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FarmersOnly.com

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3.4

320 Customer Reviews

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Summary

FarmersOnly is a dating platform for those out in the country and other like-minded folks to connect and (hopefully) fall in love. The number of members is smaller compared to other dating websites, but there’s a good chance that a lot of potential matches will share your interests.

Pros

  • You can send “flirts” to other users through a free account
  • Niche community for people with a farming mentality
  • Customer reviews indicate a relatively high success rate

Cons

  • Website is outdated
  • No matching algorithms
  • No regulations to keep scammers off the site or ensure people like rural living
  • Free members can’t communicate with you unless you pay an additional $10 monthly fee
  • Some regions won’t have many active members

FarmersOnly.com Review: Is It Right for You? An In-Depth Look

By Lydia Noyes

Updated on: Jun 25, 2020

FarmersOnly is an online dating site for those who love the country. The website targets those who farm or enjoy the farming lifestyle by giving them a platform to connect over that shared interest.

Founded in 2005, FarmersOnly.com® claims to solve the problem of trying to date when you live in a small town and know all your neighbors a little too well.

In this review, we’ll analyze what this platform offers to help you determine if it is the right option for you.

How Does FarmersOnly Work?

When you make an account on FarmersOnly, you start filling out your profile with a brief bio and then answer questions about your lifestyle, including your ethnicity, religious beliefs, drinking or smoking habits, educational level, whether you have children, and more.

You’ll then share information about what you’re looking for in a match, such as height, weight, and age preferences, as well as what kind of relationship you are looking for (casual, friendship, or long term).

FarmersOnly won’t display your real name. Instead, your username will be something like “Cowboy” or “Farmgirl,” followed by a string of numbers. People with premium accounts can modify their nickname, but they still can’t share a real name.

It’s possible to search members on the site based on a preferred age range, their distance from you, or whether they have profile pictures.

Flirting and favoriting accounts are free, but you’ll need to pay for a subscription to read the flirts sent to you.

Flirt options include several dozen pre-written phrases, including “My computer dared me to send you a flirt,” “Wishing you a HAPPY Harvest,” “Will you be my Spring Fling?” and more.

You can use the discover feature to browse suggested accounts by picture only and indicate whether you are interested or not by selecting a ‘thumbs up’ or a ‘thumbs down’. Only members who you thumbed up will get a message about your interest.

The number of active online users on FarmersOnly ranged from 15,00–17,000 while I used the site. Users are located across the United States, and about 10% of the membership base is located in Canada.

Today, FarmersOnly’s total membership is around 4.5 million users, and the company claims that they produce more than 100 marriages each year.

Premium Membership Pricing and Features

If you want to send and receive personal messages from other FarmersOnly members, then you will need to commit to a premium membership.

The cost per month depends on how many months you commit to:

  • 1-month membership: $21.95
  • 3-month membership: $13.32/month ($39.96 total)
  • 6-month membership: $10.99/month ($65.94 total)

Signing up for premium membership enrolls you in a recurring subscription until you cancel your account. You can cancel future subscription renewals at any time through the “Manage Your Subscription” option in account settings.

For an additional $9.99 per month, you can upgrade your account to “Gold Status,” meaning that your messages will be highlighted in gold in other member’s inboxes, and even free members will be able to read and respond to them.

Another premium feature is FarmPhone, which lets you send and receive FarmersOnly messages as text messages on your phone while keeping your number private from other members. Other members don’t need to have this feature for it to work for you. This costs an additional $4.95 per month.

Analysis of Customer Reviews

There are close to 300 reviews of FarmersOnly on our website, averaging 3.3-stars. The reviews indicate that this site is polarizing, as almost 90% are either five stars or one star. Here’s a summary of key takeaways from these reviews.

Common Compliments:

  • Lots of reports of successful couples and happy marriages
  • Great way to meet people with similar interests
  • Great way to meet people who live far away from you

Common Complaints:

  • Too many scam accounts
  • Not all users are farmers or ranchers
  • Some users rarely got any response to their messages
  • Too many profiles without pictures
  • Many users were surprised by the subscription billing method

Popular Alternatives to FarmersOnly

There aren’t many dating websites tailored specifically towards rural people, but many people are still likely to have luck on more mainstream dating platforms like Zoosk, Elite Singles, and Match.com.

