What Is Out Personals?

OutPersonals is a gay dating site to help men find a gay, bi, or transgender lover. It can be used for hookups or more serious dating and has many interesting features. These include live video streams, blogs and other member-contributed written content, and chat rooms.

We’ll explore the features in more detail in this review, and let you know the pros and cons of the site. We’ll also cover how much it’ll cost to use the site, how to create and fully finish your profile, and the safety features. Find our final verdict at the end, along with the answers to your frequently asked questions.

Pros

• Free to create an account and start browsing.

• Extensive profiles mean you can learn a lot about prospective matches.

• Can earn points for free by using the site.

Cons

• Can’t view profiles/pictures or send messages with a free profile.

• Members are inactive, the site seems lifeless and empty.

• The site can be overwhelming when you first join.

• Changing your gender costs $9.95 and requires proof of ID – this is needlessly complicated.

Login Process

Registering is quick and easy and starts on the homepage with the usual - your birth date and location. It also allows you to indicate if you’re a man, a trans man, or a couple joining the site together and if you’re seeking a single man, couple, or group.

Next, you’ll give your email address and then start creating your username, password, a title for your profile, and a short about me. Remember your username and password, because they’re your Out Personals login details when you need to re-enter the site later.

You can’t skip any step, so you must write at least 2 sentences about yourself to have full access. You can always edit your profile later. Head over to your email inbox and click the link sent to you to verify your email address, and you can finally start looking around the site.

Profile Completion

Profiles are extensive on OutPersonals com and will take a little time to complete fully. There are 8 steps to complete, one of which (Location) was completed during registration. Step 1, Basic Information, is mostly completed during registration and includes your profile title, About Me, and some information about your Ideal Person.

Step 2 is your Location. Physical Information is the 3rd step and includes things like your hair and eye color, height, and your endowment size. Step 4 is Personal Information, and includes lifestyle questions like your marital status, languages, and education level. The 5th step is to upload some photos.

Step 6 is a Questions & Answers section, that has 190 questions that you can write an answer to. These are on subjects like Fantasies, Dating Preferences, Dreams & Goals, and Sexual Interests. The 7th step is a short personality quiz, and the 8th and final step is getting ConfirmID, which is discussed in the Safety section below.

User Account Quality

There are a good number of users on the site, but very few users are active at any time. Despite having 600,000+ members, the OutPersonals chat room is often completely empty and there’s rarely anyone streaming videos. The groups and blogs only have a handful of new posts added per week.

There are many profiles with no pictures, and the profiles with pictures often feature NSFW content. and if they do have a profile picture it’s often NSFW. You can toggle the nudity on/off, by hovering over your username in the top right corner and selecting if you want to see Naughty or Nice pictures. Members’ profiles have some compatibility features like the personality quiz, a star sign compatibility table, and a comparison between your and their preferences.

Dating Features

Blogs, Groups, and Magazine

These are all community features where members can write posts/articles, and other users can read and respond. Members can ask questions about the site, love, dating, sex, or any other subject, and get answers from people with experience. These are available to free users and are a great way to foster a sense of community and create friendships.

Live Model/Member Webcams

A fun feature is the live webcams, where you can watch video streams of other users or models playing with themselves. You can watch one member stream for free per day, but you must buy tokens (which are different from Points) to view model streams. You can tip performers with Points or tokens if you enjoy their show.

These would be a great place to blow off some steam if you’re feeling frisky, or to scout for gays to reach out to. However, they’re often empty, with zero member streams and only 1-2 model streams active.

Kink Search

You can add kinks to your profile, and then do a Kink Search to find other users who are into the same thing. This is especially useful if you’re into something very niche so that you can find people who share your passion. The kinks include everything from anal to collars to humiliation to massage.

While this is a good feature in theory, in practice, less than 0.001% of members have added any kinks to their profile. This is likely because it is a clunky process and more effort than it is worth. You must select a degree of interest and if you’re a giver or receiver for every single kink, rather than just selecting your favorites from a list.

Hot or Not

You can browse through profiles using the Hot or Not feature. This shows you a profile picture and you can click thumbs up for hot or thumbs down if you’re not attracted to them. Men you give the thumbs up to will get added to your Hotlist. This is an easy way to collect a list of users you’re into, for easy access later when you want to reach out.

Hottest Members/Photos/Videos

You can also view the most popular adult gay content by accessing the What’s Hot tab. This will show you the photos, videos, and users with the most views, likes, and comments. It’s another way to search for new friends/lovers because you can add them as a friend or send a flirt or message from here.

Prices & Costs

Gold Membership

This is the premium membership which comes with several perks, including:

• View full profiles and full-size photos.

• Unlimited Outpersonals chat – i.e. sending and receiving emails.

• Full access to member videos.

• 24/7 support.

