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After being convinced that all women in South Florida look at men as if they are walking wallets I gave up looking in person, scanned the women on JDate (for Jewish professionals) and joined.

The ability to review the women on JDate without even joining was instrumental in my signing up with them.I made sure to be 100% truthful answering their general profile questions and sent them a very recent picture. Within one week of getting on their site I had more than twenty women contact me. Of course I looked at their picture and profile to see if there was potential.

I ended up contacting six women, and dated only two of them. Only two because two years later I am engaged to the second woman I dated. After my second date with her I stopped answering e-mails.

Jdate and probably other internet dating sites does work as long as you’re 100% truthful and submit a recent picture.

Ken added:

This is truly a niche online site (don’t log in unless your Jewish or want to date Jewish people) that caters to Jewish singles worldwide.

Coolintros.com is a new online dating site that features less questions and more pictures. You can literally have your complete profile up and online in less than 10 minutes, which is a 180 degree change from eHarmoney.com, Match.com and many other sites that drag you through long essay questions and 100+ questions.

Coolintros.com is a new site which is quickly gaining popularity across north America. Because the site is new, the folks are offering new members a full six month for a low $9.95. You can’t even go to the movies with a large popcorn and coke for that! Six months of unlimited email, chat, etc… for $9.95. The best online dating deal on the net!

Ok, so what makes this site even worth reviewing, since it is so new? Easy, they got my attention with the concept “Chemistry Counts”. This site believes in physical chemistry first and they make it easy to meet someone with their “Introduce Me” feature. In our dating forums, one of the biggest complaints focus around eHarmony.com system where you don’t actually see the picture of the person you’re matched up with until later in the matchmaking process. As one member put it, “I don’t think I’m shallow because I value the way someone looks, I just know there are certain guys I know I’m attracted to on a physical level”.

Coolintros.com does have a matching system, but it’s based on about 20 questions. These 20 questions cover most of the “Deal Breakers” when considering if you want to date someone. You know, do they smoke, have any kids, views on religion, etc… You still have the benefit of reading their essay answers, which I prefer anyway.

Now, just because Coolintros.com is about physical chemistry, it doesn’t mean that you don’t have total control of your photo. One cool feature on Coolintros.com is the fact you can restrict who gets to see your photo. You control it on your friends list. Pretty cool.

We really like their unique “Introduce Me” feature. Here is now it works, when you fill out your free online dating profile you’re given the option to be introduced to other people who live in your area and are in the same age bracket. If you say yes, Coolintros.com emails these new friends part of your profile as an electronic introduction. It works great, try it!

Coolintros.com has built-in email and built-in chat. You can also send pre-canned messages known as glances. This site is really designed well, is easy to navigate and is clean, not cluttered. You can’t go wrong, if you believe Chemistry Counts!

True.com is truly is a lightweight eHarmony site with their patented TRUE Compatibility Testâ„¢, which provides members insight into their own personalities by assessing the 99 factors of personality that their relationship experts have determined to be the best predictors of compatibility. The TRUE Compatibility Index (TCI) is a scientific measure of how your own individual attitudinal, behavioral, and personality elements correlate to other members and what degree of long-term relationship satisfaction you can expect based on that correlation. That is, when you view your matches, the TCI will tell you how well the overall qualities of the other members match the correlation of compatibility between you and that person.

TRUE then goes a step further than ordinary online dating services by raising the bar for safety and security. The TRUE Security program uses screening technology, marriage certification, advanced blocking, and virtual dates to give you peace of mind as you search for your perfect partner. They have their own magazine PIVA (Print, Interactive, Video and Audio) called True.

The personality test is complete, it took me 30 minutes to fill out. However it was more like an interactive slide show. Once I completed that step, the balance of the profile only took 10 minutes for a total time investment of under 40 minutes.

It is the typical free to post a profile, pay to communicate. This is free with limitations as to types of communication that can transpire such as a wink, viewing profiles etc.

I didn’t have any luck communicating with any of the women on the site because they had not been cleared through “rapsheets”, a 3rd party background checker. Nice idea, but I should have the right to make a decision to chat with whoever I want, the rapsheet stuff should be an “informational” item only. After all the work on my profile, this site turned out to be a failure.

Lycos Matchmaker is similar to Yahoo in that the site is part of the Lycos portal and convenient to subscribers of that portal! When one enters the portal they see the matchmaking access, Tripod blogs, Wired news and access to monster.com as well as other Lycos services.