FarmersOnly Zoosk Elite Singles Match.com
Price Per Month $10.99–$21.99, plus extras $12.95–$29.99, plus extras $31.95–$57.95 $18.99–$37.99
Matching Process No matching process beyond location or age ranges Shares suggested matches and lets you browse others with Carousel feature Assigns matches based on your personality tests results and your partner preferences Short quiz focused on your demographic information and your basic partner requirements
Free Search Available? Yes No Only through the app Yes
Ability to Search by Income and Education Level? Education, not income No Yes Yes
Key Features The site targets people who like a country lifestyle Possible to connect with members in unique ways by spending coins Claims to tailor to 30+, highly educated members First online dating site (launched in 1995). No limit to daily matches.
Overall App Rating
  • Android: 3.0 (3,000 reviews)
  • iOS: 4.4 (4,000 reviews)
  • Android: 3.8 (500,000 reviews)
  • iOS: 4.4 (67,000 reviews)
  • Android: 2.4 (8,000 reviews)
  • iOS: 3.1 (13,000 reviews)
  • Android: 3 (85,000 reviews)
  • iOS: 3.8 (7,000 reviews)
Number of Members 4.5 million 40 million active users About 2 million 9 million active users

Zoosk dwarfs the other dating profiles by membership size. There are close to ten times as many active users on the platform as FarmersOnly, which means that you’re likely to find a few people nearby that spark your interest.

Zoosk also utilizes a coin system, which means that the site offers lots of additional items for you to purchase to get attention from other users. This can bring your monthly costs up significantly compared to the base monthly price.

Like FarmersOnly, Elite Singles is a niche site that’s targeted towards older, educated adults who are searching for serious relationships. In both cases, these sites don’t regulate who signs up. You could be a high school dropout on Elite Singles or a nature-adverse city dweller on FarmersOnly.

However, in my experience, most FarmersOnly members seem to indicate some interest in farming, animals, or the outdoors in their profiles.

Lastly, FarmersOnly doesn’t include any sort of matching algorithm to help you connect with others. You won’t be asked any questions about your personality or relationship style, and matches are sorted by distance as a default.

The Bottom Line

FarmersOnly is designed to help the busy, outdoorsy types find their forever matches. While the site isn’t exclusively composed of farmers, most users indicate that they have at least a general love for the lifestyle.

Compared to other dating sites, FarmersOnly has an outdated feel. Some might find that to be refreshing, as it simplifies the matchmaking process by getting rid of matching algorithms and pay-per-interaction pricing systems.

Customer reviews indicate that a lot of FarmersOnly members successfully used the site to find a long-term partner. The dating pool is smaller, but there’s a good chance that a lot of potential matches will share your interests, which might save you a lot of time sorting through members on other sites.

If you’re interested in FarmersOnly but concerned you won’t find the right people, we suggest making a free account and sending some flirt messages to people you are interested in.

You’ll get an email if they flirt with you back, so, even though you won’t be able to see the flirt, you’ll get the sense of whether they might be interested. You can then use this response rate to determine whether committing to a premium membership might be worthwhile.

Customer Reviews

3.4 Stars out of 320 Reviews
5 Star:53% 4 Star:5% 3 Star:1% 2 Star:4% 1 Star:35%
61% Recommend This Service
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Posted on Jun 24, 2015

Well worth it

By Sara , New York

Though it was a bit pricey but I found my fiancé on this site. I couldn't be happier. Sorry for those who weren't as lucky as me.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 3 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 27, 2014

Met the Girl of My Dreams

By Paul , Near Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

I am very pleased with the results I received using Farmer Only. My wife had left me and wanted a divorce, I lost our house in the city to her and was forced to move to our ranch. Over the past two years I have had no luck meeting women. I have reviewed and joined a few dating site and found they were misleading and many had people trying to scam men.

One evening a friend suggested I check out Farmer Only, he had heard good things about the site so I did. I spent a few nights reviewing potential partners. I must have read over 100 profiles starting close to home and moving out. A couple interested me but one stuck out and then she seemed to disappear for a day and reappeared with a new profile. I finally got the nerve to email her and told her what I wanted in woman and thought after reading her profile she was what I wanted. The problem is I am in Canada and she is in the USA.

The next day she sent me a flirt and then an email. We hit it off first emailing, then texting and finally talking on the phone. Then we agreed to meet in Montana for a weekend and by the end of the week had agreed to make a long term commitment to each other. We are both family oriented and it is working out great.

