The short answer
Joining, building your profile, browsing members and sending a few messages a day are all free; VIP unlocks unlimited messaging and more, and VIP Plus adds extra visibility on top.
You can get a real feel for The Single Parent Pond without paying a penny. When you're ready for proper back-and-forth conversations, that's where VIP comes in.
What you can do with a free account
A free account lets you build a full profile, see who's on the site and start making contact.
- Create your account and build a full profile, with photos and status updates
- Browse other members' profiles
- Get daily match suggestions
- Comment on articles and other members' posts, and take part in polls and quizzes
- Verify your ID for free, so others can see you're genuine
- Earn badges for being active, like Verified and Chatterbox
- Send a limited number of messages each day
How messaging works on a free account
Free members can send a limited number of messages each day, but you'll need VIP to read the replies you get back.
The exception is messages from VIP and VIP Plus members, which free members can read and reply to. So a free account is a good way to say hello — and VIP is what turns that hello into a conversation.
What VIP adds
VIP gives you everything in a free account, plus unlimited messaging and more ways to find the right people.
- Unlimited messaging — send as many messages as you like, any time
- Advanced search filters, including city and distance
- Access to members-only chat rooms
- Private group chats with up to 50 people — handy for organising get-togethers
- Rewind your swipes to revisit profiles you passed on
- See everyone who likes you
- Your comments appear higher in feeds
- Priority support
- See who's viewed your profile
What VIP Plus adds
VIP Plus includes everything in VIP, and puts your profile in front of more people.
- Exclusive matches from a curated pool
- Your messages and likes are placed first, so they're always seen
- Your profile leads other members' daily match suggestions
- Boosted visibility for your profile and posts
- The option to add Profile Boosts and Super Matches
Free, VIP and VIP Plus side by side
Here's everything in one place.
| Feature | Free | VIP | VIP Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create an account and build your profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browse member profiles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily match suggestions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Post status updates and photos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Comment on articles and posts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Take part in polls and quizzes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free ID verification and profile validation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Badges | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Messaging | A few each day | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Advanced search filters | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Members-only chat rooms | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private group chats (up to 50 people) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rewind your swipes | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| See everyone who likes you | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority support | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| See who's viewed your profile | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority comment placement | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive matches | — | — | ✓ |
| Priority placement for your messages and likes | — | — | ✓ |
| Top of the daily match suggestions | — | — | ✓ |
What VIP and VIP Plus cost
You can choose a 1-month, 3-month or 6-month plan, and longer plans work out cheaper each week.
| Plan | VIP | VIP Plus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | £6.99 a week | £7.99 a week |
| 3 months | £4.99 a week (£64.16 every 3 months) | £5.99 a week (£77.01 every 3 months) |
| 6 months | £3.99 a week | £4.99 a week |
Each plan is paid as a single payment for the length of the plan, and billing is discreet.
Good to know: your plan renews automatically at the end of each period until you cancel. You can cancel at any time through the Support team or the chatbot.
Do you need VIP?
Not to get started — a free account is the best way to see whether there are people here you'd like to meet.
Build your profile, browse, verify your ID and send a few hellos. If you like what you see and want to keep conversations going, VIP is there when you're ready.