Re: Best Online Personals - List of Sites That Replaced Craigslist Personals (Local Sex Classifieds)

[tom]

3. Happn - Best Missed Connections Replacement
Happn delivers the “Missed Connections” feature of Craigslist in a way that’s unique to the app experience. If you ever cross paths with a cute person but don’t get the chance to speak to them, you can just check the Happn app.
If you’re both members of Happn, you can leave each other messages and talk about what might have been. It’s cute.
Pros
• Like Craigslist’s “Missed Connections”
• Find stuff in common based on crossover locations
• Both users have to like each other to chat
Cons
• App-only
4. AdultSearch - Classifieds Like Craigslist Personals
If you appreciated Craigslist’s organization, especially regarding the organization of states and cities, then you will feel right at home on AdultSearch.
You can search locally or even in big cities all over the world.
The company is actually lax compared to Craigslist and allows all sorts of adult ads, though it specifically says that it does not allow spam.
Pros
• Search all over the world & locally
• Cracking down on spam
Cons
• Just as seedy as CL, with limited moderation

[william james]

5. DoubleList - Horniest Personals for Men Seeking Women
DoubleList forces you to sign up immediately upon entering the site. But after that, it’s all the Craigslist action you remember, with sex hookup ads, easy posting, and casual encounters sections.
There’s also a “connect now” feature to search for local users online. Unlike CL, the site has a chat option on-site.
Pros
• Easy to use, browsing and posting
• Caters to multiple genders and preferences
• Couples and groups
Cons
• Requires a phone number
• Lots of spammers
6. DoULike.com - Best Mobile Craigslist Personals Alternative
DoULike.com is the best Craigslist experience that’s exclusively made for a mobile phone or tablet. The operation is similar to Tinder but has a unique algorithm all its own.
You can also filter your searches and matches, search locally, or widen the search to big cities across the U.S.
Pros
• Algorithm matching
• 80% of profiles verified
• 3 million members
Cons
• More Tinder knockoff than Craigslist replacement
7. Bedpage
Bedpage is not only similar to Craigslist but even the abandoned site Backpage. With sections for adult jobs, dom/fetish, TS and strip clubs, it’s definitely Craigslist’s hornier cousin.
However, there are also platonic and business sections not adult-related, so it may appear a bit more innocent if it comes up on your search history.
“Oh, I was just doing business stuff.”
Pros
• Lots of sex, BDSM, adult jobs, strip clubs
• Search cities all over the world
• Sign in with Google (maybe not the best idea)
Cons
• No auto-matching

[angeliqu]

8. Seeking - Best Alternative to Craigslist Personals For Sugar Daddies
Seeking is designed primarily for Sugar Daddies (and Sugar Mamas) who want to give nice things to Sugar Babies in exchange for companionship.
“Companionship” often leads to other things, but everyone is different.
Unlike many other sugar dating platforms, Seeking caters to men and women, gay or straight, and even fetish matching like threesomes and the like.
If you’ve got money to bid on a date with a gorgeous sugar baby... go for it!
Pros
• Sugar matching, male or female
• 4-1 female to male ratio
• Bid on dates with sexy sugar babies
Cons
• Caters to very wealthy users
9. ClassifiedAds - Best Personals-Style Missed Connections Site
ClassifiedAds.com has the Craigslist layout going for it, with local business and community ads. You can also find personal ads for casual dating and LGBT dating too.
We love inclusivity!
The site even has Missed Connections, a staple of Craigslist, which refers to moments you might have had with a stranger that you never got to follow up on. Second chance, maybe?
Pros
• Missed Connections section like Craigslist
• Automatically searches by location
• Community features
Cons
• Lots of ads overwhelm the site
10. Personals Oodle - Craigslist Personals and Dating Site Aggregator
PersonalsOodle definitely feels like Craigslist 2.0, with its combination of photos, clickable ads, and a preview of the profile text on the first page.
The site actually directs users to other websites where these profiles originated from and a signup screen.
Ah.
So basically, PersonalsOodle is a sort of compiler of profiles across the web. It’s not as convenient as it sounds, but it has potential for sure.
Pros
• Photos on the front page
• Filter your local search or niche keyword
• Sort by date, location, or best match
Cons
• More aggregator than dating site • Lots of ads
11. Switter
Switter offers you something provocative for sure, with sex work friendly postings for camgirls, models and the like.
The site takes care of all its users and has a close-knit community of sex-positive users.
I mean, it’s basically Twitter for sex workers. Maybe “Switter” is a portmanteau of “Sex” and “Twitter”? The enigma continues.
Pros
• Sex-positive
• S376,000 members
• SPowered by Mastodon’s larger network
Cons
• No preview without registration
12. Locanto - Best Variety of Personals Section
Locanto allows you to see U.S. classified ads, but only in major cities.
The free listing site offers all sorts of personal ads including long-term relationships, same-sex relationships, casual encounters, transgender dating, and more.
The keyword search tool is very handy if you’re looking for something niche or specific - just make sure you’re near a major US city!
Pros
• Community ads, personals, and services
• Follow users based on postings
• Search keyword niche or location
Cons
• No photos on the front page
13. Bold Personals - Best Alternative to Craigslist Personals for Group Sex
BoldPersonals certainly gets bold with its diversity of personal ads, including casual dating, fetish and Dom/sub dating, LGBTQ dating, and threesomes.
You’re spoiled for choice.
Unlike other Craigslist imitators, BoldPersonals gets rid of the other community aspects and fast-forwards to the sex, as we all would prefer. There are also rants & raves and missed connections too.
Pros
• Kink searches, threesomes & BDSM
• Photos/headlines on front page
• Leave comments on profiles
Cons
• Some empty niche pages due to lack of postings