Over eight million users worldwide. Registration is free initially, and a considerable time commitment. There are 23 essays to be answered, ranging from serious (goals and aspirations) to frivolous (what superhuman power you’d chose.) Narrow your choices by such options as location, age, ethnicity, or lifestyle–from Mormons to military folk to “swingers.”

Instant messaging available; $24.95 per month to subscribe. The potential to record a voice greeting adds a personal touch. Exhaustive profiles let you sort through the less desirables before you start chatting. Recently nominated by Forbes as one of the top on-line dating sites however the site layout is rather confusing.

This is a pretty clean little site. You can add people to your “Hot List” and search several ways. They have a 1 click feature that gives you a list of people the site feels best matches your needs, but you can also use an advance search to really narrow it down.

There is a lot to love, and hate, about PlatinumRomance.com. You’ll have to read my entire review in order to get the complete story. Lets get started… Over the past thirty days I have dated three woman I met on this site. I must tell you, all of these women were stunning (I’m a guy, I can say that!). Sexier than Pamela at a VIP wrap party. But I’m sure you don’t want to hear about my actual dates! If I’m wrong, visit our new Dating Message Board and leave me a message and I will share some of those juicy details.

PlatinumRomance.com claims to have over 1 million profiles online. An average of 1,500 members are online most of the time. 4,000 new profiles are added each week. So you should have a lot of people in your area. I searched through about 10,000 “thirty something ladies” near my place in Southern California. I found the site slow on my fast cox.net broadband connection.

When you first join the site you’re given the option to send a 50 character message announcing you’ve arrived on the site. The message goes to everyone in your search set (age & ethnic preference). They also give you the option to add the site to your browser’s “favorite” list. It also prompts you, if you want, to save your login information so you don’t have to type your username and password each time. I actually wish more sites did this. I’m the only one who uses my computer, and I think I should have the choice and convenience. As nice as those features are, every once in awhile when I go to their site they play a stupid music file. Am I the only guy who thinks .wav files on websites are stupid?

PlatinumRomance does a pretty good job of catering to everyone. You can define what you’re looking for (WebPal, Friend, Dating, Romance and Intimacy). Most of the search results I received were in the Dating and Romance area. The site looks pretty well balanced in terms of age, I searched between 18 to 65 and received a pretty balanced results list. I found more than enough women to contact in my age group 28 – 35. A lot of woman in Los Angeles too, I noticed!

If you decide to try this dating site you will find the sign-up process is one of the easiest I’ve used in a long time. No long questionnaires to fill out. Only one essay question to answer. I breezed through it. Like many dating sites, they struggle to get people to post their pictures. One nice feature they have when people don’t have a picture is, they show a thumbnail cartoon showing their body type (slender, average, Voluptous, etc..) I found it useful as a visual scan, but still focus mainly on women with real pictures.

This site is a bit more expensive on a monthly basis, almost $30 bucks. It’s cheaper if you sign-up for six months. I just think most of us don’t want to hang out on one dating site for that long. Am I wrong?

You’ll need to join if you want to send/receive email or chat (they support one-on-one chat and chat rooms). Non-paying members can send three types of canned messages to tell someone you’re interested. You can smile, wink or kiss depending on your mood. I think it is cool that they show you who the most popular profiles are based on who got the most hits, smiles, winks or kisses. No, I’m not even close to the top of that list!

You can post up to 10 pictures and they allow you to catalog each picture, like “close up”, “full length”, “My Pet”, “My Ride”, stuff like that. I think it gives people more ideas on the types of pictures to upload. They have two other features I really didn’t use, one is a calendar option where you can add notes in a calendar, like “remember to write sally” and a “flirt card” which is like business cards you can print out on your printer which has your PlatinumRomance.com user name on it. I guess they think you’ll hand it out at bars or leave it for that hot waitress at Denny’s with your tip. If any of you actually think this is a great idea, write and let me know, ok! I guess I would just walk up to her and ask her for her phone number, but I’m direct.

I don’t want to bag on them too bad because I met some great girls on PlatinumRomance.com, and one girl wrote to me first (I love forward women!). The primary thing a dating site needs to do is hook people up and this site did just that for me. But, I just don’t like the site layout. It’s slow, the use of frames is clunky and my IE browser and it did not get along. They don’t have previous buttons on the site and pressing the [back] button on my browser always confused the crap out of site. I had to close and reopen my browser a lot. My last bitch is, they don’t human screen the profiles (if they do, they suck at it) so the site has a lot of gender errors. I click on a lot of search results only to find out they were guys looking for women. This should never happen and it happen so often, it dampened my enthusiasm regarding this site. When you click on a profile it tells you if they’re seeking a male or female, but they don’t tell you if THEY are a male or female. This causes a lot of confusion when browsing search results.

