Online Dating Review

Affordability

Did you know that the average cost of a couple of drinks is $16.50. Add in taxi fares, admission fees and the cost of looking your best, and meeting people offline is an expensive business! Most reputable online dating services are completely free to join and you don't pay a cent until you want unlimited communications. Once you actually sign up as member, the fee is usually only around $20 per month. Much less expensive than one date!

An Alternative to Bars and Clubs

If bars and clubs just aren't your thing, online dating is as good as it gets for choice and opportunity, and it's available from home.

The Dating Possibilities Are Endless

With thousands, sometimes millions of members on various websites, you can be very picky about who you choose to communciate with. You can compare your profile to a prospective date and decide if you even want to spend the time getting to know a person.

You Don't Have to Dress Up To Go Out!

Another benefit of online dating is that looks don't matter half as much as they do offline. Dating profiles do include photos but you can be choosy about what you post. You can chat in your jammies or dressed up in your Sunday best, its up to you!

Safety

Online dating is safe. No one's going to mess with your drink, sneak a peek at your ID, follow you home or take advantage of the fact that you've had a few drinks too many. Follow some basic safety tips and use you common sense, and online dating is in many ways safer than dating offline.

Protect your identity

If you want total control of the information that is revealed to the world, don't use your personal or your work-related email. You should sign up for an email account specifically to use for dating online like Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail. If the dating service you like to use has a profile link, be sure to keep the information you provide generic, like just your age and gender.

Don't reveal private information

Be careful about the information you give in casual conversation. Don't give any hint of your work place, your home town or other personal info that can be linked to where you come from. It is vital that you use common sense when dating online. Be careful never to reveal too many details about yourself.

Listen to your head

Use your common sense and judgment. If someone sounds creepy there's a good chance they are. If someone's flirting is getting a bit out of hand for your liking, then speak up or change your email address and nickname.

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Friend Finder has 1,855,614 Active Members.

Friend Finder is equipped with blog, chatrooms, an online magazine, and groups.

Friend Finder is available in Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central America, United States, Canada, Europe, North America, Middle East and South America.

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Cupid.Com Find matches with Cupid's quick search and expanded search tools. Flirt a little! Send free Eye Contacts to let someone know you're interested.

Cupid.com is free to join and the application process is not as stringent as other online dating services.

Cupid.com has Speed Dating.

Cupid.com/PreDating speed dating parties are a fun, no pressure way to meet lots of potential dates. With six-minute "pre-dates" you personally meet up to twelve single professionals and see if your chemistry is right. If it is, you privately check YES on your scorecard saying you want to get to know the person better. There's no uncomfortable rejection (giving or receiving) with this new way to speed date.

ePersonals.com has a quick application process-you can be up and running in less than 2 minutes.

ePersonals.com features Three Ways to Meet Others-MyMatches-which shows you members that you are most compatible with; WhosActive-which shows you active members that are online; and the Search feature which lets you search using the criteria which you specify.

ePersonals.com also features an "Admirer" section which allows you to track members who have spent time reading your profile.

Icebreakers is a feature of ePersonals.com that allows you to send pre-written e-mails to other members that you are interested in to help break the ice.