Does the Person Know When You Report Them on Facebook Dating?

No. Facebook's Dating safety guidelines say, "We won't let the person know that you reported them." The same line appears in its Dating safety policy. So you can report a scammer, a fake account or someone who's making you uneasy without a confrontation.

What the pages don't say is whether a person you block is told. Don't count on it either way.

Facebook Dating lives in the Facebook app for Android or iPhone, so you report from your phone, not a computer.

1. Tap Menu, then tap Dating.
2. Tap Matches and select the conversation.
3. Tap Options in the top right.
4. Tap Report this conversation.
5. Choose a reason.

1. Open the person's Dating profile.
2. Tap Options in the top right.
3. Tap Report [their name]'s profile.
4. Choose a reason.

Menu labels can shift as the app updates. If yours differs, look for the same Options menu on the profile or the conversation.

Pick the reason that fits best. You don't have to write an essay or prove anything. The reason just tells Facebook what kind of problem to look for.

When you report a conversation, Facebook says it reviews up to 100 of the most recent messages, or up to 30 if your account is in the European Union. So a report about someone's messages comes with its own evidence, and the same review applies to you if anyone ever reports you.

Outside Dating, Facebook's help page on reports says you may be able to check the status of a report from your Support Inbox and see when it takes action. That page is about reports on Facebook generally, and it doesn't mention Dating reports specifically. The Dating pages don't describe how reviews work or what actions follow.

Facebook's Dating safety policy says you can lose access to Dating if you went against its Terms of Service, Community Standards or other policies, and it may ask users to verify their profiles to prevent impersonation or underage use.

Facebook's own safety guidelines tell you to report anyone who asks for personal information, anyone who asks you to send money, and anyone you think is suspicious. For a suspected scam, report the person instead of replying.

In practice, that covers:

• Scams. Requests for money, gift cards or crypto, an investment tip, or a link to some other site.
• Fake accounts. Photos that look lifted from a model's feed, a story that doesn't add up, and a rush to get you off Dating before any real conversation has happened.
• Threats and harassment. Anything that makes you uneasy about your safety, or anything sexual you didn't invite.
• Anyone who seems underage. Don't argue with it or ask questions. Report it and leave.

You don't have to be sure. The review exists to make that call.

Some accounts aren't clearly fake, just a little off. The photos look professional, the answers are thin, or she wants to move to another app before saying anything real. You don't need to report those on a hunch. Look at all of her photos, not just the best one. Then suggest a quick coffee or a short video call before anything bigger. A real woman who's interested will usually agree to one or the other. An account that dodges every plan has told you what you need to know.

A woman who didn't reply isn't misconduct. Neither is a conversation that fizzled, or someone who told you plainly she wasn't interested. Most of the people you talk to on any app will never become dates. Let those conversations go and put your attention on the ones that are working.

A report is about the account. A block is about you.

Facebook's guidelines say to block anyone who makes you uncomfortable, and to report and block anyone who asks for personal information. When someone is running a scam or making threats, do both.

Facebook's help page says blocking someone in Dating doesn't block them on Facebook or Messenger, while profiles you've blocked on Facebook are blocked in Dating automatically. Meta's Dating page adds that you can still match with someone, and see their Dating profile, if you unblock them or become friends.

If the account has threatened you, take a screenshot before you do either. That way you keep your own record, whatever happens to the account afterward.

For a conversation that's merely annoying, a block on its own is usually enough.

Since a report brings a review of recent messages, write every message as if a stranger might read it one day. Because one might.

Men get reported for the same few things again and again: a sexual comment in the first line, an angry reply after she turns him down, a third message after she has already said no. Each one feels minor in the moment, and each one is exactly what a reviewer reads.

Stay light, specific and polite. Ask her about something real in her photos or answers, suggest a plan once the conversation is warm, and let it go when she lets it go. A man who writes like that never has to worry about what a review will find, and he gets more dates for the same reason.