Friends1st Opiniones 141

Worst. Waste of money

Friends1st offers a highly supportive, fantastic and personalised service with a wealth of dating material and advise.
I will highly recommend Friends1st to anyone looking to join a Genuine and trusted dating site.

From the first time I connected Friends1st , I was impressed. The approach, transparency , allowed me time to process my ideas. Amazing teamwork, very supportive. I higher raccomando the Friends1st if you really wish meet a serious person as they are fantastic team guiding people throughout new pathway.

Friends first is transparent and full of tips to help and guide you through what can be a daunting step to take. The great thing, is that it starts with Christian men and women who are serious about meeting new people. The rest is up to you, and there’s plenty of material to work on yourself too. Im glad I’ve made the decision to join.

I am so impressed by the standard of workmanship, genuineness and time and efforts invested by the team at Friends1st. Their approach made me feel i am not walking this journey alone. I did go through a coaching session with one of the experts, at the end, I felt i was never the same. I do receive and look forward to encouragement videos from Katherine. They go deep especially when she talks about missing out. She does so with so much breadth and precision I feel I am growing in the way i look at situations and also self examine. In a nutshell, I believe with this level of support, I am moving in the right direction.

Money was deducted from my account,because the fact that one became a subscriber on joining was buried in the small print. Absolutely no satisfaction from staff, including Katherine. Caveat Emptor- nothing Christian here- it's a business I was told.

20th March 2025 I was e-mailed by a lady signed up like myself to friends first.
I had a visitation aged 6 and that experience resulted in my instantly recognising this individual as "the one" I had hoped to be with since that age.

This, in effect, introduction agency made the marriage to come on 22nd November 2025 possible. Well, God did, friendsfirst were the efficient vehicle.

I was very sceptical about yet another dating agency, who would be just interested in talking and taking money. I couldn't have been more wrong. I have found their care and attention to me as an individual, wholly refreshing and as a Christian a great welcome, I couldn't hope for a better agency.

Unsafe. They promised that they intervirwed everyone first, and after 2 hours I realised my personal details were publically displayed and I was being harrassed. What they say and what they do are not consistent. Take care!

Since I registered with Friends 1st 6 weeks ago, I have started dating an amazing Christian man. Actually I didn't meet him through Friends 1st but it was their expert advice which inspired me to look for potential partners in several different places and then led me to notice and invite out a man that I was interested in. He is at the same church as me but previously I would not have considered him or had the confidence to make the first move myself.

I would like to note minus 50 stars.

Transparency ? Lies

They say they respect people's opinions. Why then phone me asking me to delete my review ? ? ! ?

They wrote to me offering me a discounted price to re join.

This is minimum £ 527 per year or £ 49 per month. This is the cheapest temporarily till early October discounted rate.

The best thing is they state about " free bonuses ". I can't see anything which is free although Katherine called me to explain you get free things if you join. Fair enough although is not at all free to join.

She asked me to delete this review. She said you get free things if you re join at the current time.

She questioned if I was a Christian which is offensive.

She said I was damaging to the Christian Community.

I am sure some people meet their partners via Friends1st.

I am sure as well more people may consider joining if they charge less money than hundreds or thousands per year.

She said my actions were weird ( giving my honest opinion regarding a letter is now somehow classed as weird ). Well Katherine phoned me as well. This was a real phone call. This was a real experience.

She didn't like me saying her saying my actions were weird sounded like I am weird.

I was posting my opinion.

Then they've the audacity to say I wasn't pressured to delete this review despite Katherine called me asking me to delete my review ?

Further it wasn't me who stopped talking to Friends1st. They terminate my phone call ( s ) now. How can you now answer my questions if you terminate phone call ( s ) ?

Let the truth be known. I can tolerate criticism regarding my anger. I can tolerate a lot. What I can't tolerate is when people claim I was not pressured to delete my review when I'd a phone call requesting I delete my review as this was " damaging the Christian Community ". What I mean is they literally twist the truth against me which is the same or similar as lying. Once a person or company twists things it is difficult to trust them.

This may seem a little thing.

At my Autistic mind this is important.

My Christianity was questioned plus it was said I was damaging the Christian Community then things are twisted against me seemingly as I was pressured to delete the review plus they ( not I ended the contact ). They replied saying I wasn't pressured to delete this post ( this is not true ). They replied saying I requested to not be contacted ( this is not true ).

Admittedly I should've not been angry. Does this give them the right to say things like they didn't pressure me to delete my review when I'd a phone call requesting me to delete my review as this was " damaging the Christian Community " ?

