Facebook Dating is a feature within the Facebook app that allows users to create a separate dating profile to find potential romantic matches amongst their friends of friends. Since it exists within the main Facebook app, users may wonder who can see their dating profile and if it’s visible to their Facebook friends or the public.
Who can see your Facebook Dating profile?
Your Facebook Dating profile and activities within the dating service are only visible to others who also have a Facebook Dating profile. Your existing Facebook friends will not be able to see your dating profile or know that you have a dating profile. You have complete control over your privacy settings in Facebook Dating.
Your dating profile is separate from your Facebook profile
When you opt to create a Facebook Dating profile, it does not get published to your regular Facebook profile or your newsfeed where your friends can see it. The two profiles remain completely separate. Your dating profile, along with your dating preferences, the people you show interest in, your conversations in the dating service, and your location when you have Dating open, will not appear elsewhere on Facebook.
You control who can see your dating profile
Within the Facebook Dating settings, you can choose exactly who can see your dating profile and who cannot. The default setting is that only other Facebook Dating users can view your full profile. However, you can restrict it even further so only certain people can see your profile after you’ve liked each other. You can also block specific people from seeing your dating profile.
Your dating activities are not published
In addition to controlling who can view your profile, all of your activities within Facebook Dating are kept private from your Facebook friends. This includes:
- Your dating profile info
- The people you are interested in
- Anyone you have matched with
- Your conversations with matches
- Your location when using Facebook Dating
None of that activity shows up on your Facebook newsfeed or timeline. The only way anyone would know about how you use Facebook Dating is if you directly tell them.
Who can see you on Facebook Dating?
Since your dating profile and activities are separate from your main Facebook presence, the ability for others to see you on Facebook Dating depends on your privacy settings.
You can limit who sees your dating profile
By default, any other Facebook Dating user can view your full dating profile once it’s created. However, in your Dating settings you can limit profile visibility to only users you’ve already liked. Or you can be even more selective and manually choose which people you want to allow to see your dating profile.
You can block specific people
For any Facebook friend or other user that you don’t want accessing your dating profile, you have the option to block them in the Facebook Dating settings. This will prevent them from being able to view your profile or communicate with you within the dating service.
Your profile visibility depends on matching
If you’ve liked or matched with someone in Facebook Dating, they will have access to view your full dating profile. And you’ll be able to view theirs. This allows mutually interested users to learn more about each other.
However, if you haven’t liked or matched with someone, the amount of information they can see depends on your settings. They may only see limited profile info or no profile at all, again depending on how private you’ve configured your settings.
Can Facebook friends see your dating profile or activities?
No, your existing Facebook friends will not be able to see any part of your Facebook Dating profile or know about your dating activities. As covered above, your dating profile and presence are completely separate from your main Facebook profile that friends see.
Friends do not see you have a dating profile
There is no indication visible to your Facebook friends that shows you have a Facebook Dating profile. Friends have no way of knowing you’re using the dating feature unless you tell them.
Friends can’t view your profile or matches
Your friends are not able to view your dating profile, your profile information, your photos marked for dating, your dating preferences, your matches, your messages with matches, or any other dating activity.
You won’t appear as a recommended match
Facebook Dating matches you with friends of friends, but will not recommend you as a potential match to your own Facebook friends who also use Dating. So you don’t have to worry about awkwardly appearing for your friends.
Your dating notifications are private
Any notifications you get from Facebook Dating, such as when someone likes you or messages you, will only be visible to you. These notifications will not show up where any friends could stumble upon them.
Location visibility is limited
If you opt to share your location while using Facebook Dating, it will only be visible to your matches. Friends will not be able to see your location.
Can strangers see your dating profile?
People who are not your Facebook friends will have limited ability to see your dating profile depending on your privacy settings:
- Strangers can only see your dating profile if they also have a Facebook Dating account
- You can limit profile visibility to only people you’ve already liked
- You can block any specific person from seeing your profile
- Without mutual interest, strangers may see only minimal profile info
In summary, someone you don’t know on Facebook will not have wide open access to view your dating profile. But a stranger may be able to see limited information if you haven’t restricted your profile visibility in Dating settings.
Is your dating profile visible in Google search?
No. Facebook Dating profiles do not get indexed by Google or other search engines. There is no way for someone to find your dating profile through a public web search. Even if you have an open profile that any Dating user can see, it will not show up in Google.
Your profile won’t appear in results
When logged out of Facebook and searching Google, your Facebook Dating profile will not appear in the search results pages. This applies even when searching for your name directly.
Google has no access to index profiles
Google’s web crawlers cannot index Facebook Dating profiles. So there is no way for your dating profile to be found through Google searching. Profiles are only visible within the Facebook app to other dating users.
Other search engines also can’t index profiles
Like Google, other search engines like Bing and DuckDuckGo do not have access to index Facebook Dating profiles. So your profile will not be searchable on any engine.
Can people without Facebook see your dating profile?
No. Viewing Facebook Dating profiles requires having an account on Facebook. People who do not have Facebook accounts have no way to access the dating profiles and activities within the Facebook Dating service.
A Facebook account is mandatory
Since Facebook Dating exists within Facebook’s infrastructure, there is no way for non-users to gain entry. Having an active Facebook account is mandatory for using Facebook Dating in any capacity.
No account = no profile visibility
Without a Facebook account, a person has absolutely no ability to see dating profiles, whether yours or someone else’s. There is a 100% barrier preventing non-users from viewing dating profiles.
Other features also restricted
It’s not just seeing dating profiles that requires a Facebook account. All features within Facebook Dating, including creating a profile, matching, liking users, messaging matches, and more are limited strictly to active Facebook users.
Can people see your dating profile if you delete Facebook?
No, deleting your Facebook account also deletes your Facebook Dating profile. Once your Facebook account is deleted, your dating profile is no longer accessible to anyone.
Deleting Facebook erases your dating profile
Since Facebook Dating resides within the Facebook app, deleting your main Facebook account removes your dating presence entirely. Any information you put on your dating profile and all dating activity will be permanently erased.
You disappear from matches
If you’ve matched with people on Facebook Dating, deleting your Facebook account makes your dating profile disappear for those matches. You essentially vanish from their perspective, along with your conversations.
Deactivation also hides profile
Not just permanent deletion, but temporarily deactivating your Facebook account will also make your dating profile inaccessible. No one can view it again until if you reactive Facebook.
Conclusion
Facebook Dating profiles, activities, and user data stay safely tucked within Facebook’s platform. Your Facebook friends have no visibility into your dating activities. Strangers won’t find your profile through search engines. And anyone without a Facebook account has no access. As long as you configure your privacy settings, your dating life stays private from the outside world.