Dating websites have many features about them. Instant messaging, chat, free trial periods, winks, and flirts – how do you keep it all straight? Following is a breakdown of some of the most popular dating websites and their features.
Use this comparison and find what features match your tastes the best and start dating – online.
Great Expectations is available as a free service or via paid subscription. The free membership allows you to create a profile and post up to four pictures and use features such as seeing who’s online now and search functions. A paid membership enables you many more options in finding a mate, such as: email, instant messaging, chat, message boards, e-cards, and customer support.
Creating your profile is free. You can even browse through profiles before you decide to create one, but the information you see is limited. It only takes a few minutes to complete the bare requirements, but since you are looking for a date, mate or soul mate, spend a few extra minutes and complete it thoroughly.
What have you got to lose?
It claims membership in the millions. That means you will have an endless supply of profiles to browse through! The only factor is your time and where you want to look. Their search is easy to perform and can be searched by distance from your zip code.
They have a feature showing how many people are online at one time. And an extensive section details all of their success stories if you have doubts. This site is easy to navigate and worth the time to look over.
Perfectmatch.com
is three million members strong. It offers free basic memberships with Duet Compatibility report. The report is the work of Dr. Pepper Schwartz and her lifetime of studying and 30 years of research. This report analyzes your lifestyle, preferences, values and other important aspects of your life and matches it against a potential mate. You will instantly see the comparison and how you might stand next to someone.
All lifestyles are accepted on this site, whether they are straight, gay or lesbian. Unlimited searches are also open to all members as well as dating advice from Dr. Pepper Schwartz. Paid memberships get you in contact with other members, advanced features on profile creation and instant communication tools. The website is user friendly, but you will need to create a profile before browsing. If you want to become a paid member, rates start at $99.95 for a three month package. This is a little pricey, but then the compatibility report is FREE.
Dating Direct has one of the most in-depth tours on the web. It goes in detail on profile creation, features and messaging options available in order to get you to join their site.
It boasts of having over 3 million members who are actively searching for a date. However, you will need to register and create a profile before you can browse through their site. They also offer straight, gay, lesbian and bi relationships.
Searching through profiles can be a pain, since your only options for age are by 5 year increments. If you are looking for someone in between two age ranges, you will need to perform two searches. The profiles are nice with pictures, details and places where they can write in their own words.
It has a nice site, but learning any information about their management is tricky. You have to register to send a message even to ask a question. No information is given about membership options, prices or advanced features unless you do join.
It also has a wonderful tour set up to advertise their site. They offer a
free basic membership and a paid premium subscription to their site with rates beginning at $24.99 a month and up depending on which level you choose. It has been in the matchmaking business since 1997 and has over two million members.
They host people looking for relationships that are straight, bi, gay or lesbian in nature without judgment.
Registration is required in order to browse through their profiles. Creating your profile is easy to do and contains much useful information for someone looking to match up with you. Fill it out completely to get the best results!
The site is easy to use and offers dating advice, chat, local dating events and messaging.
Big Church caters to singles who are living the Christian lifestyle. They
house half a million profiles of people searching for serious, straight
relationships. Not only do they offer an extensive site with advice and Bible study in English, but also in Spanish, Tagalong and Portuguese.
Other feature include a bible study partner sign up, blogs, message boards, chat rooms, prayer groups, instant messenger and a online magazine. All of that in addition to the profile you can browse through when you create a free basic profile. Membership levels are free, silver and gold and begin at $10 a month.
Profile creation is easy and asks detailed questions about your beliefs and faith. Many other questions need to be completed for potential dates to have the best information about you!
In order of user friendliness, cost and usefulness of the site, I rank them from highest to lowest as: Great Expectations, pefectmatch.com,
and Dating Direct.