Is it a dating app? No. It is a place to talk.
Short answer: no. This is a video chat. You sit down with someone new on camera and talk. What the talk turns into is for the two of you to decide.
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Where the line sits
A dating service is built around profiles, likes and matches. A video chat is built around one thing, a live conversation. Our chat is the second kind.
People arrive with different hopes. Some want a laugh, some want to practise a language, some are bored on a day off. A few hope for romance. You cannot tell from the first hello, so go in without a script and listen to what the other person says first.
Any screen will do. Phone or laptop, you open the site and talk; no download comes first. Start from the home page or go straight in.
See who is there
Try the omegle app on whatever screen you are holding. One call will tell you more than any description.
Video talks that begin with a good first line
Before the call starts
- Decide what you want. A chat, a laugh or language practice are honest goals. If you are hunting for a date, expect many calls that lead nowhere.
- Look at your background. A plain wall shows less than a desk covered in post. Keep addresses, school names and documents out of frame.
- Choose what you will share. A first name, or a made-up one, is plenty. Your surname, street and school can stay with you.
While you talk
After the call
- Let a friendship take its time. A good first talk is a start. Trust grows over several conversations, not one.
- Treat meeting in person as a separate decision. If you ever get there, pick a public place, tell a friend where you are going and wait until you know the person well.
- Close a call that went wrong and move on. The rules for using the site say what applies to everyone in the chat.
Small questions people bring
Can I meet a girlfriend or boyfriend here?
Some people get along and stay in touch. Nothing on the site is set up to promise it, so treat each call as a conversation first.
Who will I be paired with?
That depends on one choice you make at the start. Men who pick women are paired with women. Women who pick men are paired with men. Every call is just the two of you, and you can switch to someone else at any point.
Someone asked for romance and I do not want that. What now?
Say no once, in plain words. If they keep pushing, hang up.
Is there an app to download?
No. Open the site on your phone or laptop and the call happens right there, with nothing to set up.