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Meet real people with real sexual desires
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is a site that promises online dating and sexual hookups for horny adult men and women. It's hot and sexy - you can release your inhibitions in a safe environment. is similar to ; in fact, they're in the same family; but has a more sexually charged layout.
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Adult Friend Finder is the world's largest sex and swinger personals site
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Part of the FriendFinder Network that includes the tamer FriendFinder.com, is THE online destination for adult singles and couples looking to mix it up in a safe, comfortable adult entertainment atmosphere. contains a lot of the same great features as FriendFinder, including a huge network of singles and couples looking for fun, member-generated content, access to chat, instant messaging and more.
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Lust, sex and no commitments
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is for adults seeking "lust, sex, and no commitments." With dedicated customer support and all the standard features, has potential, but the search for a sex partner proves bumpy due to some awkward profile-building tools and issues.
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The largest bondage, discipline and fetish personal ads database for the seasoned sexual adventurer and the curious and cautious
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is the leader in BDSM/alternative lifestyle-personals sites with over 2,000,000 active members. Part of the FriendFinder Network of websites including and , is not afraid to explore the darker side of human nature and adult sexuality. offers an impressive selection of niche communities including the largest bondage, discipline and fetish personal ads database, featuring thousands of kinky photos. Unlike many of the adult entertainment sites on the internet, presents itself in a classy, comfortable and safe way that not only welcomes the seasoned sexual adventurer but also the curious and cautious newbie. Whether you're gay, straight, bi or somewhere in between, is sure to tickle your fancy.
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A safe, simple playground for finding someone who can make you happy
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is a meeting place for adults seeking online interactions that will ultimately lead to offline bliss. operates like a self-confident lover who knows what he or she wants: It doesn't tease you with flashy graphics; it doesn't pretend to be what it is not; it shows you what it has to offer and it delivers.
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Friendly, humorous site with flirty one-liners
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is owned by MatchNet, a company that operates, among other sites, . It's obvious that they are putting more resources behind than some others they own, which makes this a respectably active, enjoyable site. They purchased in 1999 and have upgraded the quality of the content considerably.
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Asia Friend Finder caters to Asians globally, but is China-centric
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is an accurate name for this website - it's specifically designed for those seeking to date or correspond with Asians around the world. This is a culture-specific niche dating service that serves as a part of the FriendFinder network founded in 1996 by Andrew Conru. As part of a collection of 18 FriendFinder sites, has some of the highest activity on the network and offers several extras that focus on Asian culture, heritage and beliefs.
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Bringing Asian singles together
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is an international online community geared for Asian singles who want to connect with other singles in a relaxed environment. The site offers the opportunity to meet friends and companions, as well as find romance and life partners. There is a wide array of age groups and life styles on along with a true sense of community, especially on the active message boards. New members are welcomed and because it's a smaller site, it's easy to feel immediately connected to the group. It is also easy to join and get around. There are not a lot of added bonus features or editorial content. The main focus of is getting to know the other members to hopefully make real connections.
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It's hard to tell if you'll get enough bang for your buck
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is, admittedly, a site "run by women" to serve women's sexual needs. It touts "over 100,000 women who want to have sex" and over "20,000 married women who are ready to cheat," all "real women;" yet, the small-print disclaimer on 's free site-tour reads, "some of the pictures and testimonials on these pages were created to get users in the mood and is not entirely truthful." Even if offers all the functionalities expected of online adult matchmaking sites, some questions about the site operators and the inconsistencies undermine its value.
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For big, beautiful women and their admirers
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is based in the U.S. and offers a variety of big and beautiful women who are looking for a friend, a lover or a marriage partner. If you like these lovely rubenesque women, this is your BBW dating service. ' website is very user friendly and quickly downloads high quality scans of beautiful women and other relevant and useful information.
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For lovers and admirers of big beautiful women everywhere
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If you're looking for friendship, or more, with someone who's a plus-sized model or who wants to be one, you've found the right place. is designed for the lovers and friends of the larger gal (not to mention guy-gal or gal-guy) interested in traveling the many sexy paths life with a BBW has to offer. Basic membership is free and, upon registering, you will be asked to fill out a short Sex Connect Questionnaire, which is where you can describe your ideal BBW. After an email arrives with a confirmation code, you're in (or out - again, whatever you prefer) and you can begin browsing profiles and meeting some of the beautiful, fun and sexy BBWs on the site. Unless you upgrade to VIP status ($19.95 for the first month), you won't be able to contact members except those who come after you first; nor will you be able to see the member photos rated XXX. For free, however, you get access to BBW ads, BBW chat rooms, BBW forums, BBW fiction, BBW advice, the sexy BBW store and...drum roll, please...you can even run for Mr. or Mrs. of the Month! Meeting the sexy BBW of your dreams couldn't be easier, with the thousands of BBW sexy friends, logged onto at any given time. To sum it all up, is a very friendly place to be.
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The undisciplined approach to BDSM
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Contrary to its name, is not exclusively devoted to BDSM. As it turns out, it is merely a portal to SexyAds.net, an online adult community that claims to be "The best place in the world to find sexy adults!" The subcultures at range from normal, mainstream dating to threesome, phone sex and fetishes.
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Big Church is a large, exclusively Christian dating site
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began as an online dating service for Christians in 2000 and is now one of the larger, exclusively Christian dating websites available. screens all members carefully and reads every profile before allowing it to be posted.
