{"id":137005,"date":"2019-05-03T18:54:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T18:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=137005"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:01:42","slug":"facebook-dating-crush-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/facebook-dating-crush-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Dating to offer service to connect crushes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-137011\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/700_Facebook_dating_ji9de6.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook romance\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/zuckerberg-leveraged-facebook-user-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">latest Facebook data scandal,<\/a> the Facebook team now wants to know even more of your personal data. This time, they want to know your crushes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/8a6eafba-96d2-11e6-b334-00163ec9f5fa\/77332936\/facebook-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Facebook<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/author\/facebook\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download free \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/author\/facebook\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Facebook is introducing a new dating service aptly named &#8220;<strong>Facebook Dating<\/strong>.&#8221; Through the dating app, you can use the feature called &#8220;<strong>Secret Crush<\/strong>.&#8221; 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 <strong>the secret is out<\/strong> as the two of you find out about the mutual affection.<\/p>\n<h2>How does it work?<\/h2>\n<p>You can <strong>choose up to nine friends<\/strong> to tell that you want to date them. If your crush doesn&#8217;t download Facebook Dating, doesn&#8217;t create their own crush list, or doesn&#8217;t add you to their list, then they won&#8217;t find out you entered their name.<\/p>\n<h2>Can I download it now?<\/h2>\n<p>As of now, Facebook Dating is not available in the United States. However, it is available in the following countries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Argentina<\/li>\n<li>The Philippines<\/li>\n<li>Vietnam<\/li>\n<li>Singapore<\/li>\n<li>Malaysia<\/li>\n<li>Laos<\/li>\n<li>Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Peru<\/li>\n<li>Chile<\/li>\n<li>Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Bolivia<\/li>\n<li>Ecuador<\/li>\n<li>Paraguay<\/li>\n<li>Uruguay<\/li>\n<li>Guyana<\/li>\n<li>Suriname<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Facebook team has not announced when the service will go global, but there are plenty of other options in the meantime.<\/p>\n<h2>How is this different from Tinder or Bumble?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-137013\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Tinder_match_ztdtab.jpg\" alt=\"Tinder match\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It seems that the main perk of using this app as opposed to a typical dating service is that this one<strong> has access to your Facebook friends.\u00a0<\/strong>In an app like Tinder, you have to hope that eventually, your crush&#8217;s profile will come across your potential swipes for the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/love-dating-romance-192.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">What is the best dating app?<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/what-is-the-best-dating-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read Now \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/what-is-the-best-dating-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>However, it doesn&#8217;t seem like Facebook Dating will give you the opportunity to explore romance\u00a0<strong>beyond your circle of friends<\/strong>. If you want to expand your horizons from just the people you know, it doesn&#8217;t seem like Facebook Dating is the dating service for you. Here&#8217;s your chance to vote on your favorite:<\/p>\n<p>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=&#8217;https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js&#8217;;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,&#8217;script&#8217;,&#8217;playbuzz-sdk&#8217;));<\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"5afcac1d-ce02-40fb-991b-acd88eee59a3\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n<h2>So should I download it?<\/h2>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t work up the courage to ask out your crush, there isn&#8217;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 <strong>going out for coffee.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have a crush on someone, it&#8217;s in your best interest to work up the stones to ask them yourself. 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