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General dating
Sites offering mainstream dating, often with millions of members
Speed dating sites
Sites offering speed dating events, parties etc, often with an online dating element too
Scientific Matching
Sites specialising in singles matching through personality tests
Gay dating sites
Sites offering gay profiles including TG/TS/TV and lesbian and bisexual listings
Dating for professionals Dating specifically for successful professionals, affluent individuals, and well-educated singles and also those wishing to find partners in a certain work sector
Dating in later life
Sites specifically for over 50's or general sites with older members
Dating by ethnicity and religion
Dating sites specifically aimed at those of particular ethnicity and/or faith
Friendship sites
Dating sites that emphasize meeting new people and making friends - exclusively or as a pre-cursor to a relationship
Free dating sites
Sites offering "free" online dating facilities (see our warnings)
Local dating
Sites offering dating by location - includes mainstream dating sites that allow search relative to your location as well as sites offering speed dating and events in major UK cities
Dating for single parents Does what it says on the tin - dating sites for lone parents
Dating by body type
BBW dating and sites for taller and shorter individuals
Casual/Adult/Married Dating
Sites offering flirting and/or members seeking casual sexual encounters.
Special interest dating
For singles with hobbies such as dancing, bikers, and even swingers
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Ranking of Mainstream Online Dating Sites
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Value, Design, and Service |
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Membership Fees |
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Ratings |
Members |
Focus |
Special
Offers |
Included for Free |
1 month |
6 month |
Subscribe/Review |
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4.6 million in the UK
20 million worldwide |
General |
6 months free after first 6 months* |
Basic profile and searches |
22.80 |
65.25 |
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5 Million |
General |
'Find Love' money back guarantee* |
Profile, basic search, view 3/day |
22.80 |
59.94 |
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3.5 million |
General |
25% off for women
6/12 months free after first 6 months |
Profile, basic search & browsing |
Men 24.99
Women 19.99 |
Men 59.99
Women 44.99 |
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1 million |
General |
- |
Profile, basic searches |
19.99 |
59.99 |
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Unknown |
General - serious relationship
compatibility matching |
6 months free after first 6 months* |
Profile, personality test, view matches |
35.00 |
84.00 |
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Unknown |
General compatibility matching |
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Profile, personality test, matching |
34.95 |
143.40 |
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130,000+ |
General, Friendships, Professionals |
10-30% discount - for limited time |
Profile, basic search, limited messaging |
16.95 |
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Thousands |
General |
- |
Profile, searches, matches, diary entries |
14.50 |
45.00 |
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Thousands |
General/ casual |
- |
Profile, basic search |
14.50 |
45.00 |
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Thousands |
General |
- |
Profile, basic search and browse |
14.50 |
45.00 |
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3 million |
General |
- |
Profile, searches, browsing |
4.99 or 6.99 |
23.94 or 47.94 |
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500,000+ |
General Friendship |
- |
Profile
Search Quickmail |
19.95 |
49.95 |
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Unknown |
General |
- |
Everything with limited messaging! |
FREE/ 9.95 |
FREE/ 29.95 |
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15 million worldwide since it started |
General Casual
Gay |
- |
Everything with limited messaging! |
Men:
19.95 Women:
free |
Men:
75.70 Women:
free |
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835,000 |
General, casual, marriage, travel |
- |
Profile, searches |
Info not available |
Info not available |
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Ratings |
Members |
Focus |
Special
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Included for free |
1 month |
6 months |
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*subject to terms and conditions
Fees and terms change frequently; check dating company websites for the latest.
 Internet-Dating-Guide.co.uk is not responsible for any losses resulting from the information provided (see Disclaimer). If you do spot a factual discrepancy, please email us and we'll update the site.
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Online Dating Table Definitions
 Value Rating: ( ) Includes prices for membership for 1 month and 6 months, for comparison and our assessment of what you actually get for your money. Please see site reviews for full range of membership plans for each site.
Design Rating: () Includes how well the website interface is designed and easy to use; there are some really aggravating online online dating sites out there.
Service Rating: () This is a measure of customer service, the range and number of member profiles, ease of use, and dating site extras like forums, blogs and advice pages.
Members: The estimated total number of members. Can be deceptive as many dating sites list all the members they have ever had since the site was created - many of which will be years old, and inactive. Not many sites tell you how many currently active members they have. Nonetheless, if a site has a couple of million members, chances are good that there will be a high number of profiles for you to search through.
Focus : lists what segment of the population the site is aimed at.
Special offers : Occasionally dating sites offer limited time membership deals and offer codes. These will be listed here and on the website review page.
Included for free : Most online dating sites allow you to register a profile, browse and do a basic search of the member profiles. Others will let you do a little more, such as limited messaging with other members before you have to pay for full membership.
Prices: In UK pounds for one month or for 6 months, for comparative purposes. Most sites offer a one month, 3 month and 6 month option. Others offer a one year package and a few offer sampler time periods such as a few days or a week - see website reviews for more details on a site's membership options.
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Internet Dating Basics