Having said all that I met three hotties, the site is free to browse. Give it a try, and then let me know what you think of PlantinumRomance.com

This site is geared towards Jewish single adults looking for friendship, romance and marriage. Although I’m not what you’d call religious, I do identify as Jewish, and I would prefer to seek love and marriage within the Jewish community.

You can add people whose profiles interest you to your Friends list.

You can search profiles without signing up, but if you do go to the trouble of creating a profile, you’re rewarded with a free 14 day trial with full access.

This site has a lot of good tips and how-to articles and a genuine relationship counselor who will answer your questions online.

Initially, I was fairly dubious about the effectiveness of online dating sites and had tried a few in the past, but gave up after a short while for various reasons. However, recently a friend recommended a new site, www.datinghappy.com, so I thought I would give online dating one more go.

I am so glad that I took my friend’s advice. The site was quick and easy to use and basic registration was free, enabling me to browse around before deciding whether or not to sign up for full member benefits. The support system was amazing and my queries (since I am one of those people who questions everything) were answered quickly, comprehensively and with a personal touch. Not once did I ever feel that my security was compromised and the way in which the site operates made me feel that I was the one in control.

As a result of signing up as a full member, I have broadened my social circle and, yes, have found that special someone!! Although it’s still early days, I am currently having the time of my life. In addition to finding new friends, I found the relationship features and advice a welcome addition and continue to return to the site just to read these really helpful articles.

Another bonus is that there are none of those annoying pop-up ads and the site is clean and free from tacky banner advertising.

I highly recommend this site to anyone who is looking for any sort of relationship. Free access to really interesting articles. An admirer list - you can add people to your list and they can add you to theirs. I found it really exciting logging in each day to find out whether I had any new admirers!

Ken added:

Large community of members in the U.K. I search for women 25-40 in California and it returned 150 results. If you decide to join, be prepared to pay in “Pounds”, with today’s conversion price is around $35.00 for one month, making it one of the more expensive sites around. Still, if you want to make a new friend and expand outside of the USA, this is a cool site to check out.

This is not a review so much as a story. I was having coffee at Starbucks with my girl friend Nikki a couple of weeks ago when she told me she was tired of being alone every Friday and Saturday night. I told her she should give internet dating a try. Nikki is a gorgeous 38 year old brunette who is a successful real estate broker in Southern California. She has focused the last 15 years of her life building her business and none of the men she’s met have been able to keep her attention. Nikki has outgrown the bar scene, and most of the social circles she runs have a very low bachelor count. As we visited over coffee, she told me she still was hopeful her one true love was out there, but she knew the clock was ticking.

Nikki works with the southern California elite (attorneys, doctors, CEO, top athletes, and several Hollywood stars). Nikki is their go-to girl when they want to buy and sell property because she’s as smart as she is beautiful. She is driven, focused and knows how to work a room better than anyone I’ve ever met. But she is single, never married and lonely. She wanted my advice.

Somehow MyCountryMatch.com, one of my favorite sites just didn’t seem like an option. Nikki doesn’t want her picture available for the whole world to see. She’s worried about the negative gossip that can travel in her circles. It isn’t that she can’t attract a guy, she just can’t find the right guy who shares her same views on family, children and marriage.

So, I suggested she try Great Expectations. This is a different type of dating site where each and every member is screened. You make an appointment via their website, then go into one of their local offices around the country. Service is very personalized and it’s totally confidential.

Nikki took me up on my advice. She made an appointment at the Irvine, California office of Great Expectations. She was met by one of their counselors where they had her fill out a complete questionnaire about herself and what she was looking for. They also create a 3-4 minute video profile and took updated photos.

All of this information is posted on their private, members only website. The nice thing about Great Expectations is not only do they screen every member, they also run complete background checks on each member. So Nikki didn’t have to worry about guys who lie about being married, or about where they live or the type of jobs they have. This is clearly a solution designed for people like Nikki. Personalized service, extremely safe and confidential. In talking with her today, she told me Great Expectations has helped her get her foot back into the dating scene, meeting other single, career professionals who share interests similar to hers.

It doesn’t cost anything to visit the site, fill out the form and wait for them to contact you. They have different pricing plans and I promised Nikki I wouldn’t say how much she spent. I gave them a middle of the road rating because of the cost and limited membership. I think for Nikki it is the best choice, but it isn’t for everyone.

I learned of emode’s existence when a friend sent me a IQ test hosted by emode.com - they have a jillion fun tests for checking everything from your IQ to what your fav color means to what kind of cat are you; I happened to notice they had a dating site as well, so I tried it.

