Match.com

Maybe Match.com is the biggest dating site on the net, which has gigantic membership base, the number of user-friendly features, and its reputation for successfully helping people find everything from casual dates to relationships, even marriage. Just like what they said in its ads : "Last year alone, more than 500,000 singles found meaningful relationships through Match.com's online dating. Match.com pioneered the Internet dating industry, launching in 1995 what is now the most recognized dating service worldwide."

Match.com offers fast date experiences through common matchmaking steps. First, you browse Match's database of over 10 million members to find someone that interests you. then to create your own profile with the web site and upload some photos for other users to view. Lastly, you complete your subscription in order to contact other Match members that you would like to get to know. This site is one of the few offering a guarantee of finding the love of one's life within a 6 month period or getting 6 more months of service free of charge.

The sophisticated searching tools of Match.com are also constantly being improved and tweaked. As well as a basic searching option, there also an option called "Who's viewed me" so one can check out who has searched or viewed their profiles and photos. There is also what they call "Match words", which are actually keywords that you can use to aid you to find people who have mentioned that they share common interests with you such as liking certain movies or sports teams. The Match.com community forums are also available for people who want to discuss things that they share common interests in.

For members who are not often online, Match.com created its mobile phone version, Match mobile. It is here that people can send messages to each other. But currently, this service is available only in the United States.

As matchmaking dating sites go, Match.com has an excellent personality profile search feature, provided by chemistry.com. You can create an in depth personality test that attempts to give an accurate portrayal of your personality type and makes suggestions for your what your ideal lover personality type would be. The personality match service is the core of this online dating site and what the service was founded on, and it has excellent success statistics for finding singles love online as the previous stats show.

Match.com also runs international versions of their sites for European, American, Asian, and Pacific countries. The whole platform is robust, well designed, and easy to navigate.