The cost is about average for a site like this, and it’ll set you back:

• 1 Month: $29.96

• 3 Months: $49.96 (works out to be $16.66 per month)

• 12 Months: $119.96 (works out to be about $10 per month)

These will automatically renew at the end of the chosen period, but this can be changed in your settings. There’s currently a promotion that offers you 1 free month with a 3-month subscription or 6 free months with a 12-month subscription, if you fulfil certain conditions. These conditions are that you must send 3 emails and make at least one Group or Blog post per month.

Add-On: Standard Contacts

If you’ve bought a Gold Membership, you can add this feature which will allow free members to view your profile, read and reply to your emails, and even initiate contact with you. This costs extra:

• 1 Month: $19.90

• 3 Months: $35.90 (About $11.97 per month)

• 12 Months: $99.90 (About $8.35 per month)

Add-on: VIP

You can also purchase an add-on to upgrade your account to VIP status. With VIP status, you’ll be searchable in the special VIP section, get 500 points, and get a VIP badge on your profile. Unfortunately, the price and other additional features information is locked behind a paywall.

Highlight

You can highlight your profile in the search results for an extra cost. This will give your profile a colorful border and can help you be noticed and get more attention. It costs:

• 1 Month: $9.90

• 3 Months: $24.90 ($8.30 per month)

Points

There’s also a points program on OutPersonals.com, where you can purchase or earn points and spend them on virtual gifts, buying additional features, buying items, or even converting points to cash. Points cost:

• 1000 Points: $10

• 2000 Points: $20

• 3000 Points: $30

• 4000 Points: $40

• 5000 Points: $50

Points can also be earned as you use the site and complete your profile. There are several ways to earn points, including:

• 20 points per photo/video you upload

• 500 points for confirming your ID

• 1 Point each time you update your status

• 1 Point for every response to your profile's Questions & Answers section

Points can then be used on site features, prizes, or converted to cash. These cost:

• View profiles: 100 points per profile

• Send virtual gifts: 200 to 100,000 points

• One month Gold Membership: 9,000 points

• Various sex toys: up to 82,500 points

• Convert to cash: $1 per 500 points, minimum payout $100/50,000 points

How Safe Is OutPersonals?

Get Verified

If you upload a picture of yourself with your username visible in the picture, you can get a Verified badge for your profile. This is a great way to show other users that you’re a real person and confirm that you’re using your own photos and aren’t catfishing. This is an easy way to build trust with other members.

ConfirmID

This involves uploading a picture or scan of your government ID to prove your identity. As a reward, you can earn 500 points for doing this and get a “Trusted” badge for your profile. It’s up to you to trust the site with this level of personal information. The Terms of Use and Privacy Policy state that they do not share your information with third parties. They protect your information with “industry standard efforts, such as firewalls”.

Report/Block Users

If someone is behaving badly or inappropriately towards you, you can report and block them. Reporting involves selecting the reason, which includes things like you suspect it’s a fake account, the wrong gender, underage user, or solicitation. You can also add a comment to give more details.

The case will be investigated, and the user may be suspended or have their account terminated. You can also block the chat member, which prevents them from viewing your profile or contacting you again. Since you can’t access member profiles, it can sometimes be difficult to find the report and block buttons, which leaves users vulnerable to abuse.

Final Thoughts

The Out Personals dating site has a lot of potential, there are great community features like blogs and magazines, and the live webcams feature can also be really fun. However, the lack of users and interaction means that none of these are reaching their full potential.

Most communication is reserved for Gold Members, and while the subscription is priced just fine, there are tons of hidden costs around every corner. It feels like every 3rd click takes you to a payment page, which can start to feel like you’re just a cash cow for the site. Profiles are lengthy but few people take the time to fully complete theirs, and since most users are standard/free, they won’t be able to see most of your profile anyway.

For all these reasons, we rate OutPersonals.com 4/10. There’s nothing wrong with the site per se, except that there aren’t enough users engaging with it to make all the features worth it, and it seems like a money grab at times. If you really want to try it, a Gold Membership is necessary, but make sure to turn off autorenewal so that you don’t keep paying if you forget about it later.

FAQ

Is OutPersonals Legit?

It’s a legit dating site, the features work and there are real members. There’s no Outpersonals scam, at least not as far as the site itself is concerned.

Is It Easy To Find Hookups/Love On Out Personals?

The userbase isn’t very active, and most communication is behind a paywall. So we’d say it’s possible, but not easy. Some other OutPersonals reviews online report that it’s difficult to meet men from the site.

Is OutPersonals A Scam?

It doesn’t seem to be, because the site works as advertised and has real profiles. Always be wary of other users, who could be scammers or catfish.

How Much Does OutPersonals Cost?

It’s free to create a profile, and depending on the add-ons and points you purchase, a premium subscription can cost from $10-$150+ per month.

How Can I Delete My Account?

Head to the My Account page. Select “Close my Account”, then “Please Delete my Account”. Enter your password, and it’ll be erased.