Internet dating is a great way to meet new people, but all services are not created equal.
For example, while True applicants might be one of the only or few with a screening process for background checks or single certification in marriage databases, they don’t make it easy to cancel should you choose to. You actually have to [...]
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Online Dating Breakup
Posted by Karen on January 10th, 2009
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Dating Sites For All Kinds
Posted by Karen on November 2nd, 2008
It’s amazing how many different dating websites there are, and these are a few of the more interesting ones we’ve come across so far…
Women Behind Bars – Prison inmates are in desperate need of friends on the outside. Hello conjugal visit! But take a closer look. There is a disturbing trend among the members. They’re [...]
Online Dating Site Rankings – Summer 2008
Posted by dave on September 23rd, 2008
INTERNET DATING
OFFICIAL RANKINGS
U.S.A. Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 Singlesnet
2 PlentyofFish
3 Yahoo! Personals
U.K. Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 PlentyofFish
2 DatingDirect
3 Gaydar.co.uk
Canada Comscore ~ 7/08
1 PlentyofFish
2 Lavalife
3 eHarmon
from our friends at http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/
Tags: Watch out – it could get you married!
Posted by dave on September 22nd, 2008
USA TODAY — A USA Today analysis of Census records of Americans ages 45-55 shows that the percentage of those who said they had never been married in 2006 had doubled since 1990, and the percentage of those who were currently married had dropped by 9%. According to the most recent data from the federal [...]
Online Dating Scams
Posted by dave on September 18th, 2008
The British Office of Fair Trading has issued a warning about online dating scams, where scammers find their victims among those searching for a meaningful relationship. Officials say its very easy for criminals to use chat rooms or the best known online dating sites to snag, not a relationship, but a victim.
“The internet has opened [...]
Beware of Internet Dating Scams
Posted by dave on September 15th, 2008
CONSUMER AFFAIRS — Annette was lonely. eHarmony.com matched her with a building engineer who was working in Nigeria. Everything was fine until the customs agents in Nigeria confiscated his luggage with $45,000 in travelers’ checks. His situation worsened and Annette had wiped out her life savings by wiring $36,300 to Nigeria to help him. Mark [...]
Niche Internet Dating Rankings – U.S.A.
Posted by dave on September 15th, 2008
Adult Dating U.S.A. Rankings
Ranking.com ~ 7/08
1 Adult Friend Finder
2 Fling
3 Mate1
4 Sex Search
Free Dating Site U.S.A. Rankings
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 PlentyofFish
2 DateHookup.com
3 OKCupid
4 HotorNot
5 WebDate
Religious Personals
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 ChristianMingle
2 JDate
2 CatholicMatch.com
Black Personals
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 Black People Meet
2 Black Singles
3 BlackChristianPeopleMeet
Asian Personals
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 DateInAsia.com
2 Shaadi
3 FilipinaHeart.com
Gay Personals
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 Adam4Adam
2 ManHunt.net
3 Gay.com
Sugar Daddie
Alexa ~ 7/08
1 SugarDaddie
2 [...]
No Ordinary Love
Posted by dave on September 4th, 2008
While Web sites like eHarmony.com and Chemistry.com attempt to help people of all sorts find potential mates, a number of other online matchmaking services target smaller populations. Herewith a sampling of some of the more specific niche offerings, as they describe themselves:
Conservative Match (www.conservativematch.com) —“Sweethearts not bleeding hearts”
Liberal Hearts (www.liberalhearts.com) —“Uniting Democrats, Greens, animal lovers [...]