I thought Farmer Only would lead me to a girl with values similar to mine and it did. I am very pleased.

Thank you!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 4 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 8, 2015

I really did find my wonderful partner on this site

By Karrie , Colorado/Nebraska

It's too bad to read about some of the negative experiences others have had on this site.

I was able to find an extraordinary man who I am sharing my life with. We were both looking for someone with specific criteria, and were able to find each other because we were detailed and honest in our profile descriptions about who we were and what we were looking for.

Over a year later, we are building an off-grid house together on his farm, and sharing our passions and dreams. It so happens that we both farm. I'm a writer and an artist, and he is an inventor, but it was our backgrounds in agriculture and the outdoors that brought us both to FarmersOnly.

So don't give up. Be genuine and you will find genuine people.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 4 People Have Voted

Posted on Jun 11, 2015

The first day of the rest of my life...

By Pioneeress , Minnesota & Wisconsin

I met a wonderful man on FarmersOnly.com after being urged by a suggestion from a group of women on a scrapbooking weekend. I saw someone after searching for some time...and reached out. He returned the spark. We emailed and talked over the phone and eventually met in person. Both of us felt as if we could relate in many ways and we have since become close and we have a relationship developing. I have enjoyed the exclusivity of the website. There is no way I can blame the site for others' problems here. I was blessed to find a man who shares my dreams and passions. No one is perfect and I don't expect that anyone could expect that in another person. I do believe that we find our soul mate if we ask or should I say "SoilMate"?

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 11 People Have Voted

Posted on Dec 4, 2014

Actually, I like this dating website!

By Dorothy , Blue Ridge, Tx

I have met several nice men on here, and went out on dates with them. They never behaved other than gentlemanly. But then, my profile made it clear that I was not looking for other than gentlemanly! As of today, I have not met my soul mate. But I have another date this Friday, so who knows? It's been fun! And isn't that the whole idea of dating websites? For me, no problems at all.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 2 People Have Voted

Posted on Jun 8, 2015

Met My Husband!

By Tracy Goodson ,

FarmersOnly is a great site! I was weary about Internet dating at first, but after some encouragement from a close friend, I decided to give it a try. Within minutes of setting up my account, I was connected with several matches. The night I set up my account is the night I was connected with my now husband. He clicked on my profile, so I went and viewed his. Then we exchanged our first messages. I loved that FarmersOnly was simple. It was easy to set up, easy to use and I was instantly connected to country/farm guys. My husband and I messaged back and forth for several weeks on the site. I just accessed the site on my phone, he used the text feature the site offers. After a couple weeks, we decided to exchange numbers and talk offline.

At this point I decided to cancel my membership. It was simple. I was never charged any extra fees. No extra charges were made. My husband canceled his account too. He never experienced any difficulties either. It was great! We are both extremely pleased with our FarmersOnly experience.

We owe FarmersOnly for bringing us together. We've been happily married for a month now and have encouraged friends and family members to give it a shot as well.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 7 People Have Voted

Posted on Apr 17, 2015

Great experience

By Tom , Montana

I met the love of my life here. It was like looking through a catalog and picking the perfect lady! Yes, you have to sort through a few people but if you're persistent, you'll find the one.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 5 People Have Voted

Posted on May 25, 2015

You Don't Have to be Lonely

By Alisha , Michigan

I paid for three months at FarmersOnly.com and met my now husband back then.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 4 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 15, 2015

Met the love of my life

By Nikki ,

FarmersOnly operates like most dating sites, however, it is much smaller and more personal. Three days after signing up, I met my fiancé. I couldn't be happier. There are great people on the site. You just have to look.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 3 People Have Voted

Posted on Oct 1, 2015

Great site

By Janice , Lakeville IN

I registered on the site 2 years ago on a whim. I never really expected to meet anyone. I met a wonderful man after just a few months on the site. We got married this past summer and I couldn't be happier. It's wonderful to have met a man who loves being outside as much as I do. It's also refreshing that he has a moral compass that isn't broken.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 5 People Have Voted

Posted on Nov 11, 2015

Found that Special Person

By Mike , Hayward, CA

Great service from FarmerOnly! Found that special person. FarmersOnly handles a way of life and a group of people who understand the basics, the kind of work we do, commitments, politeness, etc. It couldn't get any better.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 2 People Have Voted
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