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14. BeNaughty - Best Website for Dating Like-Minded Kinksters
BeNaughty is all about flirty singles and getting the custom dating experience you want. You can feel free to be super erotic in your ads here - that’s the whole point.
Whether you want a soul mate or an FWB, or even a specific body type, the site offers searches, chat rooms, LGBT dating, senior dating, ethnicity search, and round-the-world personal ads.
Pros
• Search by sexual preference & body type
• Easy to use the website & mobile app
• Dating blog and advice section
Cons
• Spammy
• Limited free preview
15. Grindr - Best Gay Sex Dating App
Grindr is already the top free app for gay casual sex, and it also has options for bisexual, trans, and queer people looking for a date.
This app is the #1 gay hookup app for a reason!
Grindr Unlimited offers a no-limits plan as far as swiping goes. Find dates based on those closest to your location, share photos, chat, and filter your search wherever you are in the world.
Pros
• LGBTQ matching
• Find guys closest to you
• Free version is pretty good
Cons
• Location searching requires premium account
16. OutPersonals - Best Gay Craigslist Personal Alternative
OutPersonals focuses on the gay community all across the United States. With over 300,000 members, it’s one of the more successful new dating websites.
Like Craigslist, which always had an active gay community, the site offers ads, photos, email, and free registration. However, it also offers extra perks like video profiles and online chat.
Pros
• Over 300,000 users & member blogs
• Video profiles, chat, email
• Search as individual, couple, or group
Cons
• Relatively small community

[tom]

Why Are Dating Apps Better Than Personals Sites?
One of Craigslist’s worst mistakes was having no particular filter (besides community members flagging posts they didn’t like). Having no rules allowed spambots, prostitutes, and creeps to overtake the site, chasing off the quality singles that might have been interested in posting.
Not cool.
Modern dating sites disqualify spammy profiles and try to keep everyone honest. Badly worded profiles, politically incorrect profiles, and anything that reflects poorly on the whole site will be filtered out.
Craigslist Personals Alternative FAQs
Still have questions about using dating sites? We have all your top questions answered.
Why does every dating app need my phone number?
Some websites require a phone number, but not all of them. A lot of the dating apps and hookup sites will just require your credit card if there’s a premium paid-for service.
Oddly enough, Craigslist now requires a phone number when posting an ad - even if you are shouting out to a ghost town.
How can I avoid dating website scams?
No one’s claiming that Ashley Madison and AFF are free of all fake profiles. There probably are some there, since these are the most popular dating sites in the world. Assume that there will be a small number of fakes popping up every now and then.
You can avoid fakes by blocking them, ignoring their spam comments, and reporting suspicious profiles to the dating app staff. Also use common sense, be cautious, and try a reverse image search or look people up on social media.
How can I stay safe using unfiltered websites?
Never share personal information. Stick to your user name and proceed cautiously. As you gain trust with new friends, keep your family and friends in the loop. Meet in a public place when you decide to go out for the first time and tell someone where you’re going.
It’s perfectly reasonable to run a criminal record search and or sex offender search on anyone you’re considering dating, especially if you have loved ones to protect.
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