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Free widow dating, and what VIP adds

Yes, you can join Widowed Mingle for free. Here is exactly what free membership includes, what it doesn’t, and what the paid memberships cost. No small print.

Free (Classic) includes

  • A profile, browsing and daily suggestions
  • A limited number of messages every day
  • Reading and replying to messages from VIP members
  • Free ID verification and a verified badge
  • Blocking and reporting, always

What free gets you

Enough to meet someone, if you’re lucky

A lot of people worry that free dating sites for widows are teasers that lock everything away. If you’ve been comparing free widow dating sites, here’s how ours works. It isn’t built that way. With a free profile you can browse members, receive daily suggestions, and message people within a daily limit. If a VIP member writes to you, you can read and reply without paying.

You may never need more. The point of free is to let you decide at your own pace.

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What free doesn’t include

The honest limits

  • No unlimited messaging: free members have a daily limit
  • No advanced search filters
  • No chat rooms or private groups
  • You can’t see who likes you, or rewind a choice

Free and paid, side by side

What each membership includes

Classic, VIP and VIP Plus compared
What you getClassic
(free)
VIPVIP Plus
Join, build a profile, browse✓ Yes✓ Yes✓ Yes
Daily suggestions✓ Yes✓ Yes✓ Yes
Free ID verification and badge✓ Yes✓ Yes✓ Yes
Read and reply to VIP messages✓ Yes✓ Yes✓ Yes
Send messagesLimited a day✓ Unlimited✓ Unlimited
Advanced search filters–✓ Yes✓ Yes
Chat rooms and private groups (up to 50)–✓ Yes✓ Yes
See who likes you, rewind a choice–✓ Yes✓ Yes
Exclusive matches, priority placement––✓ Yes

VIP Plus also includes Boost and Super Match as optional extras, priced separately.

If you want more

What VIP costs on a monthly plan

Longer plans cost less per month, and 12-month plans don’t renew. Here is the one-month VIP price in each currency:

  • $39.95 US
  • £24.95 UK
  • €44.95 Ireland
  • A$64.95 Australia
  • $49.95 New Zealand
  • C$39.95 Canada

See every plan and VIP Plus

A fair way to try it

You can take this in four small steps

  1. Join free

    Make a profile and look around. Nothing to pay.

  2. Have a proper look

    Read profiles, check your daily suggestions, and message within your daily limit.

  3. Upgrade only if the limit gets in the way

    If you’re chatting a lot and want no daily limit, VIP is there. If not, stay free.

  4. Stop whenever you want

    Weekly, monthly, 3-month and 6-month plans renew until you cancel, and 12-month plans don’t renew. See how cancelling works.

Questions about free membership

Is Widowed Mingle really free?

Joining is free, and Classic membership costs nothing. VIP and VIP Plus are paid and entirely optional. Every price is on the prices page.

Do I need a card to join?

You don’t need to pay to join. If you later choose a paid membership, you’ll enter payment details at that point.

Can I send messages for free?

Yes, a limited number each day. Free members can also always read and reply to messages from VIP members, so you’re never stuck unable to answer someone.

What happens if I stop paying for VIP?

Paid features continue until the end of the period you’ve paid for. After that you return to free Classic membership.

Will my VIP membership renew by itself?

Weekly, monthly, 3-month and 6-month plans renew until you cancel. 12-month plans are a single payment and don’t renew. See how renewals and cancelling work.

Are there other costs?

VIP Plus members can buy optional extras called Boost and Super Match. They’re priced separately, and the price is shown at the point you choose them. They’re never needed to use the site.

Why do you charge for anything?

Running a dating site costs money, and paid memberships help cover it. Free membership lets you meet people. Paid membership removes limits for people who want them.

Start free, and see how it feels.

Make a profile, look around, and only pay if you decide you want to.

Join free

Classic membership costs nothing. See what the paid plans cost.