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Prize Dating Personals Site Reviews
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Honest reviews of online dating sites to help you make an informed dating choice |
September 9, 2010 |

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1 650 847-3100
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www.friendfinder.com
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Members:
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3.5 million
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Gay Dating:
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yes
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Dating & Romance, Friend Network
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Age Group:
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25 - 30
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Seeking:
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Friends
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Friend Finder represents the expansion of Passion.com, the worlds largest adult dating website, into "normal" online dating. That means you will find few - if anyone - seeking adult dating, as there is a much larger alternative for them to go to. For most of us that is a good thing.
Friend Finder is an online community as much as it is an online dating website - it's kind of like mySpace. You can have your pictures made available to be rated, and of course rate other people. Your pictures are also allowed to be BIG, 4MB in fact, and you can upload 5 of them. Blogs, video and voice introductions are also allowed.
The chat here is active in some areas, such as Australia, and you can find some "regulars" frequenting the rooms. Another cool feature is the 'Friend Network', which allows you to create a social network through your friends, their friends, and so on - also other members who you've just met through the site. These 'communities within a community' give most people more comfort in who they are meeting.
Unfortunately you have to jump in and pay the monthly upgrade fee if you really want to get a good feel for Friend Finder. Free members are very limited here, and those limitations are increased as time passes. This 'take the plunge' atmosphere means most people that do are looking for something a bit more serious, or are seriously into casual dating!
If you are looking for an online community to find your date, and you don't mind paying a bit more than the industry average, check out Friend Finder.
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Bonus Match:
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21.00%
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Bonus Max:
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$
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How it Works:
You can create a profile and upload photos for free. Your profile goes into the database and you can be found on search, and contacted, whether you've upgraded or not. After you have read about 10 profiles, your ability to do so is cut off.
Upgrading allows you to have full access to the Friend Finder. You pay monthly and there are several levels of upgrades.
Last Updated: 11/20/2006
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A scientific approach to online dating, Perfect Match aims to find you a partner you are compatible with.
Just don't expect to find him or her right away. Not only is the... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 9 (8.5) People: 8 (8.5) Value: 6 (7.2) Support: 9 (9.0) |
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Payments
Monthly: $24.99 Recommended
Age Group: 31 - 40 Seeking: Serious |
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 | Overall: 8.0/10 |
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Massive.
That is probably the best single word I could use to describe the online dating website with the best domain in the business. Date is big in both the number of... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 9 (5.0) People: 8 (8.0) Value: 7 (5.0) Support: 7 (8.0) |
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Payments
Monthly: $7.99 Recommended
Age Group: 31 - 40 Seeking: Serious |
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 | Overall: 7.8/10 |
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True is the safest dating service on the web - not just because they offer a great package, but they will screen for felons and married people looking to become members.... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 9 (5.2) People: 7 (5.8) Value: 6 (5.8) Support: 8 (5.1) |
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Payments
Monthly: $21.66 Recommended
Age Group: 25 - 30 Seeking: Serious |
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EPersonals is one of the more flexable dating websites out there. You can either pay for each member you want to contact, or buy a subscription and contact as many members... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 9 (9.5) People: 5 (9.2) Value: 9 (9.5) Support: 7 (9.7) |
Information
Payments
Monthly: $9.95 Action: $0.50 Recommended
Age Group: 18 - 24 Seeking: Casual |
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Dating Direct is the UK's largest online dating service. Unlike most dating websites, there is a UK focus here - such as offering free SMS text alerts for most features on... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 7 (9.4) People: 6 (9.0) Value: 8 (9.3) Support: 9 (9.4) |
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Payments
Monthly: $9.99 Recommended
Age Group: 31 - 40 Seeking: Casual |
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Welcome to the first online dating service to take a scientific approach. Founded by renouned relationship expert Dr. Neil Clark Warren, eHarmony is both a matchmaking service for singles, and a... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 8 (8.0) People: 9 (6.7) Value: 6 (8.3) Support: 7 (6.7) |
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Payments
Monthly: $20.95 Recommended
Age Group: 31 - 40 Seeking: Serious |
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Friend Finder represents the expansion of Passion.com, the worlds largest adult dating website, into "normal" online dating. That means you will find few - if anyone - seeking adult dating, as... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 9 (4.8) People: 6 (5.3) Value: 6 (5.7) Support: 8 (6.0) |
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Payments
Monthly: $21.00 Recommended
Age Group: 25 - 30 Seeking: Friends |
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Metro Date is a great way to connect with your city. Not only do they provide a solid service for meeting other singles, they offer event listings, a restaurant guide, and... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 7 (8.0) People: 7 (7.0) Value: 8 (9.0) Support: 7 (9.0) |
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Payments
Monthly: $14.95 Recommended
Age Group: 25 - 30 Seeking: Casual |
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Yahoo was the first online dating-type Website I ever tried. That was way back in the 90's! They have stayed with it, and remain one of the major players in the... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 7 (8.0) People: 8 (7.0) Value: 7 (8.0) Support: 6 (9.0) |
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Payments
Monthly: $14.99 Recommended
Age Group: 31 - 40 Seeking: Serious |
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American Singles is part of the Spark Network - a group of dating websites with different labels but the same backend (software/membership). In other words, this website isn't only for Americans.... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 7 (7.0) People: 7 (8.5) Value: 7 (7.5) Support: 7 (7.0) |
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Payments
Monthly: $14.99 Recommended
Age Group: 31 - 40 Seeking: Casual |
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Mingles is an absolutely free friendship and matchmaking community! There are no upgrading options here either. It is totally free to everyone.
Instead of making you pay to become a member, Mingles... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 5 (9.0) People: 8 (9.0) Value: 10 (9.0) Support: 4 (9.0) |
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Recommended
Age Group: 25 - 30 Seeking: Casual |
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When creating Mega Friends, the founders wanted "not only offer a service where folks could meet for dating and romance but also the opportunity to meet others for non-romantic notions like... | Ratings
Expert (User)
Software: 6 (7.5) People: 5 (6.5) Value: 8 (6.0) Support: 7 (7.5) |
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Monthly: $9.99 Recommended
Age Group: 41 - 55 Seeking: Friends |
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Chart Definitions
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Monthly
This service charges monthly if you want to be a member with full privileges.
Action
Pay-per-action - you must pay for each person you wish to contact on this service.
Free
This service, or a reasonable portion of it, can be used for free. There also cannot be an applied time limit.
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Software How fast is the service and how easy to find what you want.
People The quality of people using the service: Are they real? Friendly? Good looking?
Value How much do you get compared to how much you spend.
Support The quality and friendliness of tech support.
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