{"id":93,"date":"2022-09-01T12:09:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2022-09-01T12:11:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:11:44","slug":"alternatives-to-craigslist-and-backpage-adult-personals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/alternatives-to-craigslist-and-backpage-adult-personals\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternatives to Craigslist and Backpage adult personals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since Craigslist announced <\/a>they would be closing down their online personals section, popular with singles looking for local hookups<\/a> and escorts touting their services, the world of free online personals has been left with a huge void to be filled. While sites like Backpage and popular hookup apps such as Tinder have increased in popularity, people still crave the simplicity, variety and free access Craigslist provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

While you may be reminiscing about fun times meeting up with weird and wonderful people in your city, it\u2019s easy to forget the real troubles and sheer chaotic nature of the worlds busiest online personals section. Rife with prostitutes, scammers and truly terrifying stalkers<\/a> and serial killers, Craigslist was left with no option but to shut down its controversial personal ads section. So how to you get your kicks without Craigslist?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, let\u2019s discuss your safety and privacy on sites like\nBackpage and other free personals sites. Sites like these often have very few\nrules and guidelines and even fewer moderators to ensure everyone is playing by\nthe rules. The fact that most of these sites are free to use attracts people\nwith questionable motives. Either for catfishing and trolling or more nefarious\nreasons such as prostitution and blackmail, free personals sites make it easy\nfor anyone to create an account and post their own personals ad. Next, lets\nlook at privacy. If you are looking for online hookups or soliciting for sex,\nthe last thing you want is for your personal information available all over the\ninternet, nor do you want your email blowing up with shady ads and scammers\nafter the unscrupulous site owners sell your personal details to the highest bidder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are my options for local hookups?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, there are a number of free online personals sites\nstill offering an adult classifieds service. Sites such as Backpage, Reddit and\nLocanto have a personals section where you can meet likeminded people in your area\nlooking for all kinds of weird and wonderful sexual experiences. The problem\nis, where did all these shady users of Craigslist go? That\u2019s right, the other\nfree personals sites so you may simply be jumping out of the frying pan and\ninto the fire. Of course, if you are a risk-taker or enjoy the thrill of not\nquite knowing who you are talking to or where it might lead, there are plenty\nof sites you can take your chances with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality is, there are loads of reputable \u2018premium\u2019 hookup sites running successful sites and apps designed explicitly to connect adults seeking local encounters. Ahem\u2026 My Bed or Yours<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sites such as ours charge a small monthly fee for access to a secure environment to explore and meet likeminded adults, post your own personal add and communicate securely. May offer photo verification, moderation and like ours, anti-scammer technology. Technology, real time customer support and a modest fee tend to keep all buy the most persistent scammers and time wasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for a free personals service and are willing\nto take your chances, there are several options available but if you really\nwant to meet people for casual sex, there is no better option than a dedicated\npersonals site. For less than the cost of a night out a month, you can connect\nwith as many horny adults in your area, genuinely looking for casual encounters\nand local hookups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since Craigslist announced they would be closing down their online personals section, popular with singles looking for local hookups and escorts touting their services, the world of free online personals has been left with a huge void to be filled. While sites like Backpage and popular hookup apps such as Tinder have increased in popularity, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybedoryours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}