All sexual orientations are welcome to use the sex dating service Naughty Connections. The site’s front page is adult-free and part of a network of dating sites with a user-profile database. That means the landing page looks like any mainstream dating site, with nothing explicit on screen until you log in, which is handy if you share a computer. Behind that plain front, it is a straightforward adult hookup service with a sizeable profile database.

Inside, Naughty Connection works like a classic adult personals service. You create a profile with photos and a description of what you are looking for, then search the shared database by location, age, orientation and interests. Search is quick and free. Straight, gay, bi, trans and couple profiles all sit in the same pool, and the interest filters let you be specific about fetishes, including the lingerie and worn-underwear kinks that put the site in our buy used panties section: members use profiles and private messages to find consenting adults who share the fetish and arrange their own exchanges. Photos can be public or private, so the explicit shots usually stay hidden until a member chooses to share them. Messaging, winks and photo sharing are the main tools, and because the site belongs to a network, the same profiles appear across several partner dating brands, which keeps the member pool healthy.

Naughty Connection follows the usual freemium pattern for dating sites: registering, building a profile and browsing are free, while contacting members and reading replies require a paid upgrade, with prices only shown inside your account. The discreet front page is backed by discreet billing, and profiles can be hidden or deleted at any time. Profiles are moderated, and the site publishes the usual privacy policy and terms, but a personals site is only as discreet as the members you talk to, so keep your real name out of your profile. As with any personals site, there is no guarantee that everyone who messages you is who they claim to be, so take the normal precautions and keep any private trade on your own terms. All members must be adults.

Our verdict: Naughty Connection is not a shop, so it will not replace a dedicated marketplace if you simply want to buy used panties quickly, but as a discreet dating network where fetishes can be stated openly it fills a different need. Treat it as a place to meet like-minded adults first and a source of worn items second, and it does its job. Open Naughty Connection through our link and see who is nearby.