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Is there anything to replace Craigslist personals? Not easy to answer this question. CL personals were very simple, free and millions of people used CL personals every month. We researched possible CL alternatives, so take a look:
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Various sites specialized for finding opposite or same-sex partners, free and paid. | |
One of the most popular and fastest growing Craigslist personals replacements. | |
Famous social site has own section for personals. | |
New, we are still watching, no ratings for now. BP added option to verify users what is very good direction for now... | |
[UPDATE 2021]: DL is not free anymore. The Double List is only focused on personal ads, and not accept other types of ads, in simple words: literally dedicated to becoming CL replacement. They are following 'FOSTA' bill, and they clearly say that 'No sex work allowed.' (You will find this info at the bottom of every DL page) . | |
Another WorldWide classifieds site which has a personal section and a lot of people using it from all parts of the world. Worth of mentioning here. | |
Very similar to CraigsList gives you the option for personal ads off course and some more features like creating the group of adds (like a store) | |
A fastest-growing alternative to CL, they invest a lot of efforts in promotion , what means that this could be next rising star when it comes to classifieds sites (support for all countries) | |
A lot of useful options, but most interesting is that this classifieds site is focused on simplicity which makes AM a good candidate for replacing CraigsList and BackPage personals, but also all other types of ads. (Only US, Canada and Mexico) | |
Not bad for US viitors, and most active at West Coast. | |
Classified Sites worth to be mentioned too (with Personals section) | |
Free Hookup Sites that can Replace Craigslist *
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5/5 | 1st on our list for this and previous months (and years) , and in top 3 all the time. One of oldest hookup sites with huge members base and tradtion. They also offering various 'tools' for finding partners that other sites don't have.They have focused not only on singles but also women in relationships/marriage who are seeking some more 'fun', that is one of the reasons why they are so popular since 2001. |
Focused on women 35+ who are seeking local younger males . | |
New,last added week ago, and for now we like it very much, excellent male/female ratio, looks like new #1 on our list. For now we are keep eye om Seeking. | |
4/5 | Excellent hooking up site, fresh, many new members low rate of fake profiles. Also, popular amoung couples who are seeking other couples or male / female singles. |
5/5 | New with a bit different concept, we are tracking for short time, excellent, A++ (for now). |
| HonrnySexts for dirty talks and meeting. Most of female members are in 20-35 age range. One of new raising stars when it come to hookup sites. | |
5/5 | New hookup site, for now we are just tracking but looks really good and fresh, maybe should be rated higher, since success was very good there, but we again need some time to see what will be with this (for now) great casual sex site. |
Excellent, huge members base, inovative concept, new cantidate for #1 site. Refreshing, we will keep our atention on this site. | |
Mostly focuse for finding women in 30s, 40s and 50s who are seeking younger men, Very good, new and interesting concept: you don't need to open account, everything works as FaceBook app, so you just login with your FB account, everything is descreet and others can see that you are using this app to find hookup, mean on girlfriends, wifes, parents and so on, safe to use :) | |
New, a bit different concept, for now extremelly good hookup / casual sex site, let say 'refreshing' compared to all other hookup sites and apps. | |
5/5 | Only 8 weeks on our list but very very promising hookup site, fresh and very simple to use (both on desktop and mobile) |
Great adult dating (hookup) site focused to find people near you. Technically it is great, you can use it from any mobile or desktop (laptop) device, easy and full functionality even on older mobile phones. Very solid users base, male to female ratio very good aprox. 2.5 : 1, highly recommanded. | |
A lot of new members, ready for fast 'communication' and making ASAP 'connections', highly recommended :) |
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Why CraigsList 'Replacements'?
As you probably know, or maybe You didn't know, CraigsList closed Personal ads section due to some new anti-sex trafficking laws in March 2018 . Backpage done the same thing. Idea is to stop prostitution because CL was used for that too. On the other side, many people who are NOT involved in prostitution but used CraigsList Personal ads to find sex partners, fuck buddies, dating and relationships and anything else are also affected by closing CL personal ads section.
In first few weeks after CraigsList closed personal ads section we received literally more than 70 messages asking us what are the alternatives, so this list is a list of CraigsList personal ads alternatives and we hope that you who used CL in past will have some great time and many new partners on those new sites. Also, we will continue to update this page in next period.
