Rather, it mimics other dating apps and appears to be a play to get people to spend even more time on an app that is already a massive time-suck. You have to opt in to the feature and make a separate dating profile. Then you will be suggested to others who have also decided to use Facebook to date, the company said in a statement. But dating profiles will still list any mutual friends you might share with someone.
Just like on any dating app, people will surely take screenshots and share information among friends and acquaintances. If one or more of these same people have also entered your name into Secret Crush, the app will let you know that you have a match. However, playing this game with people you know seems a lot dicier than doing it with strangers.
Hopefully something more than photos of yourself in sunglasses, bathroom selfies and massive group pictures! You can also add Facebook Stories images or videos that disappear in 24 hours to your profile. Plus, you can link your Instagram photos β like you can on Tinder and Bumble. Such a phenomenon, called Tindstagramming, can be intrusive and creepy.
There is one other thing that seems new: Users can share the details and location of their date with a third party, like a friend, if they want someone to know where they are and potentially check up on them afterward. Users have to opt in to this feature and are in control of who they share those details with.
By The Washington Post. More in Things To Do.
