Unable to send a message

[MasterDarcy1979]

Whenever I write a user's name in the search function I'm met with "First you need to write a direct message over their profile"

Why am I seeing this? It didn't say that yesterday.

A few women have contacted me, they haven't written a direct message on my profile, nor do they have VIP.

What's up?

I've enjoyed this site, but if I'm unable to initiate contact without upgrading to a VIP membership then I might as well delete my account

https://imgur.com/a/zC38c4T

[FETMOD-KF]

you need to use the 'message' button on someone's profile in order to message them

if this is not present then you do not have permission to message them - perhaps hit an icebreaker limit or the user has filters you fall outside of

if you believe this to be an error - that the button is missing or deactivated and you have neither hit the icebreaker limit nor are messaging someone with filters then please raise a ticket with support using the 'help' function below