facebook's latest features , remember that you can always explore our list of Facebook posts (Tutorials and Guides) or visit their official Help Center . And to learn more about Facebook Dating , you can explore this other official link on the topic.
In summary, we believe that "Facebook Dating" could potentially popularize the use of dating platforms to new levels , especially by making the process of meeting potential partners more user-friendly and reliable . Facebook is not only extremely popular among people of all ages, beliefs, and backgrounds , but many already have large networks of acquaintances and followers on the platform, which could accelerate and facilitate successful matches.
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