BBW Cupid (formerly Big Cupid)

BBW Cupid is part of the Cupid.com network of dating sites.

BBW Cupid offers plus size dating (BBW dating) for Big Beautiful Women and Big Handsome Men (BHM). They make a point of stating that you don’t need to be plus sized to join; many plus size singles are looking for average-sized partners.

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Big Cupid claim that they’re the largest BBW online dating service, with thousands of people joining each day.

We filtered for 40 plus singles in our area (Canada) and were pleasantly surprised by the number of profiles our search found. Ages ranged from early forties to mid-fifties (the ages we’d specified) and the profiles were mostly thoughtfully written, by pleasant-looking people.

Which is a bonus!

If you’ve signed up for any free memberships on senior dating sites, plus size dating sites, ANY kind of dating site, you’ll know there are some scary-looking specimens lurking out there.

BBW Cupid - The Review

Free membership:

Yes.

With a free membership you can:

Search the database for profiles you like
Post your profile with a photo
Show interest
Use Instant Messaging with paid members
Send email and reply to email (to and from paid members only)

Money Matters

BBW Cupid's dating service offers two levels of paid membership: Gold and Platinum.

All prices are in Canadian Dollars

Gold Membership:

1 month: $29.99

3 months: $59.99

6 months: $99.99

1 year: $119.99

Platinum Membership:

1 month: $39.99

3 months: $79.99

6 months: $119.00

1 year: $149.99

Paid membership:

With a Gold membership you can:

Have unlimited contacts with other members. You can contact free or paid members (by email or instant messaging).
Add your profile with up to 5 photos
Have your profile display above those of free members.
Use the chatroom
Add optional video
Use advanced search: select by age, height, weight, body type, smoker, country, etc. You can also sort by type of relationship you're after: penpal, friend, romance/dating, marriage, and language practice. We think the language practice bit is rather sweet.
Use voice or text instant messaging
Create your own list of matching members

You can’t:

Receive or view video mail

BBWCupid Platinum members enjoy all the advantages of the Gold, plus:

You can initiate contact with free or paid members using email, voicemail or videomail
Use video, voice or text instant messaging
You can record your own video greeting and send or receive video or voice mail
Your profile will rank above Gold members (and free members, obviously).
You can translate messages into different languages

Payment options: Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex), debit card (Visa Electron, Delta), Paypal, bank transfer, or cheque/check.

Renewal: Automatic renewal of whichever plan you’ve signed up for. Let them know in writing (email or post) when you want to unsubscribe.

Open to: Worldwide but with emphasis on US, Canada, UK and Australia.

We like:

Free members can send messages and reply to messages from paid members (many BBW dating sites make you pay to reply to or initiate contact with other members).

BBW Cupid has dating safety tips on their home page.

Their welcome email (which arrives after you sign up) has lots of valuable info on how to best use the site.

The member profile page looks good and is laid out with the user in mind.

We don’t like:

There are unnecessary spelling mistakes on the intro page. Picky, yes, but that has the potential to put people off. If we hadn’t been reviewing the site we might not have gone any further. Because we’re very picky. After all, this is a professional site (part of a large network of online dating sites) offering a service. “Testimonals” “Hansome”. Learn to spell, BigCupid webmaster people.

Aside from that, though, this is a nice-looking plus size dating website with good features.

Click here to visit the BBW Cupid (formerly Big Cupid) home page