People are okay with adding you to Instagram, so it’s not too much of a controversy. But even if some people reluctantly accept your dating app addition on Facebook, they probably won’t be happy about it. They either think Facebook is too personal for dating or don’t want to share their information with strangers. While that’s all good and well, the reason dating apps exist in the first place is because most people don’t meet new people often enough, especially romantically (not statistically speaking), making dating apps special opportunities for meeting someone outside your social circle; ie., the internet. For this reason, I suggest using dating apps on dating websites instead of Facebook. You can get away with dating apps on Facebook, but you’re going to get a lot more matches if dating sites are your thing. - dating advice Photo credit: " dating app vs dating website " by Nicolas Alejandro Cela under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license . Modified from original. [NOT TO BE COPIED VERBATIM] Image copyright Nick Cela. Used with permission via a Creative Commons License . Article comments: I'm sorry? Why is this? Girls KNOW they're on dating websites and it's the whole premise of getting them on there in the first place! Who wants to add someone to Facebook anyhow? Reply Delete It's not so much about dating sites vs dating apps, as dating apps on dating websites. I think it's more fair to say that dating sites are better than dating apps, as dating apps can be a bit spammy and take over your phone, whereas dating sites usually just require you posting up information about yourself and browsing through other people's profiles. Its also less invasive than having the dating app on your phone taking over your home screen or cluttering up your social media. You should be able to post it wherever you like, but if Facebook is the only place its going to get seen then there's not really any point putting it anywhere else! Delete It all comes down to preference of how someone wants to use their online dating profile. Many people don't want random strangers adding them on FB because they have dating profile on dating website. My advice is to have dating profile on dating site, so your dating profile gets better visibility. Delete I completely agree with this article!!! It's pretty clear by the headline what the point of it is... Girls don't want random men adding them to Facebook therefore dating app = bad idea! The article doesn't say that about dating sites at all!! Reply Delete This isn't an opinion based post, nor does it take much effort to figure out how things work. There are no ads in dating apps either, I don't know why you're arguing this point when there are legit reasons for not liking dating apps or wanting someone added on Facebook. You can take your condescension elsewhere Delete Lol well I just read what you wrote and thought that dating apps were bad too so I commented. Clearly, this post is about dating apps on dating websites... Delete People are okay with adding you to Instagram, so it’s not too much of a controversy. But even if some people reluctantly accept your dating app addition on Facebook, they probably won’t be happy about it. They think Facebook is too personal for dating or don’t want to share their information with strangers. While that’s all good and well, the reason dating apps exist in the first place is because most people don’t meet new people often enough. So let them add you to dating sites instead of dating apps! It's better everyone around this way. Delete I completely agree with dating apps on dating websites, datingsites are just better for that purpose & social media is more personal then datingsites! Delete Oh God no dating app facebook!!! It only leads to trouble! Dating sites are great for dating apps! Your dating profile isn't being seen if you have a dating app on your phone when you aren't actually using it!! Delete You can get away with dating apps on Facebook, but you’re going to get a lot more matches if dating sites are your thing. The thing with dating apps is that dating through Facebook requires both parties to be on dating apps. Otherwise you’re just using dating sites for free, which defeats the purpose of dating apps. Delete Also this article has nothing to do with any social media site or dating app!!! It's about dating website! All people does not use dating website! But most of the people use dating app! Reply Delete Dating sites are better than dating apps in many ways, no arguing there. But it’s not like they offer the same service so it doesn’t make much sense to discriminate against one or another based on preferences. If someone enjoys using a dating app instead of a dating site, so be it! What counts is that dating sites exist to help people find love. That said, dating apps on dating websites are better than dating apps on dating apps because it’s easier for your profile to get noticed. Delete Lol dating app isn't bad! But dating website is great for dating! I don't think dating apps on dating site will make any difference... But I like the idea of adding guys on Facebook instead of these dating app... Delete It's not about owning an account or not, banshee. It's all about social media profiles getting too personal and leading to trouble (i.e., stalking). The point here is that you're more likely to receive attention if you're active on a decent dating site rather than some random dating app