I’ve been using CM off and on since 2019 and have a mixed experience with the app. I’v gotten 2 first dates in that time, which is great even though we determined our lives were going in different directions to follow where God is leading us. However, 90% of all users appear to be inactive. I’ve counted over 200 introduction messages I have sent in the last year. Of those I’ve had 1 actually respond back then ghost a week later. Of that 200, 30 actually saw the message i sent and chose not to respond which is fine, they want someone different and I can respect that. Of that 200, 50 deleted their profiles within a week of the message (all new members to the app) meaning the app wasn’t what they were looking for, also respect that, gotta test the waters to see if CM is for you and its perfectly fine if it’s not. But of that 200, 119 were inactive profiles still on the app making it seem like there’s a larger number of users on the app. That’s a failure on CM’s side. I have decided once this 1 year membership expires I will be pursuing a life of singleness as dating is not what it once was and frankly isn’t worth the waste of time it is.

Let’s be real, this is a tough time in history to seek human connection of any kind, let alone find a life companion. Dating is a pain on any website, and this one is no different — women can get contacted by men they don’t like, men can send out dozens of messages to no response, and both can get ghosted even after an apparently good date. (My advice, ignore the cold feet and go on date #2 if there were no real red flags.) But at least on CatholicMatch and other Catholic sites you greatly increase your odds of finding someone with the same faith, values and expectations. (The “do you believe these teachings” prompts were especially helpful for weeding out non-starters.) I found the app very usable and the self-description prompts fitting, if a little trivial (though how deep do you want to get in your first introduction?). Also, you’re going to have to bite the bullet and pay for a usable membership, especially if you’re a man, since we customarily send the first message. Personally I think it’s really stupid to complain that you can’t use all the features for free, when real people are working on the app and you’re trying to find your spouse for life on their platform.Ultimately, though, it’s not going to work if you don’t pray to find your spouse, and possibly do penance if things are looking really bleak. My fiancée and I met shortly after we prayed to St. Joseph around the same time in Lent; I suggest you ask him, St. Raphael, or another patron saint of marriage to make your search successful. May the Lord bless your going out, and your coming in.

First, I’d like to state is that Catholic Match is NOT the problem with the modern faith-based dating. The source of modern dating predicament is our twisted backward culture, the toxic gaslighted attacks of traditional gender roles, the worship of false idols and the average self-centered person of social media. After being on Catholic Match on and off for about 7 years I have some light that I’d like to shed. Catholic Match, LLC. and its app are just a major money grab. Their app’s features do not allow for making a meaningful connection with a person. For example, you have no way of knowing if the person you messaged has a premium membership. Another instance is when your profile receives likes or likes other person’s. No response at all if it’s a message or like. This platform is nearly dead or full of bots that are on patrol. Also it is fair to mention that it does not matter if you filled out your profile completely or not. These features are NOT working anymore for this digital dating age. My recommendations would be to join a young adults’ group, take part in some of your parish’s ministries, attend other parishes in your Archdiocese, or become a member of the national Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) organization to meet potentially interesting / intriguing people. Additionally, I would suggest spending some time with God in prayer or adoration for meeting your person. All in all, get out of your comfort zone and talk with people. Save your money! Peace.

I’ve been on multiple dating apps to include Hinge, Bumble, eharmony, Christian Mingle and Catholic Match. It hurts to say, but Catholic Match is one of the worst I’ve ever been on. I paid for the premium, and it was not user friendly. It had a confusing front page with random photos of people and no rhyme nor reason to it. The search feature would not give you all the people from a particular area. For example, searching through LA, I would get a specific number of women within my search. However, I would link up with some one who would fit what I’d been looking for and she never appeared in my searches. I just happened to be lucky enough that she found me. Also, the potential match search engine is incredibly flawed. Where as other dating apps, like Hinge, learn over time what your preferences are and adapt to sending you more of them, Catholic Match sends you “potential matches” that don’t fit what you’ve been searching for and are loosely based off of your personality test you take when creating your profile. I also am not a fan of the massive cost for a dating app that other fellow Catholics have been avoiding as well for these reasons. A lot of people are on there who would like to chat but have to pay to unlock the ability to see who likes them or begin conversing. Let’s be honest, most people are not going to wait two weeks to unlock the ability and are going to move on. And most aren’t going to pay $30 a month for a dating app with these flaws. I’d like a Catholic dating app that is free to use for its most basic functions, user friendly, and well connected.