Do friends appear in Facebook Dating suggestions?

Facebook Dating is designed as a separate service within the Facebook ecosystem where your friends will not appear in your suggestions by default. This ensures privacy and helps prevent any potential awkwardness that might arise from having existing friends in your dating pool. However, Facebook Dating offers a feature called Secret Crush, where users can select up to nine Facebook friends they're interested in. If one of those friends also adds them to their Secret Crush list, then both parties will be notified of the mutual interest. Outside of this feature, Facebook Dating maintains barriers between one's standard friend network and dating activities to foster a sense of comfort and security for its users.