If anyone is determined enough to search re. A soulmate I am sure my experience won't matter. I felt I should share my experience.

I am willing to discuss this with Friends1st if anyone wants to contact me.

As I say I can tolerate a lot although not when things are twisted against me.

One other thing is if they asked me to delete my negative review this is highly possible they asked other people to delete their negative reviews. Well done if you refused. If they just want positive reviews what is the point being at Trustpilot ?

No company can ever grow if they stand still.

This said if you locate your partner congratulations.

They clarified they didn't pressure me to delete this. Well I don't know what conversation they are REFERRING TO ! They phoned me to ASK ME TO DELETE THIS !

If I'd the money I would take them to Court although there must be some kind of complaint procedure.

I can tolerate a lot.

What I can't tolerate is being lied to.

This is awful.

You said you didn't pressure me when this is exactly what you did.

You called me ( the first time you called me at many years to ask if I can delete this post ).

The second lie was when it was said I requested they don't contact me.

They say they are sorry yet earlier I was asked if I was a Christian ?

I say how is it Christian to say you didn't pressure me when this is exactly what it felt like ?

My apology wasn't accepted ( this would've been accepted if I'd deleted my honest negative post ).

This is about a real phone call or phone calls.

Friends 1 st. Asked me to delete this.

Can't they understand there are different opinions ?

It is very odd they asked me to delete my post. What kind of company can't accept negative feedback ?

Apparently my review may not help other people find their soulmates or more to the point Friends1st won't get as many customers. Well I've no control regarding who meets who. If Friends1st get less customers it would help if they don't twist the truth against me !

It was said they would consider me joining if I delete my negative review then they claim I wasn't pressured to delete this review.

They state regarding people's opinions are " respected ". I was previously asked to delete my review.

If Friends1st want to call me to explain or amend this please call.

Please be wary of engaging with this company. My son has autism OCD dyspraxia and social phobia. He is classed as a vulnerable person and lives in supported living. He showed an interest in friends first then decided it wasn't for him. They then contacted him repeatedly to get him to join. Due to my sons incapacity to fully understand what he was getting himself into he finally agreed. He lives on benefits as he is unable to work . The dating site friends 1st is totally not right for my son. He's sent two profiles one in north Scotland and the other on the south coast. He lives in the north midlands. Doesnt drive and is on a very limited income. He wants to cancel the £36 a month fee and he now understands this is his living expense money. I on his behalf have pleaded begged almost to cancel his membership. Several emails and phone conversations have passed between me and Kathryn (company owner I believe) explaining fully my sons position. Not one shred of understanding or empathy or care even has been shown with them insisting he has to pay his membership. I find their whole attitude disgusting. There should be some lee way in cases such as my son's. He is now trapped into a completely useless dating site for him until next April. We as his family were unaware he had joined even though they say we must have know!!! Unbelievable. Please be wary if you have sons/daughters in a similar situation. Through my son's inability to fully understand the undertaking he is basically giving them £36 a month. Christian values!!! Not the Christian values I was brought up with.

As a Christian woman I’ve been very reluctant to write a review about Friends1st as although my experience of the company has been completely disappointing I didn’t feel it would be honourable to throw them under the bus. Upon reflection I believe I owe it those of you out there that have been taken in by the front end sales tactics to think twice. Please dont bother signing up and wasting your money, the quality of service, communication and profiles are few and poor. I regret going against my better judgement and signing up although initially i had a zoom meeting with a member of staff and was quite impressed with the offerings. Please note that the moment you verbally agree to the services this acts as a legally binding contract which you cannot cancel! I definitely would NOT recommend this company under any circumstances. Most of the profiles I did receive were of men that were MUCH older and totally unsuitable so I’m guessing they don’t have many profiles so will send you the few unsuitable ones to meet their quota. I was a few days late with a payment after cancelling my direct debit and was threatened with legal action. I decided to pay up for the year to avoid any further threats and have had NO further communication from Friends1st. Extremely disappointing and is not able to deliver on its promises.

I am so grateful that I took the leap and paid up for membership with FF. I don’t know about you but dating or joining a dating agency is a daunting thought especially in the current climate. I am so glad that one of your customers service gentleman who is a really lovely man spoke to me not once or twice and encouraged me with his words of wisdom and a Christian spirit of approach. Talking to him I saw and felt a genuine Christian caring agency.
Since signing up, all the girls have been very helpful, communicative and on the ball with everything. The materials I received were fantastic and really informative in this area of looking for a soulmate. I look forward to communicating more and more with you guys as I pursue this journey of finding a soulmate . And the photographer, what a lovely person he is! He made me feel at ease and took some very lovely photos of myself!
I am really excited and looking forward to receiving my profiles. I am very confident that with the help and support of such a caring and wonderful team I shall make friends in FF and that my future husband is just round the corner 🤩.
I would recommend FF to anyone Christian looking for a friend or a soulmate for that matter!

