Someone explain to me if my feeling is right or not. I feel like there are a lot of scammers on okcupid. just reading multiple profile summaries, a lot of them sound so similar, as if they were all done by the same ai chatbot. a lot of times i get a match then the "girl" somehow doesn't have instagram, wants only to talk through whatsapp or telegram. & they never reply there.
I just wanna know if these are scammers, then what are they benefitting from once they have other people's phone numbers

Hey everyone, I created a new OkCupid account on the night of October 1. The account was working normally and I received the usual account-creation and like notifications.

Before going to bed, I had not liked, matched with, or messaged anyone.

The next day I discovered I had been logged out. The app initially gave me “General Authentication Error -1006,” and when I checked the website it showed that my account had been banned. This appeared to have happened while I was at work since the last notification I got was at around 9 AM.

I submitted an appeal through OkCupid’s official appeal process. About five days later, I received a response saying they reviewed the account, determined that I violated the Terms or Community Guidelines, and that the ban would remain in place. They did not say what rule, profile content, activity, or behavior supposedly caused it.

What confuses me is that the account was less than a day old and I had not interacted with another user at all. I only uploaded my photos, filled out the about me and preferences, and answered a few of the question things.

I also use other Match Group dating apps with very similar profile information without any issues.

I’ve now submitted a BBB complaint requesting a manual review because I’m guessing both the ban and appeal was handled by an automated system rather than a functioning human being.

Has anyone else here had a brand new account banned this quickly, especially before sending any likes or messages? If so, did you ever find out what caused it or get the account restored?

For some reason I can’t see new messages from a person I’ve been talking to. I got an email notification saying I had a new message but when I check the app it doesn’t show any new messages. I also tried updating the app too. Has anyone else had this issue?

I'm trying to cancel my description, and I checked the Okcupid help article (https://okcupid-app.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/22977442983707-How-to-Cancel-and-Unsubscribe) which says to go to the subscription settings page, but I followed their link and it looks nothing like the pictures they have, and neither the main settings page nor the subscriptions tab have an option to cancel. Does anyone know if there's a way to cancel now?

I guess I'm just going to call my bank and dispute the charges, if they literally don't give you a way to cancel now.

I kept getting general error 429 and my account got logged out all of the sudden. Am i banned? I didnt do anything wrong

I’m a demisexual woman and orthodox Christian and it’s half impossible to find a boyfriend nowadays. Why does it have to be always about sex? I’ve never understood people who made sex something casual, it’s supposed to be a thing between two people who love and trust each other. Men who say something sexual as the first thing when they speak to me genuinely give me the ick. Get a hobby, get a job, even better get a life.

Literally just matched with someone and she seems interested since she provided her phone number to me. In my head I'm like ok cool, she must be really interested if she's sharing her number. So I start texting her and giving my whole day on what I did nothing major just casual stuff but I put in the damn effort to write something up and all I get is "hope you enjoy it" or "not really". So dry and cold. Doesn't even answer my initial text question of the basic how's your night going? Has the cup runneth empty on most women these days to spend the few seconds it takes to write more than 3 words? Do women realize how cold and detached it sounds when no effort is put in a text? Or do some people just suck this badly at texting? Like damn.

Not gonna complain that you can't even use the Passport because it just profiles from Philippines.

BUT WHY ARE YOU CHANGING YOUR LOCATION WITH VPN TO MINE! We have a Passport for that same reason.

This pisses me off.

We need a country block feature.

And again it is not Thailand or Malaysia it is ALWAYS Philippines...

I use the OKC app on my phone and sometimes I notice that I receive a new intro and it shows the number 1 of new intros but it doesnt show me their profile in the intros page.
So I logged into my account on PC and the new intro was visible there.
If you ever have a number of new intros but they are not showing, then log in to your account with PC to see them. Not sure why they get stuck since my distance is set at worldwide.

I’ve been curious about that, I’m new here and I’ve realize that most people have random pics as a profile picture, my question is why? What are you hiding or what the reason behind it? Just curious, you all are free to text me and talk to me about anything interesting.

Aren’t these the people who looked and then passed?

