How to find out someone has a dating profile? – 8 clever ways to do it

Depending on who that ‘someone’ is to you, the process of finding their dating profile might be easy or slightly difficult.

When trying to find out if your partner has a dating profile, it can be very tiring to keep up with those thoughts of doubt and insecurities.

It comes to a point where the thing you thought you’d never do seems just reasonable enough to do now: checking their phone while they’re not around.

But what about when looking for someone’s dating profile when they’re not your partner?

No matter what your case is, we’ve got options!

Use this search bar to find if someone has a dating profile, write down their name and you can search by phone number, or email so you will be able to find them if they are on dating sites or not.

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We recommend using the Socialcatfish service to find out if someones have a dating profile, which is more accurate and provides various dating apps/sites included.

Here are 8 clever ways to find out someone has a dating profile:

1. You can use Google search to find hidden dating profiles

Believe it or not, Google can help you find hidden dating profiles for free. Now, of course, you’ve got to know how to use it, in order to get results.

One of the first options to find out if someone has a dating profile for free is using Google.

– Use Google’s free advanced search

To make it an easier way to do this ‘advanced search’ on google, all you’ve got to do is put a word in quotes, add space, and write “site:” and the name of the dating site.

Think of what username your partner would use and put that on the search engine.

Here’s how you can make good use of Google when trying to find out if someone has a dating profile:

• “name” site:tinder.com

An example is, “Benjamin” site:tinder.com

This works mostly for tinder, but you can give it a try with other dating sites too.

• site.com/@username.

Here, an example: tinder.com/@jessica

You can put the username you think they’d use, meaning, you can add numbers too. It’s free, it’s worth giving it a shot!

– Use Google Image’s drag and drop

Besides this person’s username, you can use Google Images as well.

If you’ve got a picture of theirs that you think they’re likely to use on a dating profile, then there’s something you can do about it!

If you have the image on your phone then you’ve got options as well:

• Desktop: Go to google.com/images; drag the image from your desktop and drop it on the search bar.
• Android: Tap on image > share > search image.
• iOS: Tap on image > copy image > paste the image on the Google Search bar

You’ll be able to see results if the picture is visible on search engines through the dating app the person is using.

It’s worth giving it a shot, considering that it’s free and it can show you results if they’re using an app that has the pictures of their users visible to search engines.

2. A friend using dating apps can help you

If you don’t have a dating profile yourself, then it’s time for you to ask for help from your friend(s) that do have a dating profile.

What you can do is ask them to keep an eye on when using their dating apps/sites.

Let them know the name, show them a picture of the person you’re trying to find, and ask them to let you know if they spot them.

The more friends you have using dating apps the better it’ll be for you, considering that they might be using various dating apps rather than just one.

This way, you increase the chances of finding out whether that person has a dating profile.

Another way to know if your partner has a dating profile for free, check!

Can you create a Tinder account without a phone number?

3. Try a dating profile search through the tools available on the internet

It might cost you a bit, but this one will answer the question: How can I find out what websites my boyfriend/husband/girlfriend/wife is on?

You can make a dating profile search through:

• Spokeo – Worldwide (requires payment)
• Usersearch.org – Worldwide (free/doesn’t require payment)
• Socialcatfish.com – Most countries in the world (require payment)
• Cheater buster (Tinder only) – Worldwide (requires payment)

By using these tools, or one of them, you can find dating profiles by email, or you can find dating profiles by phone number, that of course, besides names with/without last name, nickname.

These tend to be a better option if you’re not sure of the dating app or site that the person you’re looking for might be using.

We recommend using the Socialcatfish service to find out if someones have a dating profile, which is more accurate and provides various dating apps/sites included.

They work pretty much the same way. You enter the website, write a number/email/name/nickname, and search.

4. Create a fake dating profile and start swiping

If you’re not using a dating site or app currently, then you can try to create one so that you find the person you’re looking for.

If that’s someone who is likely to avoid you, then you want to create a fake dating profile. Meaning, you shouldn’t use your pictures or your name.

• Pick a dating app/site which you suspect the person might be using.
• Create a profile with pictures other than yours and a fake name.
• Set your preferences according to the person you’re looking for. E.g. whether you’re looking for men or women, the age of the person you’re looking for, the distance, etc.
• Start swiping until you stumble upon the profile of the person you’re looking for.

If you’ve already got a dating profile, and you’re wanting to see if your partner or that ‘someone’ that you’re looking for has a dating profile too, then you’ve got to set the preferences and start swiping until you find the person.

However, if you don’t have a dating profile, then create one on the app/site you suspect the person you’re looking for is using.

Most dating apps/sites show you people based on your preferences.

If you match each other's preferences, your profiles will appear on each other’s feeds. This is due to the dating apps’/sites’ algorithm.

Pay attention to the location, since most dating apps show you the nearest, and if the person you’re looking for people in another country, then chances are you’re not going to be shown to one another.

5. Enter their email on the dating app/site

When it comes to entering the email of your partner or the person you’re looking for on the dating site or app it can be a risky choice.

On the other hand, this might not work with a majority of dating sites or apps.

