GleedenOur review.

What Gleeden is

Gleeden is the affair site with a twist: it was built by women, for women — and it's the one married people in France actually talk about. The pitch on the homepage is blunt: "the first discreet dating site made by women", for people in a relationship who want a lover nearby or a fling while travelling, without blowing up their life at home. Its apple logo says the rest: take a bite.

The numbers are big. The homepage counter showed 15,456,840 members when we checked, and the FAQ says members come from 159+ countries. The site runs in nine languages (French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Romanian and Dutch), but its heartland is France, where Le Parisien, ELLE and TF1 have all covered it.

Verified facts (22 Oct 2026)

• Read today: the gleeden.com homepage (FR and EN), the full Q&A / FAQ and the Terms of sale.
• Free for women: the site and all its features are completely free for female members.
• Men pay with credits, no subscription required: registration, creating a profile, browsing profiles and public photo books, sending "crushes" (winks) and adding favourites are free. Messaging, chat and private books cost credits.
• Credit costs (Terms of sale): first message in a new thread 5 credits, then all replies between you two are free; reading a first message 3 credits; starting an instant chat session 4 credits, answering a chat request 3 credits; requesting a private book 1 credit, granting access 2 credits.
• Credits never expire. Optional Gleeden+ automatically buys a pack of 110 credits every month, cancellable any time, and gives 10% extra credits on other packs. Pack prices are shown on the purchase page after sign-up (the FAQ's example: a pack at $39.99).
• Discretion: the name "Gleeden" never appears on your bank statement. Pay by card or with cash-bought Paysafecard. Credits can also be bought in the smartphone app.
• Refunds: all purchases are final (EU residents can cancel a first purchase within 7 business days if no credits were used). Payments handled by Blackdivine LLC, New York.
• Moderation: every photo, username and intro line is checked by moderators (up to 48h); no nudity or porn in photos, only pictures of you. Men can be rated by women.
• Photo books: a public book (3 photos) and a private book (5 photos) you unlock member by member, and can lock again any time.

How it works

Pick a username, say who you are and who you're looking for, and register for free. Use a separate email — the FAQ itself tells you to. Fill your profile honestly (yes, including "married"): on Gleeden that's the point, not a red flag. Then search by city or country, browse public books, send crushes, and when someone catches your eye, spend 5 credits to open the conversation. After that first message, chatting with that person costs nothing more.

Women are in control here. They join, message and chat free, they rate men, and men's profiles with good ratings get more attention. Your private book stays locked until you grant access, and you can go "offline" while still browsing. Travelling? Search the city you're heading to and line things up before you land.

Pricing

Women: €0, everything included. Men: free to look, credits to talk. The credit logic is fair — you pay once per contact, not per message — and credits don't expire, so there's no monthly bill unless you opt into Gleeden+ (110 credits a month). The catch is that pack prices aren't published before sign-up, and nothing is refundable once bought, apart from the EU's first-purchase cooling-off on unused credits. Buy a small pack first, see if your area is active, then scale up.

Pros

• Free for women, so the ratio is better than most affair sites
• Pay per contact, not per message; credits never expire
• No "Gleeden" on your bank statement, Paysafecard accepted
• Strict moderation, private photo books you control
• Huge French base, members in 159+ countries

Cons

• Men pay for every new conversation
• Pack prices hidden until you sign up
• Purchases final, no refunds
• No explicit photos allowed — it's an affair site, not a porn site

Who it is for

Gleeden is for people in a relationship who want an affair, a secret lover or a no-strings fling, especially in France and French-speaking Europe — and for women who want to do it for free. If you want the global affair giant with keys and private galleries, compare Ashley Madison and Victoria Milan. If you and your partner want to play together instead of in secret, go to Wyylde, SDC or our best swinger sites guide; for pure hookups, Pure or C-Date.

See where it ranks in our adult dating ranking.

Verdict

7.3/10. Gleeden does discreet infidelity properly: free for women, a fair pay-per-contact model for men, credits that never expire, a blank bank statement and real moderation. It's the reference in France and a serious Ashley Madison rival. Hidden pack prices and a no-refund policy cost it points — start small, and only buy more if your city is buzzing.

FAQ

Is Gleeden free?

Free for women, completely. For men, registration, profile, browsing and crushes are free; sending or reading a first message, chatting and opening private books cost credits.

How much does Gleeden cost for men?

Gleeden uses credit packs, with no subscription. A first message costs 5 credits, reading a first message 3, a chat session 4 (3 to answer). Pack prices appear on the purchase page after sign-up; the FAQ gives the example of a $39.99 pack.

Does Gleeden show on my bank statement?

The name "Gleeden" never appears on your bank statement, whatever the payment method. You can also pay with Paysafecard bought in cash.

Do Gleeden credits expire?

No. Credits never expire. Only the optional Gleeden+ renews monthly (110 credits a month), and you can cancel it any time.

Can I get a refund on Gleeden?

Purchases are final. EU residents can cancel a first purchase within 7 business days as long as no credits from the pack have been used.

Who is behind Gleeden?

Gleeden presents itself as a site made by women. Card payments are handled by Blackdivine LLC, New York, according to its Terms of sale.