It can be comparable to an old pop-up website, similar to Internet Explorer’s old browser design. When you click ‘enter chat’ from the home page, you will be redirected to MenChat’s chat app. However, that doesn’t mean that the website is not functional in providing service to its users. The chat site could use a little improvement to cater better to this generation. The years of service of MenChats can be seen through the chat site’s web design. I cannot be more thankful to it and the people who encouraged me. Soo I'll be ready to be me outside the site. Sometimes, I use it just to have late night serious talks. I have casual conversations with members of the site. MenChats helped me be confident and slowly accept myself and understand that there are people who will accept me for who I am. Now, I am slowly getting out of the closet but still not comfortable showing it off to people I personally know. I don’t think you can get a date from it.” - Rayver, 28īeing gay has not been easy for me especially during my younger days. MenChats is a mere chat platform that men use to pass the time. If ever I’d use it again, it doesn't bother me that I won’t be able to save my chats. I didn’t bother creating an account because I know that I wouldn’t need it.
I logged in as a guest and had an enjoyable hour conversing with other online users. I searched Google for chat platforms for gay men, and I came across MenChats. “I was bored one night, and I wanted to find something to do to pass the time. Only you and that user will be able to see the ‘whisper’ messages sent. WhisperĬhoosing to ‘whisper’ to another user would send a tagged message on the current chat window. Doing so brings a separate chat window where you can converse freely with the user. You can send a private message to any active user in the chat room. This allows you to see if they're active whenever you log in to the chat site and message them in just one click. You can add other chat participants to your ‘Contacts’ list. You can access these other features whenever you click the username of any of the chat participants. There are additional contacting features that you can use in each kind of chat platform. You can be a guest user, but of course, other members will be more comfortable chatting with you if you are a legit user. You don't have to be a member to start chatting. You can also create your own chatroom and invite members to join. In MenChats, you can communicate with other members for free, whether it is a private text chat or video chat. Contacting is a very essential feature for any dating site and app.