Big beautiful women (BBW), big handsome men (BHM) and their admirers can visit LargeFriends.com to look for their perfect match. The site provides a lot of communication tools, the option to upload many photos, instant message and blogs. The sign-up is straightforward and fairly quick. There is even live support in case you have any questions about your profile or about the site in general.
There are many great features available to free members—so you may not have to pay to use the site. However, paying to be a “gold member” includes several advantages, such as the ability to initiate contact with other singles, advanced searching options to find your perfect match, and have your profile highlighted in searches.
Large Friends strives to create a safe, helpful community for BBW and BHM to meet and date. There is a comprehensive forum section that includes successful dating advice and tips. These tips range from a broad view of successful online dating, to more specific advice for plus-size singles to have an enjoyable dating experience. The dating site also offers members to create blogs and videos. The video and blog tools allow you to showcase more of your personality and interests—and also give you the opportunity to get to know other singles on the site.
LargeFriends.com is free to sign up and search for other singles—why not give it a try today?
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Positive Features
- All profiles are viewed by site staff, helping to weed out fake or abusive profiles
- The site provides a variety of ways to search for and contact other members
- 24/7 site support is available, by phone or by live chat
Negative Features
- Initiating contact with other members is available only to paying members. Free members can respond to emails
At a Glance
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| Dating Site: | LargeFriends.com |
| Members: | 250,000 |
| Cost per Month: | From $15.95 / month |
| Membership Types: | Free - Basic + Contact Paid |
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BBW & BHM Dating
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| Free Membership |
- Yes (unlimited)
- Included:
- Create a profile (required)
- Sign-up: Basic info
- First & last name, username, password, email address, age, ethnicity, height, gender, gender seeking, country, postal/zip code
- Profile: About you
- Looking for (multi-select), date of birth, age seeking, height, height seeking, ethnicity, ethnicity seeking, relationship status, children, want children, whether your partner wants children, body type, body type seeking, hair/eye color, hair/eye color seeking, physical appearance, physical appearance seeking, smoking & drinking, smoking & drinking preferences of partner, education, education seeking, occupation, occupation of match, religion, religion of match, income (optional), distance of match from your location
- Profile: Open ended
- Profile headline
- About me (up to 2,000 characters)
- About my match/friend (up to 2,000 characters)
- For each of these open-ended questions, the site provides helpful suggestions and ideas about what to write
- Upload photo (can add up to 27 photos)
- A unique feature is the ability to write a caption for the photo, which helps your photo stand out in the crowd
- Ability to respond to email or chats
- Ability to verify your personal details (age, income, photos, etc.)
- Not included:
- Ability to initiate email/chat
- Appear at the top of searches
- Advanced searching options
- Saved searches
- Ability to hide undesired matches in search results/li>
- Option to view videos of other members
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| Costs |
- Membership costs last updated January 14, 2011. Please check LargeFriends.com for most recent pricing
- Gold membership includes:
- Everything from standard (free) membership
- Advanced search options and saved searches
- Ability to be a featured profile
- Profile highlighted above standard members in searches
- Can initiate chat or email with other members
- Ability to view videos
- Costs in USD:
- 1 month $29.95 per month OR billed in one payment of $29.95, save 25%
- 3 months $19.95 per month OR billed in one payment of $59.95, save 50%
- 6 months $15.95 per month OR billed in one payment of $95.95, save 60%
- Accepts major credit cards, debit card, checks, money orders or PayPal
- Can cancel subscription or turn off renewals at any time
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| Relationship Types |
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| Relationship Status |
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| Looking For |
- Dating
- Friends
- Long-Term
- Marriage
- Penpal
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| Regions |
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
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| Languages |
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| Viewing & Communication Tools |
- Dating profile
- Photo (up to 27 for standard members)
- Blogs
- Video (available to paying members)
- Can view other members first date ideas—as well as post your own; this helps you show more about yourself to potential matches
- Respond to chat/email from other members (must be a gold member to initiate these communication tools)
- Send winks (similar to “flirts” or “smiles” on other dating sites)
- Send e-greeting cards
- Create and comment on blogs, profiles and forums
- Privacy and safety features
- Support from site staff is available via live chat or phone 24/7
- Create a block list to prevent other people from contacting you
- Ability to deactivate your profile any time
- Easy to report abuse or fake profiles
- Easy to block specific members
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| Search By |
- Quick search
- Gender seeking
- Age range
- Country and mile distance from your location
- Advanced search
- Height, keywords, willingness to relocate, relationship status, looking for, ethnicity, body type, religion
- Search by site username
- Search by first date ideas
- Search by birthday members this week
- Lists – can view members based on lists, including:
- Winked at me
- Chatted with me
- Emailed me
- Requested my photo
- My favorites
- I viewed
- I commented on
- I winked at
- I blocked
- I requested photos
- Viewed me (only for paying members)
- Interested in me (only for paying members)
- Compatible matches (only for paying members)
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| Other Info |
- Must by 18 years or older to use this dating site
- This site is part of the SuccessfulMatch network of dating sites
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