Love and Friends Review December 2024

Love and Friends values proper communication more than anything. Aside from wide and comprehensive search options, it also offers a variety of ways to let you contact other members in the nicest and simplest way possible.

Here are its messaging features:

Quicksend

This is a quick way to let other members feel your presence. When you click it, a small popup appears and you have the option either to send a short, sweet message or deliver a wink without leaving the page you're in.

Icebreaker

In here, you can send a default image to another member from a list of graphics under different categories (e.g. badges, animals, hearts, etc.). Note, however, that basic accounts may only send images while paid accounts may send images with messages.

Winks

This allows you to flirt a little and send winks to a member you find interesting. Premium members can wink all they want while free members might need to carefully choose who to wink at as this feature is limited for them.

E-Cards

You are given a set of designs and you can choose whichever you want. After that, you may customise your card by playing with the fonts, font sizes, and font colours. When you're done, you can have the option again to get a read receipt of your message and/or send a copy to your inbox. However, such options are only for subscribed users.

Message

This looks like traditional emailing where you get to write a subject/headline and the body itself. You can even attach a photo, an e-card, or a smiley if you want. Thereafter, you have the option again to get a read receipt of your message and/or send a copy to your inbox. However, again, these options are only for premium members.

Note that for all of these messaging features, your message is delivered to the other person but it is locked. This means that he/she may not readily view and read it. If you want it to be unlocked, you may avail of a plan or ensure that you have tagged enough people for the day.

This brings us to the "tagged" feature. Every week, you need to tag at least seven people. Tagging works like how you do it on Tinder and other dating sites. You vote for a "yes," "no," or "maybe," on the profile of the persons in your list. Unlike the usual way, you're not shown a picture or a profile. Instead, you get a list of the people you haven't tagged yet. This is a way for the site to make sure that all your possible matches are put on your plate.

You can find this function under the search options. The search options are composed of the following:

Speedy Search

For this function, there are only three choices which are free for all members: Show All, Not Yet Tagged, and Blocked. If you are a paid member, however, you can have access to the six other preferences, which are: Ideal Match, Online Members, My Favourites, Whose Favourite Am I, Mutual Matches, and Who's Tagged Me.

Dating Exchange

This feature works with the help of other niche dating and social networking sites. It allows members of any participating site to contact the members of other sites without the hassle of having different profiles in different dating sites. It is being encouraged by Love and Friends as the company also serves as an affiliate to other websites. 

Detailed Search

This is the same with Speedy Search, except that the filters are more extensive. You can look for your type of man/woman blow by blow, detail by detail, and bit by bit. Unfortunately, only premium members are allowed to use it.

Matching Search

This section allows you to customise the search for your match based on a general preference. It only has the essential details like gender, sexual orientation, location, physical appearance, marital status, etc.

Search by Username

If you're looking for a specific person you have encountered while maybe reading a blog or participating in a poll, you can type his/her username here and his/her profile will immediately pop out like a bomb.

Evidently, only one with no sense of excitement will get bored with this platform. Whether basic or premium, you have a myriad of options to initiate a conversation or merely interact with another member. As long as you have the most genuine intentions and you don't have an offensive mouth, you are allowed to be a part of the site's interactive community.

As a dating site for "thinking individuals," it comes to no surprise that each profile on Love and Friends is filled with a multitude of information about the owner. Your profile is divided into 10 different subcategories. These are:

1. Basic Info - birthday, location, marital status, physical appearance, etc.
2. Main Description - a catchy headline and a brief description of you.
3. Photos - must not be nude/crude, sexual/sensual, or suggestive pictures.
4. Wordy Stuff - education, appearance, religious beliefs, occupation, etc.
5. Interest & Activities - languages, music, sports, hobbies, favourites, etc.
6. My Partner - a description of your potential match, including his/her location, religion, etc.
7. Compatibility Part 1 - attributes, attitudes, etc.
8. Compatibility Part 2 - activities, sense of humour, relationship goals, etc.
9. Quizzes/Polls/Scrupples - list of quizzes/polls you answered and list of quizzes/polls you may take.
10. Private Information - email address, password, full name, address, mobile number.

If you want to be an active and serious member of this dating site, we suggest answering all these fields. We noticed that almost all of its members have complete and accurate profiles. You don't want to be left behind and thought of as a fraud just because you didn't complete your profile. Think of fleshing out your profile as an investment. When another person wants to get to know you, he or she will get an idea of who you are and what to talk about.

Love and Friends offers two kinds of premium subscription: 1 month and 3 months. Other than those already mentioned above, here are the benefits of getting a paid account:

Messages

• Send an unlimited number of messages
• Allow basic accounts to message you first
• Send out your email address and phone number
• Get the chance to send longer messages and read receipt e-cards

Photos and Features

• Upload more photos and access all photos
• Be able to upload a private photo of your own
• Change your username any time
• Use incognito mode when looking for profiles

Search Options

• Enjoy more powerful searches through more detailed filters
• Be able to search your already formulated matches
• Get highlighted and stay on top of search results
• Use the matchbot intelligent search

Matching

• Receive compatibility and matching reports
• Find out who have liked and favourited your profile

The site uses Stripe to process your credit card payments. Upon payment to Stripe, you are redirected back to Love and Friends to finally access the paid features. Should you have any problem with Stripe, you can use Secpay as an alternative gateway to pay. If nothing happens after trying both, you can send an email to the site's customer service and raise your concerns.

Whichever subscription you choose, your credit card is re-billed automatically. If you want to stop the automatic renewal, just press the "Cancel Subscription" button found on your "My Account" page. However, you must do this five days before the expiration of your current term. Otherwise, the automatic renewal shall continue.