Ugly Dating UK: Meet Real Singles Near You

The Ugly Bug Ball has welcomed British singles since 2010, and today more than 350 members live in the UK, from Greater London and the West Midlands to Devon, Yorkshire, Kent and Hampshire, with members in Scotland too. It is a friendly, slightly cheeky place for people who would rather be fancied for their wit than their cheekbones, and who are happy to laugh at themselves a little along the way.

Who you will meet in the UK

Our UK men cover every age, and about half of them are 45 or over, so British members in their fifties and sixties will find people at the same stage of life. About one UK member in five is a woman, and the women cluster in their thirties and forties: 43% of them are 35 to 44. If you are a man, write a profile with some substance and open by picking up on something she wrote; it will set you apart. If you are a woman, expect a good choice.

Where our UK members live

Greater London has by far the biggest group, around seventy members, and more than four in ten of them are women. After London come the West Midlands, Devon, North Yorkshire and Kent, then Hampshire, Essex, West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Somerset, East Sussex, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Hereford and Worcester. In Scotland there are members in Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Fife, and after London the cities with the most members are Manchester and Birmingham. Outside the big cities, set a distance that reaches the nearest one and you will see more people.

Why it suits British dating

The British are good at not taking themselves too seriously, and that is the whole spirit of the site. The name is a joke you are in on, not a label someone gives you. Nobody needs to perform here: you can be the slightly awkward, very funny person you are in real life and look for someone who likes exactly that.

How it works for UK members

Join, write a little about yourself and set the ages and distance you want. Each day you get new matches near you, and you message the ones you like. Free members get a number of messages every day and can reply to paid members at any time. Prices are in pounds on our pricing page, the features page has the full tour, and our safety page explains how fake profiles are kept out. For ideas on where to go, see our first date ideas.

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