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EDITOR'S NOTE REGUARDING OUR SELECTION POLICY |
"Our ranking of the internet's best dating
services are based not only on the largest data bases for you to join, but
we look hard for the dating sites that will dramatically up your chances of
success when meeting and dating men or women. We rank online dating services
based on the polling and feedback from people like you who have tried these
and other various dating services."
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In 2008, 27.4 million will view online personals and 5.2 million will pay for ads - JUPITER
Online dating services have doubled their monthly visitors - MSNBC
Consumers spent $302 million on paid personals and dating in 2007 - FOX NEWS
The number of people visiting online personal sites hit 37.4 million - YAHOO
Online dating sites attract about 20% of the Internet population - JUPITER
Revenues at dating sites rose by 500 percent in the last quarter of 2007 - WIRED
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SAFETY TIPS: WHEN MEETING ONLINE |
Always set up an email account just for online personals. Yahoo, MSN hotmail, or Google gmail are among the favorites.
Remember that you must remain in control of your online experience at all times. If a stranger starts suggesting going
directions you are not
comfortable with, you are moving out of control, out of the safe zone. You should remain completely anonymous until you feel ready.
You are also in control when it comes to taking an online relationship offline. Plus, you have an advantage online
because you can and should
get to know each other before you meet. Remember that you don't need to take anything further than the computer or phone wires until you feel
completely at ease. Go at your own pace!
Ask a lot of questions regarding traits, habits, and tastes regarding areas you desire or fear.
The key is to watch for inconsistencies in the
responses to your questions over several conversations.
Never include your personal contact information in your profile, especially telephone numbers, email, home address or your last name, and
only give them out when your instincts tell you this is someone you can trust. It's okay and smart to take your time.
If you decide to make personal photos public by email to individuals or by posting them online, remember this decision can have many
consequences regarding your future. They could be reposted on any kind of site for any kind of purpose. It is certainly safer to err on the side of
safety when gambling on sending photos to strangers. Play it conservative to be safe.
Shy away from members who won't take no for an answer or pressure you for any kind of personal information.
Serious cyber-savvy daters will
respect your space and allow you to take your time.
If someone gives you a phone number with a strange area code, check it out to make sure it's not a long-distance charge
number before you make the call.
It's always wise to have your caller I.D. blocked (made private/unreadable on the other end) by your phone service provider if you can. You don't
want future calls if things don't work out.
Using your own good judgment is your best bet because ultimately you are responsible for your personal dating experience. Trust your
instincts and then have fun with the right people!
Remember, dating is like driving: If you want to keep things under control or safe, just slow the thing down.
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EDITOR'S CHOICE for the Top 10 Dating Sites Online
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TRUE.com
FREE Services: Create your profile, take our compatibility test that is endorsed by "Psychology Today"
magazine for an amazingly accurate picture of yourself!Use Email or our Chat Rooms to meet and correspond
with that potential mate!
True U magazine and our profile guru are great ways to learn and laugh about love and relationships!
Excellent customer service available!Membership fee is $49.95 per month. Discounted monthly
cost for longer service.
At True.com you can be sure that the people in your
search results are unmarried and have no criminal record because True runs security checks and marriage checks on all of its new members.
True membership costs a bit more than Match, but some feel the extra security is worth it.
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MATCH.com
FREE Services: Sign Up, create and post your profile, post your pictures and send "winks"!
Over 8 Million members with a worldwide database!
Search for mates and then subscribe to the right MATCH service!
1-Month, 3-Months or 6-Months Plans available.
You can discontinue your subscription as soon as you find that special someone!
Subscriptions start at $19.95. Discounted monthly cost for longer service.
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YAHOO PERSONALS
FREE services: 7-Day FREE Trial, take a relationship test, create your own profile and browse others profiles!
Choose from our 2 types of services: Casual Dating and Serious Relationships.
View profiles and photos of dates in your area or around the world! Exchange Emails , flirt on Messanger,
start having the kind of first dates that lead to second dates.
Tell your story online and see who drops by!
Zero in on marriage material if you wish.
$24.95 for Casual Dating membership, $39.95 for Serious Relationship membership.
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eHARMONY
FREE Services: Sign Up, build your $40 Personality Profile FREE, View your highly compatible matches!
Patented Compatibility Matching System prescreens each match to ensure compatability based on the 29 dimensions
crucial to relationship success. It narrows the field from millions of candidates to a selected few singles!
More Marriages per match than any other dating service!
No Company Screens Its Members More Rigorously!
Our guided process helps you to get to know someone at very deep levels that is fun, safe, and anonymous
Isn't it time you experienced the joy of falling in love with someone who sees you, loves you, and accepts you for who you are?
1 month membership $49.95. Discounted 3-month, 6-month and 1 year memberships available.
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AMERICAN SINGLES
FREE Services: building your profile with up to 4 photos, searching the database, sending "teases",
and Instant Messaging with your matches!
Added features for Premium members.
24-Hour Customer Service.
HOT LIST is another way for anyone to know you are VERY interested!
Search according to your own preferences, member number, or user name.
Starting at $24.95 per month. Discounted monthly cost for longer service.
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SINGLESNET
FREE Services: Create your own profile,upload your pictures, search for other members within your local area, browse other members' profiles, look at their pictures and check out any video greetings they have posted.
Email other members using Singles Net's internal e-mail system.
Access a multitude of public and private chat rooms. Private message other members in the chat rooms.
Basic and Premium Memberships available.
Complete privacy protection - no one will know your identity unless you explicitly tell them!