I’ve checked Tinder, Bumble, eHarmony, OkCupid, Badoo.com, and Plenty of Fish if it’d work to put in the email on the registration part, and apparently, Eharmony is the only one to be working that way.

“This email/phone has been already registered” is what we’re looking for.

However, if you think that the site that this person is using isn’t Eharmony, then you should give another option a try…

“Forgotten password”

Before you go on and see if this works on other dating apps/sites, test out any other email because it could cause you trouble.

• Go to the dating site app.
• Put your partner’s email, and press the “forgot password”.
• If the site redirects you to a note similar to “Incorrect email” then your partner is likely to not use that site.
• If the site notified the person through email, then this person is likely to be using the site.

You can do this while your partner is around and see if they react once they get the notification.

If they don’t see it as strange, then they might be hiding something from you.

6. Try approaching them with an honest, open, and genuine conversation

If you’re trying to find out if someone is registered on a dating site/dating app for free, this is one of the best ways to go!

Assuming that it is your partner you’re trying to find on dating apps/dating sites, then you can solve this through an honest, open, and genuine conversation.

I know, it sounds cliche, but if your partner is genuine and honest with you, they’ll get rid of your doubts.

Relationships are about supporting and lifting each other up, not draining each other of doubt, insecurities, and pain.

If your connection is genuine, the conversation will solve this pretty well.

7. Check your partner’s phone/computer

Checking your partner’s phone or computer might not be the healthiest choice, however, as much as I hate to say it, it has been effective a lot of times.

Once your partner is not around in the room but has their device/es in the room that you’re in, check their phone, or computer if you know their passwords.

• Look for dating app icons.

Look for apps such as Tinder, Hinge, Grindr, OkCupid, eHarmony, etc. If you don’t see these apps it’s a pretty good sign they’re not using them. However, your work is not done yet.

• Check their browsing history for dating sites.

Look for those sites, you’ll know clearly when a site they’ve been on is a dating site since it’ll most probably say in the link. (e.g. match.com, tinder.com, pof.com, etc.)

• Look for secure folders.

When a secure folder is activated on your partner’s device, it can indicate that they’re hiding something from you (e.g. pictures, apps, or something else that might put your relationship at risk).

If your partner is using their dating profile in incognito mode (which is a mode on the browser that doesn’t save any history or traces of what you watch/search/do on the internet), you’re not going to find anything.

8. Check their behavior and body language

If you’re suspecting that your partner has a dating profile, then their behavior and body language can give you a lot of clues as well.

Here’s what you can see in their behavior if they’re on dating apps or sites:

• They’re protective of their phone/other electronic devices.

This behavior usually means they’re hiding something, or they’re being secretive about something on their phone, it’s not necessarily a dating profile, but there’s something they’re not willing to share with you.

• They’ve been very engaged on their phone lately, and they don’t really share what it's about.

They seem to be so into their phones, that they take them everywhere they go and use them a lot.

Now, it’d be a different story if they’d share with you what it is that they’re doing on their phone, but in this case, they don’t. On the contrary, they hide like their life depends on it.

• You found out that they’ve been having a second phone keeping it secret from you.

A secret second phone is never a good sign. If not a dating profile, something of infidelity could definitely be in the mixture.

If not a Valentine’s Day surprise, something of infidelity could definitely be in the mixture. Have the talk. Please.

• They act very defensively when you address their behavior.

If they’re guilty and that guilt gets the spotlight, then get ready for a tantrum. If they’re using dating apps, they’re likely to hide their phones and act strangely when using them in front of you.

Of course, that makes you address this weird behavior, resulting in a fight where they’re very defensive about it.

How to find out if someone has Facebook Dating?

A dating profile on Facebook Dating can only be seen by those who joined Facebook Dating.

Here’s what you can do to find out if someone is on Facebook Dating:

• Join Facebook Dating and start looking for the person you’re trying to find.

You can also make good use of this feature called Secret Crush.

You can add a person to your Secret Crush list, however, they’ll never know who it is unless they add you to their ‘secret crush’ list.

If you both add each other, then you’ll match, and you’ll both know that you’ve been on each other’s ‘secret crush’ list.

• Checking your partner’s Facebook.

You want to look at whether they’re on Facebook Dating by checking their Facebook menu and see if they’re active on Facebook Dating.

If it appears active, it means they’re using it.

These are the only few ways to find out if someone has a dating profile on Facebook.

Is it internal insecurities, or are they really behaving suspiciously?

It might be internal insecurities if this is a behavior you’ve practiced in past relationships too without a particular reason or behavior to trigger it.

If you find yourself being insecure about other connections in your life (e.g family, friends, etc), then it could be something you need to work out with yourself.

However, if their behavior is reminding you of suspicious behavior/actions then chances are, there is something suspicious going on.

If you’re not feeling good about all this ‘investigation’ and if you don’t see another way of trusting your partner without feeling the need to control them, take a break to figure it out or leave the relationship.

Lack of trust often signals an unhealthy basis and unstable ground of a relationship.

You’ve got the options, and the recommendations, now the choice is up to you.

Best of luck!

Liam