Adults 18+ • Platonic chosen family

Find the family feeling you’ve been missing.

Not everyone has the family they need.

Kinship helps adults build meaningful, platonic relationships that can grow into chosen family — with people who want to show up, stay connected, and genuinely care.

Find someone who feels like family. Be that person for someone else.
✓ Mutual connection before chat ✓ Platonic only ✓ LGBTQ+ welcoming ✓ Block & report controls
Find or become a Mother figureFather figureParent figureDaughter figureSon figureChild figureSister figureBrother figureSibling figureGrandparent figureAunt / Uncle figureMentor

Every role is open to everyone, whatever your gender. Family-role labels are always non-romantic.

Chosen Mom & Son
Chosen Siblings
Chosen family
“Family isn’t always the people we’re born to. Sometimes it’s the people we find.”

Maybe it’s a mother figure who misses having family nearby. A younger adult longing for someone to call after a hard day. A veteran ready to mentor. A sibling bond that begins with coffee and slowly becomes part of your life.

How Kinship works

Come looking for connection. Come ready to give it, too.

You choose what kind of relationship you’re hoping to find and what kind of presence you genuinely feel comfortable offering.

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Say what you’re missing

A mother, father or parent figure; a sister, brother or sibling figure; a daughter, son or child figure; a grandparent, mentor, friend and more.

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Say how you can show up

Share the roles, kindness, companionship, traditions, advice or everyday presence you would genuinely like to offer someone else.

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Let trust grow naturally

Connect locally or online, move at your own pace, and only unlock private chat after both people choose the connection.

6 suggested connections
Connections

People you’re getting to know.

Private chat unlocks only after both people choose to connect.

Your connections

Kinship Circles

Your chosen-family circles.

Small private groups of up to 8 people you’re connected with. Everyone joins only by accepting an invitation.

🏡 My circles

My profile

Create your Kinship profile.

Let people see the human being behind the facts — what you value, enjoy, give, and hope to build.

Your profileThis is what other members see. Click Edit profile to make changes.

Anything marked Optional can be skipped. Everything else is needed to create your profile.

Your photosAdd at least one, up to 4. Your main photo appears on your card. Only signed-in members can see them.

Tell people more about you

Click a section to open it. Click it again to close it.

♡ What it feels like to know meOptional
Optional. Choose the words and details that genuinely feel like you. You can always come back and add more later.

People close to me might describe me as…

Choose up to 8.

♥ Values & how I show up in the worldOptional

Values that matter to me

Choose anything that genuinely guides how you try to live.

How I try to treat people

How I give back

There is no “right” answer here. Formal volunteering and quiet, informal help both count.

☕ Things I genuinely enjoyOptional

Interests & everyday joys

Entertainment, culture & comfort favorites

↔ What I bring to a relationshipOptional

How I show up for people

Choose what you are genuinely willing and able to offer — not what sounds impressive.

What I hope to receive

My communication style

I connect best through…

✨ A little more of meOptional

Answer any that make you smile. Short answers are perfect.

🌈 Gender & identityOptional
Share only what you’re comfortable with. For each detail you choose who can see it. These start as visible only to people you’ve connected with.

Anyone can tick this. It shows an “LGBTQ+ affirming” badge on your profile, so queer and trans members can find safe people to connect with.

🙏 Faith & spiritualityOptional
Faith can shape what people hope for in a chosen family. Share as much or as little as you like.
🎓 Education & workOptional

Your school and employer are shown only to people you’ve connected with. Everything else here is visible to all members.

🏡 Life & familyOptional

These details can help people find compatible life-stage connections.

🔗 Social presenceOptional

These links are shown only to people you’ve connected with, never to everyone.

I’m looking for…

Choose any relationship types that would feel meaningful. Anyone can choose any role, whatever their gender.

I can be…

Choose roles you would genuinely feel comfortable offering.

Sign in to save your profile to the shared database.
Delete my account

Permanently removes your profile, photos, connections, messages and circle memberships. This can’t be undone.

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Private chat

Matched connection

Open a matched connection to start chatting.
Only accepted matches can message each other. Never send money, passwords, banking details, or identity documents.
Kinship Circles

Create a circle

Invite people
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Circle

Only circle members can read this chat. Never send money, passwords, banking details or identity documents.
Kinship account

Sign in

Use your email and password. New here? Create a free account.
Kinship account

Reset your password

Enter the email you signed up with. We’ll send you a link to choose a new password.
Kinship account

Delete your account?

This permanently deletes:

  • your profile and photos
  • your connections, favorites and blocks
  • your private messages
  • your circle memberships and circle messages (circles you created pass to the longest-standing member)
Report member

Report a concern
Safety center

Healthy boundaries come first.

Adults only

Kinship is designed only for people 18 and older.

Platonic purpose

Family-role labels describe non-romantic chosen-family relationships.

Mutual consent

Messaging only unlocks after both people accept a connection.

Never send money

Never send money, banking details, passwords or identity documents to someone you meet online.

Meet safely

For first meetings, use a public place and tell someone you trust where you are going.

Speak up

If anything feels wrong, use Report or Block on any profile or chat. You never owe anyone an explanation.