How AdultFriendFinder subscriptions appear on your bank statement

There's always an anxiety around signing up for a new dating site, particularly one of the spicier variety like AdultFriendFinder. Signing up for any paid-for service leaves a digital paper trail — one that could be pretty embarrassing if it involves sex, kinks, and hookups. This kind of thing is personal, and everyone deserves their privacy when it comes to online fun.

There are lots of reasons to feel cagey about the digital paper trail. For starters, you could be married or in a relationship. Or perhaps you and your ex haven’t got round to dividing your financial lives yet. Maybe you just don’t like the idea of your bank teller or financial advisor knowing what you get up to online, which is totally fair enough. Whatever the reason, it’s your prerogative — and it's your right to keep it all hush-hush.

It's perfectly natural to worry about what your dating app subscription will look like on your bank statement, especially if that subscription service contains loaded words such as “adult” — folks can be super judgy and conservative about this kind of thing.

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Thankfully, AdultFriendFinder has anticipated this exact issue. So, if you do decide to upgrade from a free membership to a paid one — whether you opt for their Gold or VIP subscription tiers, which boast their own features and benefits — your monthly billing statement will only show up as FFNHelp.com*FRIENDF.

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It's a relatively cryptic and innocuous name that won’t arouse undue suspicion or unfair judgment (not that you should have to worry about that anyway — what you get up on consenting dating sites is your business).

Be aware that AdultFriendFinder subscriptions default to “auto-renew,” so if you purchase a membership and want to cancel, you’ll need to disable auto-renew. Otherwise, you risk having the mysterious FFNHelp.com*FRIENDF pop up on your statement month after month — and you'll continue paying, of course.

But what if even that isn’t good enough for you?

If you’re super cautious — or super paranoid — you can actually bypass bank statements entirely by paying with a gift card or a cash, check, or money order (available only to users in the U.S.). You can even use an e-wallet option like AirTM. Residents of the UK can opt to pay by SMS. AFF really has thought of everything with this particular issue.

If avoiding a digital paper trail is your top priority and privacy is paramount, you’re much better off using these payment options and not handing over your credit card details in the first place. Whatever you choose, AFF is safeguarding your anonymity.