Choosing a Dating Service
Choosing the dating service that's right for you mainly depends on the type of relationship you want and your preferred way of interacting with others. To help you decide between them, we have classified the dating services discussed on this website into a series of categories according to the kind of services they supply.
Looking for a Social Life
If you're as much interested in developing a social life as you are meeting a partner, and if the idea of old fashioned online dating websites leaves you cold, and if you can get to a big town or city then it's likely that services such as Speed Dater and Urban Social are for you. These services organise speed dating and other face-to-face events such as parties, bowling and wine tasting, or they have users who arrange occasions such as these and offer a means of finding out what's on so you can go along. If you're a bit of an extrovert then these are most likely the services for you.
Looking for a Long-Term Partner
If you're more interested in meeting a long-term partner than general mixing, friendships and/or short term relationships then you probably need a site which uses some kind of scientific/personality assessment to help you find dates who you already know are basically compatable. Sites such as Parship and eHarmony provide such a service. Once you register you are required to complete a series of tests such as answers to questionnaire items and projective assessments such as coming up with a title for several different images. These assessments are used to produce a scientific profile that can then be matched against the profiles or other users, so you can search for individuals with similar attitudes, personalities and viewpoints as yourself.
Simply Seeking a Traditional Dating Site
If what you want is a traditional dating website, where you can register, look around and search other members profiles and pictures, and swap messages, then it most likely makes sense to go for one of the biggies and they do not get much bigger than Match.com. This service offers everything you are likely to want and these more straightforward services have typically been around longer so they have the largest membership base, providing you the greatest chance to find someone compatible in your local area.
We hope you found the details above useful. All the links in this essay take you to the summary pages on this site so you can check out each service before you visit it. The master copy of this essay is here and more articles on love, dating and romance are available from www.iloveyoulove.co.uk.