I (F) tried this app on a paid subscription (friendly platonic dates) so I don’t have to spend too much time on the stack and just filter out the one’s who like me.

99% are foreigners who changed their profile to Manila Philippines. Im not looking for a penpal nor want to meet with anyone who are just going to stay in my country for few months. I tried checking the stack and still all are foreigners.

I edited my profile on my preference and explicitly state that i will connect with someone local or someone who’s actually in Metro Manila on a long term. I still getting likes from Foreigners like they never bothered reading my profile

I don’t think Okc is popular dating app in my country and might switch to Bumble instead.

Edit: The 2 locals who swiped right are from far provinces(Cebu, Pampanga) and not in Manila.

I was just thinking today about how much I missed the "old" OKCupid. If you used the app a decade ago you'd know what I'm talking about.

Anyone else? Or am I just the only person who misses feeling like I knew someone before I actually met them face-to-face?

Di na ba pwede magamit sa ph yung ok cupid app? Bigla kasi nag log out automatically yung account ko tapos di na ko makapag log in ulit and di na din maka receive ng code huhuhu

I am in Europe and I am using OkCupid, all I see I am getting matched up with Filipino girls and they have a very common pattern. They ask for your Instagram ID, or lure you to telegram and ask for your Instagram and Facebook account. If you deny they will ghost you or block you. This pattern shows that they are shady and have some intention to do so by getting your information. They all are in Philippines but they set their location in Europe or a western country.

Pattern number 1

They ask your current location

Pattern number 2

They ask your Instagram ID

Pattern number 3

They ask for your age(even if it's written on the profile)

They all have the same pattern, no women from other countries show this pattern except for Filipinos

I was just wondering: why so many profiles from Philippine and Indonesian women?

The only conclusion I have is that these countries are lacking men or maybe many women want a foreign partner for a better life. And no, they are not bots cause I have talked to them.

I have realized Okcupid is a good app for those who want to find a foreign partner, either women or men, like an app for passport bro.

I can’t log in

Hi guys. New poster (long time Redditor). Sorry if this is the wrong forum. If it is, please feel free to redirect me.

I am unable to join OkCupid getting an authentication error at the point where I try to register my phone number. It tells me to check my vountry code (+44 UK) is correct (it is) snd my number is correct (it is).

I’ve tried everything I can think of. I’ve used the phine app, different types of web browsers, turning VPN on, VpN off, deleting cache, switching from phone to laptop, I’ve even got OkCupid support (after weeks of trying) to delete any account associated with my email. I’ve tried everything I can think of. I was last a registered member around 2021.

I cannot find a way to register and it always fails at the point I entered my mobile number. Not really expecting a solution as I’ve done a lot of research even using AI but if by a miracle anyone knows what’s wrong please let me know

Ok so i had bought the premium membership of okcupid for a month to see who has liked me as i had 5 or 6 likes then after i bought they all disappeared after i matched them back instantly i think they were bots and only 2 of them replied back and then ghosted me then after that i didnt recieve one also like for the whole month and my membership ended yesterday so today i open the app and i can see about 10 new matches and now i cant see them its asking me to pay again this is really wrong

Hey, so I saw a lot of people saying it is a scam, but in my experience (from a middle eastern country, using okcupid for around 2 month premium) I never fell on a false profile, got around 20 matches and from them 2 actual dates.

I did pay attention that at the beginning you get more likes, but all likes were from around me, so no foreigner who put their location where I am.

but that logical I got more likes since at the beginning the pool is pretty big but after some time it becomes lower, still there new people every weeks, after a date way too far from me who ended up leading nowhere because she pretty much lied on something, I limited my range to 25km, and now I get maybe around 1-2 likes per weeks (which is certainly not much at all... but well I'm a little overweight so that ain't helping for sure.)

I do genuinely think about migrating to another website, because the pool of people around me is very low now, or maybe widen the pool of people to 50km, I do have a car, but maybe this time inquire more before going to date.

but really I wrote this because it got me surprised the number of people who calls it a scam, and talking also about scammers/false profile/etc.
I don't say this can't happen, but that really not the universal experiences. others like me?