I have found FriendsFirst to be very genuine and the focus on the faith connection is fantastic. I feel it is a very special and professional dating organisation. The information pack was very useful and gives very rounded advice. There is good back-up with a video every week about how to improve my dating technique. I am delighted to say that I have met a lovely lady, the most beautiful woman in the world, who has changed my life. I recommend FriendsFirst to anyone who wants to find a very special person. Thank you, Keith.
(Written together with Keith).

Amazing an friendly such good ideas and ways to help you when need guiding what to do like I do thanks 😊 also I wasn't going to join but then seven said something that made me think that God has been guiding me and feeling it's time to move forward so I joined and glad that I did 😊 with loosing my husband 4 years ago I didn't think I would of even thought about this because my husband was the love of my life and soul mate but here I am now dipping my toe in the water and trusting God Amen 🙏

Firstly I am putting this here as I need to share my thoughts with people potentially thinking this is a road to travel.
I joined in April this year thinking I wanted some help in finding a partner. When I spoke to Steve in the outset, I mentioned that I want to date and that hasn't changed..I still want to meet someone to date and just talking by text or phone is something I have been doing in the past and not getting the results. I was hoping that joining an agency would take that away from me so I signed up thinking they would send me profiles of people closer to where I live, and suitable partners for what I am seeking. So far I have had profiles which ain't really close to me or suitable for what I seek. I have made the effort and contacted them.knowing full well that I wouldn't get responses or get ignored and haven't been disappointed in that. Now I know what I signed up to and it really sickens me to think I have wasted my.money and thinking on this and most importantly that I won't get any of that back.
Also I feel the information that is meant to be guidance is a bit patronising as it sounds like we, the clients, are bit dim and haven't tried some of these ideas already so don't need to re-visit.
Anyhow like I said, I know what I signed up to but as a Christian agency I just expected.more to go into it and I would be writing a glowing review instead of this one.
Advice: Stick to what your doing as the light will shine brighter I am sure and you can save your money.

Updated: After placing this review, I had a call and discussed why I had put this here and wasn't impressed that I was being told off for placing it and weeks later this reply turns up...Well I still don't feel no way for placing it because people's experiences need to be shared sand evaluated...and if I didn't say it in my conversation previously or then, if a partner is fine then I am quite happy to sing about the blessings that Friend1st has bought me..but until then...

I’m incredibly grateful for Friends1st, as it was through their thoughtful and principled approach that I met my now wife. In a world full of superficial dating apps and fleeting connections, Friends1st offers something genuinely different: a faith-based, personal, and ethical matchmaking service for Christians who are serious about finding a God-honouring relationship.

From the beginning, I appreciated their honesty, pastoral care, and structured support. They never made unrealistic promises or tried to sell me an illusion. Instead, they guided me with practical advice, encouragement, and a commitment to integrity. They focus on people as individuals, not just profiles on a screen.

Some of the negative reviews on here seem to misunderstand the nature of what Friends1st offers. This isn’t a quick-fix or casual swipe-based dating site. It’s for those who are serious about their faith and serious about meeting someone special—and willing to invest time, effort, and prayer into the process.

Yes, it requires patience. But the results speak for themselves: I met my wife through this service. That alone makes it worth every penny.

If you’re looking for a Christ-centred, respectful, and professional introduction service with genuine people and genuine intentions, I wholeheartedly recommend Friends1st.

THIS COMPANY ARE THIEFS LIERS AND SCAMMERS. THEY TAKE YOUR MONEY BUT SEND NO PROFILES OR ANYTHING TOTAL LIERS THIEFS TIME WASTERS AND CROOKS

Seems to be a fraudulent company out to scam unsuspecting people. They emailed me out of the blue (I do not need a ‚Christian partner‘, I never contacted them, I didn’t even know who they were). I received four emails on the same day within 45 minutes insinuating I had made a ‚transaction‘ for ‚roll over silver membership’, asking me ‚to set up a recurring payment agreement‘, stating falsely that I had set up a FuturePay agreement and sending me details that ‚will be stored in order to process future payments as agreed by you during the FuturePay set-up process‘ although they couldn’t have any genuine details - indeed, getting my name wrong - as I never made contact with them or their Worldpay CARD FuturePay company. Do NOT click on their links, do NOT reply - it seems to be a scam!