Time was when you wanted to meet someone and get married that your parents made all the introductions, or the town matchmaker was paid a fee to put couples together. Many couples never ventured further than their state borders. Nowadays, more and more people are opting for online dating services, and they’re meeting people from far and wide, but they still want exactly the same thing – to meet someone and fall in love.
I’m Debbie, and I review online dating services in order to give people an idea of what to expect.
My current personal favorite is Chemistry.com. This site doesn’t leave much to chance, they explore your personality with uncanny ability, and then force you to focus on who you are and what you are looking for. Chemistry.com has an in-depth personality test to take. This was devised by leading biological anthropologist Dr Helen Fisher. Dr Fisher has spent years puzzling over how and why we fall in love. If you want to take her test – which has been featured on national TV – you can do so on the site for free. You only pay once you want to start meeting compatible matches. Chemistry.com has good dating services especially in the US and Canada – and they even cover the smaller cities. This site costs around the $25 – $30 per month mark to join, which is about average.

Friendfinder.com is another good online dating services site. It’s well established, and you can be very geographically precise about where you want to find your partners. What’s good about friendfinder.com is that if you are new in a city or town there’s guaranteed to be someone on the site in your area willing to link up. Why there’s over 3000 members in Alaska alone, a place not normally noted for its dating services. Sign up is fast, no complicated soul searching, you just pay your subscription and contact anyone who takes your fancy. For that reason, if you are looking for your one true love, this may not be the best site for you, but it does work for meeting new people. Again the cost is $20 to $30 per month.

Perfectmatch.com is a site that offers what I call full online dating services. They have a comprehensive personality profile – known as the Dual Compatibility Profile – for you to complete before you get to meet anyone. It’s a test put together by relationship expert Dr. Pepper Schwartz. Her relationship support and advice is grounded in over 30 years of research. Everyone has to take the test, so it does help to distinguish who and who is not serious about seeking dating services. Perfectmatch.com also stresses that it introduces you to local singles in your area, which remains a key requirement for dating services. Again, a monthly subscription runs to around $25 -$30 per month.