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DATE.com
FREE Services: Join and create your profile with photos!
24-Hour Chat Rooms!
Instant Messaging with voice and video greetings!
Narrow your search with our handy Keyword Search! Type in your favorite passtime and see who responds!
Handy relationship advice on all kinds of subjects!
Fee starting for $24.95. Discounted monthly cost of $7.00 for longer service.
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LAVALIFE.com
FREE Services: Sign up, create your profile, post your picture, and reply to email and instant messages
from those who are interested in you.
You control when your profile and picture are seen by other members.
3 catagories for you to investigate: (1) Dating- Flirt, fun and new friends. (
2) Relationship - Romance…and maybe more. (3) Intimate Encounters - Explore your intimate fantasies online.
Save your customized searches; including age, location, interests
Pricing starts at $15.00! Unlike other sites, you DON’T PAY for a monthly subscription.
On Lavalife simply buy credits as you need them. Credits let you initiate contact via email, let you send instant
messages to as many singles as you like.
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ROMANTIC PLANET
FREE Services: Sign Up, create your profile and a Photo Album with up to 4 photos and captions.
No obligation trial membership.
Instant Messanging using text, photos or voice, Email and Postcards with photos.
Greater security by allowing you to control access by other members to your photographs and profiles.
Meet people in our Community Center for friendship, activities, romance, encounters, or simply share your experiences,
ideas, and advice. This is also a great place to give and receive support.
Our artificial intelligence technology provides you with the best possible mates for your choice.
We keep track of all the prople you have talked to and all those you have contacted for your information and security.
1 month membership is $24.95. Discounted 3-month and 6-month memberships available.
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FRIEND FINDER
Free Services: Joining the website and creating your personality profile.
Our sophisticated software searches for your perfect match according to your high standards.
Talk in our chat room, post an article or a poem, or get dating or other advice from our members.
Your information in kept strickly confidential and you can check out other members anonamously.
Our Customer Service is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Standard membership is FREE! Premium membership as low as .25 cents a day. Silver and Gold memberships also available.
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Examples of abuse or fraud you may find at online dating sites.
We STRONGLY encourage you to report any member who behaves in an abusive manner and to report the behavior to your dating site "contact" or "help" link on the site you are signed up for.
Examples of abuse include:
* Married people or minors using the service
* Members sending harassing or offensive emails
* Members behaving inappropriately after meeting in person
* Criminals or other "shady" characters using the service
* Fraudulent registration or profiles
* Spam or solicitation*
* Copyright infringement
* Members asking you for money or donations
*Solicitation is an offer to sell something to someone. Our Terms of Use strictly prohibit the
use of the site service for the purposes of solicitation. Please notify the operators of the dating site you are using immediately if another member sends you links to pay-to-view porn sites or includes instructions on how to call a 1-900 telephone number. Additionally, report abuse in the form of invitations to join other singles' sites, emails about modeling opportunities or attempts to sell merchandise or services.
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SAFETY TIPS: FOR YOUR FIRST REAL DATE
"Dating safety is not a joke and everyone can benefit from reading these easy to follow safety procedures, to ensure your well being on or off a date."
1. "A word to the wise: Make sure at least one other person knows
where, when, and who you will be with. This safety feature cannot be understated. Online dating is fun, part of the spirit of the times, and can be very rewarding to those who play strictly by rules of safety. But, the indisputable truth is, it can be deadly dangerous in its consequences: sexual predators, undisclosed sexual deseases, .... Just listen to the local & national news and you will see this is not a game for the naive'."
2. "Use the buddy system. There is safety in numbers.
Group dates are less tense not to mention extremely safe."
3. "Don't accept blind dates. First have a phone conversation. Meet in a public place, a public restaurant is suggested as the best place to meet, even for the religious person who may meet first in a church or synagogue. At the first comfortable opportunity, require an online photo and let responsible friends know about the date who are given access to the other person's complete profile. If the person does not match his photo once encountered, leave immediately. If you are a female, it is wise to ask to see his I.D."
4. "Never get in a car with someone you don't know. Always "meet" somewhere on the 1st date. Less romantic but much safer. First date No-No's: Movies: There’s no opportunity to talk. Black-tie events: The formality makes people stiff. Places you’ll run into a lot of friends: It’s too much, too soon. Again, a populated restaurant is generally considered to be the best location for a first internet date. Scope out the restaurant and know where the phones are located. Bring extra change in case you find yourself stranded."
5. "At the first comfortable opportunity, if you are a female, it is wise to ask to see some form of his I.D. for name confirmation. If you are a female or male and think you have wound up with someone who seems suspicious, such as a prostitute or a person who seems to strike you as not the person you expected after your initial phone conversation, it may be wise to quit the encounter. Do it with courtesy if possible, but remember, you don't owe the other person anything. When in doubt, always ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION."
6. "Never let a first time date know where you live.
Again it sort of puts a damper on the romance but
it could save you from stalkings and other unpleasantness."
7. "Stay away from secluded beaches and other private
"date" spots until you feel comfortable with them. Even if
you're in a group, secluded areas are not recommended."
8. "What ever you do don't give out personal info until you know that person well . This means address, social security number, bank card, etc. - Height, weight (optional), likes and dislikes are okay."
9. "For first dates pick a time to call this other person and do so
just to "check in". This might remind you of high school
but it could save your life. "
10. "This is the most important rule: Go with your gut, if it doesn't feel right it probably isn't. Go home and rent a movie or call the Date Line
but never do anything you don't feel is in your best interest."
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