For free you can search other profiles, but you must pay to actually have contact with anyone. Which these days is standard, I think. You fill out a rather lengthy profile after you take your ‘personality’ test, and are then free to surf the profiles all you want. The problem is, too much of what matches one person to another is based on answers the user is much too free to make up, and you end up being attracted to a profile which is more of how the person wants to be viewed, rather than an objective summary of the person’s personality.

I met and went out with 9 women from emode. All were high percentage matches to me, 95% or better. All but one totally misrepresented themselves. One even turned out to be a lesbian who was trying to experiment. Another was an ex-heroin addict from the streets who had been institutionalized, who ended up stalking me. I wouldn’t sit on this one side of my living room for a month for fear of a car coming crashing through from the street to kill me. In fairness, I did meet one woman that I still love to this day. Is 1 out of 9 good or bad?

Date.ca, one of Canada’s premier online personals service. With usually over 10,000 members online at anyone time it doesn’t get easier to meet new Canadian singles in your area. Date.ca is made up of a fun, high-quality group of singles from all walks of life, all backgrounds, all professions and all ages, who are living life to its fullest and looking for others to share their experiences with.

With the new Click Alert option available by every profiles picture it introduces a simple way for Date.ca to introduce you to members you think you’d click with and who feel the same about you. It’s fun and easy, and everyone can participate. Just look for Click! in members’ profiles and tell Date.ca what you think by picking yes, maybe or no. When two of you click yes, we’ll introduce you with a click! Alert.

Their secure online server makes connecting at Date.ca anonymous and safe, so you’re free to sit back, relax and meet people from the comfort of your home or office.

Positive Features

* Create a basic profile in minutes (for free). This allows you to search Date.ca’s singles member database for matches in your area. When you find some compatible matches, you can then go on and create a more detailed profile of yourself. I found several hundred matches in most of the medium size cities I searched for in Canada (based on certain age ranges and specific genders).
* Pay in Canadian Dollars.
* Customer Care staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
* Well balanced number of men and woman profiles.

Negative Features

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Only one, on the first page of Create Your Profile uncheck the box for “I agree to receive email updates & announcements from qualified partners”.

Free Membership

* Yes
* Included:
o Create a Profile
+ Personal Information
# User name, Email, Birthday, Gender, Location and Relationship Type
+ Lifestyle
# Type of relationship you are looking for, Do you have children, Smoking Habits, etc..
+ Physical Information
# Height, weight, body style, etc..
+ Background
# Languages, Religion, Education, etc..
+ Your Personality & Interests
# Check off your matching personality traits, your favorite physical activates, etc..
+ Relationships
# 3 essay questions on your perfect first date, what you feel is an ideal relationship and what you have learned from past relationships.
o Add photo’s (up to 4)
o Searching
o See who’s Online
o Hot Lists
o Favorites
o Flirt
+ A Fun and exciting way to let someone know you’re interested in them. You pick a one-liner from their list of Flirts, and it’s sent to the member of your choice. The member gets the Flirt in his or her onsite Inbox and then can go to your profile and Flirt back with you. Each member can only be Flirted with once.
o Show/ Hide Settings
+ Allows you to set what information from your profile you want visible to other singles on Date.ca
* Not Included:
o Cannot use Communication Tools such as Instant Message, Email and Live Audio and Video.

Costs

* Last checked December 6, 2006 (all prices in Canadian Dollars)
* Comparable to other Dating Sites
* Purchase 1, 3 or 5 month subscriptions with a savings of up to 50% at Date.ca
* 1 month memberships start at $29.99 and can go as low as $14.99 depending on the length of the dating membership plan you select.
* Premium Membership includes
o Email
o Instant Messaging
o Chat
o Full access Message Boards
o Live Audio and/or Video

Relationship Types

* Heterosexual
* Lesbian
* Gay
* Bisexual

Looking For

* A Date
* Friend
* Marriage
* A long-term relationship
* Intimate Encounters
* Marriage & Children
* Activity Partner
* Email/Chat

Regions

* Canada

Viewing & Communication Tools

* Photo’s
* Profile
* Private Email
* Instant Messaging
* Real-time chat
* Audio and Video Chat

Search By

* Most parts of Profile
* Distance, City and Zip Code
* Who’s Online
* Most Popular Members
* Most Active Members
* New Members
* Searches can now be displayed as a thumbnail gallery or in the traditional list form.
* Your Matches
o Based on Date.ca comparing your profile with others on the site

Other Info

* Customer care staff is available 24 hours a day by phone to answer any of your questions
* This site is part of the Spark Network.