Dating site FAQ - straight answers, no small print

Click Create Your Free Profile, enter your email and a password, confirm you are 18 or older, and add a recent photo plus a short bio. Most new members are looking at matches inside three minutes.

No. Creating a profile, browsing matches, and sending your first conversations are free and require no credit card. Premium features are optional and clearly priced before you commit.

SendBerly is for adults 18 and over. Our community is built around US members 45 and older, but younger adults seeking serious relationships are welcome.

Yes. SendBerly works in any modern mobile browser - Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android - with no app to install. The layout, photos, and messaging are all optimized for a phone screen.

A legitimate dating site publishes a real company name, a US address, a privacy policy you can read in plain English, and clear pricing. It also moderates profiles, offers verification, and never asks for money to "release" a match. SendBerly meets every one of those standards.

Write four short paragraphs: what you do, what a good weekend looks like, what you are looking for, and one specific thing you would love to share with someone. Avoid clichés like "love to laugh" - give a concrete example instead, such as "Saturday mornings start with coffee on the porch and the Sunday paper."

Three to five photos taken in the last twelve months work best. Use one clear face photo, one full-body photo, and one or two that show a hobby or place you love. Avoid sunglasses and group shots where you are hard to identify.

Matching uses three signals in this order: stated intent (serious relationship, friendship-first, etc.), lifestyle compatibility (location, schedule, family situation), and shared interests. Photos are only one input among many, which is why our members report better conversations than typical swipe apps.

A curated set of three to seven matches per day, hand-shaped by our matching system. This intentional limit prevents decision fatigue and encourages you to read each profile properly rather than scroll past.

Yes, at any time. Most members tweak their bio in the first two weeks once they see how matches respond. Edits are visible immediately to new viewers.

Open with her name, name one specific thing from her profile that interested you, and ask one open question. For example: "Hi Linda - your photo from the Blue Ridge hike caught my eye. I do the Appalachian section every fall. What trail surprised you most this year?"

Within 24 to 48 hours is normal and respected on SendBerly. There is no pressure to reply within minutes. A thoughtful reply later in the day almost always beats a rushed one over lunch.

Most successful SendBerly pairs swap a handful of messages over three to five days, then a short phone or video call before meeting. If a match resists a quick voice call after a week of good messaging, treat it as a signal to slow down.

It happens to everyone. Wait at least 48 hours, then send one light, no-pressure message referencing your earlier conversation. If there is no reply, move on with grace - the matching system will surface new people the next day.

No. Your contact details are never visible on your profile or inside messages. You decide when and with whom to share them. We strongly recommend keeping the conversation inside SendBerly until you have had a voice or video call.

Keep early conversations inside the platform, never send money to someone you have not met, video-call before a first date, meet in a public place, and tell a friend where you will be. SendBerly adds a layer on top: human profile review, photo verification, and one-tap reporting reviewed the same business day.

Members can complete a live selfie check that compares their profile photo to a real-time image. Verified accounts display a small badge next to their name. Roughly 78% of active members complete verification within their first month.

Be cautious if a match refuses a quick voice or video call, pushes to move to another messaging app immediately, asks for money or financial favors of any kind, claims to be traveling or stationed abroad, or sends messages that feel copied and pasted. Any one of these is reason to slow down; two together is reason to report.

No. SendBerly does not sell your personal data. We use the information you provide to operate the service and improve matches. You can request export or deletion of your data at any time from your account settings.

Every profile and message has a one-tap report and block option. Reports are reviewed by a human moderator within one business day, and confirmed violations result in immediate removal from the platform.

Yes. The free tier includes a complete profile, three curated matches per day, and unlimited messaging with anyone you match with. No credit card is required at signup.

Premium starts at $24.95 per month, with discounts for three-month and six-month plans. The exact price is shown before you confirm - there are no hidden fees and no automatic price increases inside an active plan.

Open Settings, choose Membership, and tap Cancel. Your Premium features remain active until the end of the current billing period, then your account quietly returns to the free tier - your matches and messages stay intact.

Premium plans renew automatically by default, and we email you a reminder one week before each renewal. You can switch off auto-renew at any time from Settings without losing access for the period you have already paid for.