Trusted & True makes finding authentic connections easy and secure. Connect with verified + attested real people,
protect your personal information, and build trust in a fake-free, scam-free space.
Built for real people seeking real relationships
No more fake profiles, No more ghosting games: Every user passes industrial-grade identity check. No bots. No scams. Just people who are serious about connection.
Your data. Your rules. Always.
Unlike other dating platforms, with Trusted & True you own the information about
yourself. We’re bound by ordinances that assure you that we can never sell it. Trusted & True follows the MOI
privacy standard—your data is protected by copyright and secrecy laws.
Meaningful matches, Not swipe fatigue
Our platform uses a 2000+ question profile engine to generate real
compatibility. No endless swiping—just deeper matches.
Solid security
Trusted & True uses the same proven password-free PKI Identity Certificate
technology used by military organizations around the world, ensuring you the highest level of security.
A better way To start relationships
Trusted & True’s founder Wes Kussmaul was also The founder of Delphi, the
social network that in 1982 grew out of his world’s first online encyclopedia.
Starting relationships in clubhouses
From solo travelers to dog lovers to book club gatherings—you can create or
join groups aligned with your interests. It’s more than dating—it’s your tribe.
Who should join Trusted & True?
Singles tired of catfishing and scams
Divorced or widowed adults re-entering the dating world
Individuals looking for safer spaces
Privacy-conscious daters
Seniors seeking real companionship
Here’s what he had to say about successful online dating …
The reason Delphi spawned so many successful relationships and marriages was because when people connect with values, ideas, humor, and conversation — rather than by promoting their “features” as a PRODUCT — the resulting relationship is simply better in all respects.
— Wes Kussmall, founder of Delphi in 1982
and founder of Trusted & True in 2025
Verified matches you can trust
Every member undergoes multi-step identity verification. No fake names or
hidden faces—just real people.
A private, scam-free zone
Communicate in safe, secure spaces without fear—your identity and privacy are
our priority.
Real conversations, not clickbait
No bots. Just real, human communication with people who are truly looking for
connection.
Free or full membership—you decide
Explore the platform for free or get access to premium tools with flexible
membership plans.
Transparent roadmap
We’re already building. With your help, we’ll move from beta to full
launch—fast.
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Online Dating Must Change
The founder of both Tinder and Bumble had critical things to say about the online dating industry in a recent New York Times interview. *Whitney Wolfe Herd pointed to pressures that distract the dating app industry from what should be their mission: providing users with what they want and need.
“Are our members actually getting what they came here for?” she asked. “That question stopped being asked for too long. We were chasing growth. When you chase growth, you get it, but then you lose it.”
Well, brava Ms. Herd! — for recognizing the trap in the strategy that Silibandia (Silicon Valley plus the broadband and media industries plus their feeders) has sold to just about every app and web based business. The dating business isn’t the only online industry turning a blind eye to fake identities, but its “growth” benefits greatly from the practice.
“Growth” is a code word for Silibandia’s practice of exploiting, rather than serving, the people (let’s stop calling them “users”) it depends upon. If they can generate page views and clicks and extended session time — wasting your time, not to mention your hopes of a meaningful relationship, trying to connect with a ghost or a fraudster — well, that’s just what it takes to show “growth” in quarterly numbers to be consumed by the wolves of Wall Street. It becomes impossible to get off that “growth” treadmill.
If all they were selling were fads and fashions, perhaps the practice would be less objectionable. But online dating is about peoples’ hopes for finding that special someone to share their lives with. Dating is the entry point to one of the most important parts of life: steady, meaningful companionship.
And that’s what they’re playing with and “monetizing”: the peace of mind, the hopes and dreams of the people who have given them their trust.
How dare they!
Help us fix this.
In 1981 I launched the world’s first online encyclopedia, which soon became the Delphi social network. Before we sold the business to Rupert Murdoch’s News America Corp. a decade later, hundreds of thousands of couples had met on Delphi. Many of them later married.
Delphi didn’t provide a dating service. Indeed, in those days social media was text-only, so there was no way to share pictures. Rather, people simply met in the various online clubs and gatherings and formed relationships based on the interests and values they shared. It would have been considered uncool if you led by talking about your height, attractiveness — your “features” as a product.
It occurred to me at the time, and I still believe, that the reason we spawned so many successful relationships and marriages was that when people connect with values, ideas, humor, and conversation rather than by promoting their “features,” the resulting relationship is simply better in all respects.
Trusted & True is a dating platform where every member is a real human being who is accountable for what they say and do. And as a member of The Authenticity Alliance, Trusted & True is bound to a set of ordinances that, among other things, turn its members’ personal information into their personal intellectual property, protected by international copyright and secrecy law. If someone wants a bit of information from you, they must obtain a license from you to have it, and only under strict nondisclosure provisions.
