What Is IllicitEncounters.com?

Illicit Encounters is the leading site for extramarital affairs in the UK and Ireland. For married people looking for some extra fun, it can be difficult to find a partner who is okay with cheating. With IllicitEncounters, both parties know what they are signing up for from the start, and discretion is a given, rather than an awkward discussion.

This Illicit Encounter review will delve into the site's best features, tell you about any notable safety features or concerns, and what we think of the other users on the dating site. We’ll also explain how to register, complete your profile, and how much a premium subscription will cost. It also has the pros and cons, answers some FAQs, and we’ll let you know if it’s worth it in some final, concluding thoughts. 

Pros

• Can read messages with a free profile.

• The site is mobile-friendly.

• Non-judgemental space to seek fun affairs with real people.

• Active user base.

Cons

• Only available in the UK.

• No mobile app available.

• Gold Memberships are very expensive.

Login Process

Profile creation on IllicitEncounters is relatively quick, easy, and very discreet. The home page has the signup form front and center. You’ll start with the standard “I am…” and pick whether you’re an attached male/female seeking a female/male, then indicate whether you’re from the UK or Ireland. You’ll also select one of the discreet profile pictures.

That’s followed by a few more fields to complete, including creating a username and password, entering your email address (it’s recommended to create a new one for the site), your country, county, and how you heard of Illicit Encounters.

Next, you’ll start completing your profile. This part asks you to select from a list what kind of relationship you’re looking for, and some of your interests. You also need to enter your date of birth, the age range you’re seeking, your nearest town/city, and your education level. Some more details include your marital status, drinking and smoking habits, eye and hair colour, race, religion, height, and occupation.

The final step is describing yourself and your ideal partner in a short paragraph. You can skip the ideal partner but must complete the bio to start to browse Illicit Encounters. There’s a Profile Generator if you don’t know what to say, which is very helpful. The Profile Generator asks a few questions about your favorite kinds of music or movies, and which ones you can’t stand, and creates a short profile with that information.

Profile Completion

You’ll find that you completed the full profile information when registering. The only remaining field is the section about your ideal partner if you skipped it when registering. Dating profiles on Illicit Encounter are pretty standard compared to other dating sites on the market, but since you don’t need to add a picture or your name, it’s more discreet.

User Account Quality

The profiles on Illicit Encounter don’t have any visible pictures, so it’s difficult to gauge profile quality when scrolling through. You can at least see what they have to say about themselves and what they’re looking for because all profiles have to have a bio. Despite the lack of photos, it seems there are many real people on the site. It’s limited to the UK and Ireland but has a reasonable number of users, the closer you are to bigger cities, the more dating profiles you’ll see.

Dating Features

Send a Virtual Kiss or Message

You can send a virtual kiss or message a profile you’ve seen and liked. The virtual kiss sends the user an automated message, saying they’ve been sent a virtual kiss and asking if the sender is your type. It also includes your About Me in the message. This is a great way to start sending out feelers for interest, and you can send virtual kisses for free.

Alternatively, you can send a custom message with a Gold Membership. This is a much better way to communicate and get to know your potential match. You can discuss your future meeting online and see if your interests align. Spice up conversations by including emojis or GIFs in your messages.

Send a Virtual Gift

Another way to catch someone’s eye is to send them a virtual gift, from their profile. These are images of items that cost credits to send, which arrive in the receiver’s inbox. There’s a long list of potential gifts, ranging from a cookie for 30 credits, to perfume for 300 credits, and either a diamond or emerald bracelet for 10,000 credits.

Spending 10,000 credits (which cost £25) to send someone an image of a ring is quite an expensive move, but if it fits your budget and you want to, then more power to you.

Password Protected Photos

Your discretion is even more protected by the fact that, upon joining, you’ll pick from a list of generic pictures as a profile picture. These pictures include headless torsos, the backs of people doing sports, cute animals, or feet/shoes. This picture will be publicly visible.

You can add photos of yourself to your profile, but they’ll only be visible by entering a password that you create. You’re free to share it with whoever you’d like to, so they can see what you look like. This is a great way to keep yourself discreet and avoid getting caught.