Those are most popular sites that are replacing CL and BackPage personal ads section for local hookups, and it is a matter of time when some of those sites will become number one in personal ads like CL was for 15 years. It cost you nothing to use more than one, because like already said, they are all free to use and post Your Ads.
Keep in mind that those alternative sites with personal ads section can be used for casual hookups, relationships, dating, exploring sexual fantasies like 3somes or 4somes, but not for prostitution, so don't try to buy sex partner - that is illegal in most countries!
When you are posting (if you are not just browsing) ads, keep in mind that you need to give info about your age, location and eventually to post a picture of your face or body because that increase your chances to find a sex partner.
Also, like for any other type of online communication, be careful when it comes to scams, so don't send any money to anyone if they ask from You. If someone on personal classified site asks for money that is scam or prostitution, both things are illegal and you should stay out of that. That is a friendly tip to keep in mind for your own safety. Also, if you are using male enhancement products, don't use CL, use proven sites.
Keep in mind that many people as already mentioned migrating tohookup sites and apps, that means that maybe in the next years the number of people who use classifieds sites to find sex partners will decrease. It means that if you didn't try until now you should try best hookup sites, which are a just new way of classifieds. At those sites, you should look like on classifieds specialized in Personal Ads. Also, if You are more interested in DATING than HOOKUPS, try some free and paid dating sites we picked for You.
(2019 UPDATE): Many of were also interested in Tumblr alternatives when Tumblr closed door to adult content, so you can take a look at that too, or read where to meet local singles near You on other ways.
[Nov 2020 UPDATE]: We still maintain this list of Craigs List personal ads replacements (list on the top of this page), since there are many sites raised in past 2 years but many of them also not very good, or not good at all, so all information and sites provided on this page are fresh and updated weekly or bi-weekly because our readers asked for that.
[Dec 2020 UPDATE]: We removed some classified sites since they are scammy or ssimply don't works when it comes to personal ads. Now we are testing and prepairing few new sites, and if everyhting is ok, we will add them to list very soon.
[Sep 2021 UPDATE]: Again in this year, we made improvements to our list of CL Personal alternatives. Every month, we are looking for existing personal ads sites, exploring some new, and combined with our visitor opinions and ratings, we update the alternatives list that You see on this page.
This time we would like to say few words and share our thoughts about what happens when it comes to dating, casual sex, and finding people for such activities on personal ads, apps, or hookup dating sites.
Dating and hookup culture evolving! Just like anything else.
What are trends? People generally in the past decade used more apps and sites for finding sex or dating partner than traditional (personal ads) ways, so we strongly recommend trying some of the apps and sites we pick for you every month. Look at that this way' in 90's people used something called 'video cassettes dating'. Younger generations probably don't even know what a video recorder is (VCR by the way)? :) Anycase, that was work this way: You made a small video introducing yourself, using a home camera, saved to VHS cassette and sent to the agency (using regular mail). Team in agencies looks cassetes from various members and make some 'matching' Process could take from few weeks to few months. THat was evolving step compared to personald ads dating. Why? Simply in personal ad you can tell few sentencies about what You offer and what You want from potential partner. Today it is silly to think that people met on that way 30 years ago. But they did. So that is evolving we are talking about. Personal ads are slowly dying and closing CL personals section is one more step in that way. Apps and hookuop sItes are the future that is already there.
If You understand that feel free to read that great three research, two from PewResearch and the last from AM, best and largest dating site in the world. It puts a lot of light on dating habits and expectations, problems, and so on, in those days of 21st century. So take a look
- Virtues and downsides in online dating (Pew Research)
- Harder to find sex or dating partner Now then 10 years ago (Pew Research)
- 'Good Wife Study' (Why married women cheat husbands) (Ashley Madison)
In past 2 years we got a lot of messages that simply say 'I miss Craigslist:(' . Well, life goes on, so we need to find some alternative, actually we are giving our best to help you to find alternative :)
** We explained how to replace CL and BP personal ads, or at least where You can try to do that, but whole story here is about personal ads. In case You come here to search for CraigsList replacement for any other then 'personals' section, visit this link where are very well explained alternatives to CL in othere sections (NOT personals / dating)