Prices & Costs

IllicitEncounter encourages a better gender ratio by allowing the gender that is less represented to have premium membership (Emerald) for free. Currently, women are fewer, so women get Emerald accounts upon joining. For men, Illicit Encounters works on both a membership and a credit basis, which can be a bad sign since a site that uses both will often end up costing more in the long term.

Gold Membership

The only feature that comes along with the normal Gold Membership is unlimited messaging, which is frankly the most important feature. Gold Membership is available for either 5 days or 4 weeks. Gold Membership on Illicit Encounters costs:

• 5-Day Gold: £59.99 (Equivalent of £83.99 per week).

• 4 Weeks Gold: £139.99 (Equivalent of £35.99 per week).

This is incredibly expensive. The 5-Day Gold will autorenew at the end of the 5 days, becoming a monthly package for only £79.99. If it renews at that price, it’s an excellent deal, but it’s unclear if it will revert to the normal 4-week price.

Gold Membership Plus

For an extra cost, you can get Gold Membership Plus for either 4 or 10 weeks. This includes unlimited messaging, read receipts, and Holiday Mode. Holiday Mode allows you to suspend your membership for a short period. Gold Plus costs:

• 4 weeks: £169.99 (Equivalent of £42.50 per week).

• 10 weeks special: £199.99 (Equivalent of £19.99 per week).

At the end of the 10-week special, it will autorenew as a monthly membership at £99.99, but it’s also unclear if this price will be your new, discounted monthly price, or if it’ll change to the normal £169.99 price after the first month.

Credits

You can use credits to send virtual gifts to other users. The virtual gifts cost anywhere from 20 - 10,000 credits per gift. You get 2,300 credits for free when joining, and you can purchase more once those are depleted. They cost:

• 3,000 credits: £19.99

• 20,000 credits: £49.99

These are more reasonably priced but will run out fairly quickly when sending gifts to multiple users.

How Safe Is IllicitEncounters.com?

Your Personal Information

The site never asks for your real name and encourages you to be discreet whenever you enter information about yourself. This is good for discretion but also for your safety, because it would be difficult for someone to steal your identity if you don’t have any identifying information freely available.

When you do enter your real name, which is when paying for a membership, the Privacy Policy and their Personal Details Guarantee state that your card data is encrypted and no payment data is held on their servers. They also say that they don’t sell or share your information with any third parties.

Illicit Encounters Fake Profiles

Hidden in the Terms of Use, clause 10.5 states that a small number of profiles are “dummy profiles” which are only for “demonstrating the system”. It’s unclear how many dummy profiles there are, and there’s no way to see which profiles are fake. On the plus side, while some other sites have mostly or all fake profiles, Illicit Encounters only seem to have a few.

Final Thoughts

IllicitEncounters.com is a pretty good option if you want to have some fun outside of your marriage. The pictures are very discreet, especially since you can protect photos of your face with a password. There are a limited number of users, but they seem to be real people. You can start communicating with people by sending virtual kisses or gifts even with a free account, and messaging is available when you have a Gold Membership.

Women get Emerald Memberships for free, while men must pay for Gold Memberships, which are extremely expensive. If you can fit it into your budget, it’s not a bad option to explore. If it’s out of your budget, there are better sites for you – even for affairs, you could try a discreet picture and fake name on a mainstream dating site.

FAQ

Is IllicitEncounter Legit?

It seems to be reasonably legit, because you can connect with people for affairs or some fun.

Am I Discreet On Illicit Encounters? I Don’t Want To Get Caught.

You can be as discreet as you want because you’re in control of how much information you share about yourself. Make a good username, use a second email account, and your photos can be password protected.

How Can I Get A Better Price For A Gold Membership?

Sometimes you can get an Illicit Encounters discount code when browsing through other members’ profiles. Also keep an eye out on the home page in the News section, where they’ll advertise special offers or, more rarely, an Illicit Encounters voucher code.

How To Stop Being Billed For IllicitEncounters.com?

If you want to deactivate the auto renewal, you must contact customer service with the subject line “OPT OUT”.