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The right way to meet the right people
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Wow, it's always a refreshing thing to know that out in the wilderness of the Internet, there's a place where real people meet to talk laugh and meet other people with the same interests. At , you can quickly sign up and start meeting nice people right away. They make it very easy: Fill out a short profile, post your picture, then take a look at some of the nicest people I've ever encountered in Internet dating. doesn't have many glossy, studio portraits here, just women or men, sitting on the front porch, playing with their dogs or holding up smiling children, just as they would be doing every day. makes it just that easy to connect to someone for friendship, a laugh or two or more!
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Where African-American singles can find a soulmate with soul
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is exactly what it claims to be - a site where Black and African-American singles can meet, mingle and search for the person of their dreams. Like other sites operated by Utah-based Mingle Match ( and ), is profanity-free and very friendly. is definitely a site worth checking out for anyone looking for friendship or a relationship with an African American single.
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CamContacts brings people together from all over the world, exhibitionists and voyeurs alike
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is a friendly, easy-to-navigate adult dating site, designed for webcam live chats (webcam not necessary on your end), provided by individual chat hosts who charge by the minute or hour to do what you want them to do.
Most of what is offering is in the adult dating arena (most popular X-rated categories are here, including gay, lesbian, kinky and group), so those of you looking for a dating service won't find much except some cheap thrills. Free software for ' video chat sessions is provided and installs quickly and painlessly.
' design is bright and sleaze-free, management is friendly and responsive and, if adult dating is what you're after, this is a nice environment to do it in. Just don't expect to be the place to find a nice girl (or boy) to bring home to Mom.
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Helping love blossom
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offers a very personalized Asian marriage service as well as an Asian dating service that is sometimes thought of as a mail-order bride service, but in fact is nothing like the old fashion service at all. Lovely Asian women publish their picture ads on the website and the matchmaking is based on the compatibility of the physical and personal traits of the members. ' success rate for couples is quite impressive. Since 1974, over 50,000 Asian couples have met and matched for love and marriage and shared their Asian values with each other. has been getting love right for over three decades. offers Asian chat rooms, private tours and fiance and marriage visa services, making possible the realization of the Asian matrimonial dream. If you are Asian exudes a time-tested fragrance that draws the bee to love's honeyed nectar.
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Share Jesus and a cup of joe on this user-friendly CyberStarbucks for Christian singles
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An attractive Christian dating site for true believers in mixing romance and religion, is designed to be a CyberStarbucks for heterosexual Christian singles looking for that special someone. There seem to be tons of members on , but the management is a little defensive about why you have to contribute to the offering plate ("We doubt you work for free - we don't either and neither do our suppliers!!!" Sorrrrry!). Registration is free and so is the 7-day trial period, which allows you to build a fairly extensive dating profile, enter chat rooms and browse all members' profiles. You just can't exchange private contact info without a paid membership, which they remind you about at every turn (don't even TRY to sneak your email address into your profile, mister!). You can extend the free trial by a few days if you upload photos of yourself or coerce friends to sign up on (they'll even send you fliers you can print and pass out at church). After the free trial is up, however, it's farewell and Amen, 'cause you're tossed out of this congregation.
is one of the better-designed Christian dating sites with a fresh, young feel, but heaven help you if you're not prepared to pay up for membership.
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Serious fun for serious Christians
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is a Christian dating site designed for those whose ideal relationship consists of three people - a man, a woman and Jesus. With all the bells and whistles of a secular dating site - chat, message boards, mail service, even a fun Color Personality Profile Quiz and a Christian Travel service - provides plenty of romantic opportunities for people who are looking for "God-Centered" matches with singles who "Serve God first, then Yourself." (Provided, of course, that those singles are heterosexual. The site's Help section advises those searching for Same-Sex Matching to check Google!) Okay, so is not for everyone. But if you fit the profile, you're bound to find a lot of other Christian dating profiles that fit you, thanks to a fairly comprehensive questionnaire that takes into account things like your politics (most members are Conservative), intelligence, fashion sense and many likes and dislikes, including your favorite Bible verse (and why it's your favorite). has the added bonus of the "Ideal Match" service, notifying members whenever a man or woman who meets their profile signs on. Judging from the posted testimonials, the site seems to take great pride in the number of happy Christian marriages it has facilitated. Or, as one member put it, "It is amazing how God uses a website to bring soulmates together!" Amen!
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Simple, effective, fun networking for the single Christian
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For over four years, has had as its mission to bring together Christian singles with shared interests and values. Users who share in this mission can do a "QuickMatch" to find other members who might be suitable for them, as well as a more advanced "SoulmateSearcher," which allows you to search by selected criteria. Designed mostly for the traditional heterosexual Christian single, does not require you to be of a specific denomination or belief system. Rather, it just seems to ask of users a general faith in God. is very loose with how much you want to share in your profile and, in general, it seems to be one of the more relaxed among the Christian dating sites.
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Diverse range of colleges and coeds
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Another niche site owned by MatchNet, combines the same standard features of many of its other dating sites, with a few additional questions that allow you to tailor your search to particular areas of the country or college campuses. is obviously a US-based site, but it has a surprisingly diverse membership from campuses across the country, as well as a few in Canada and overseas. The college-aged membership is just over 500,000 and has grown at a steady, if not breakneck, pace.
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A minimalist cookie-cutter matchmaking site from the folks at Relationship Exchange, a division of Vintacom Media Group Inc.
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It's love corporate-style at , one of a series of similar dating sites (there's also , among others) run by a Canadian-based company, Relationship Exchange. While some dating sites overwhelm you with extras, there is absolutely NO danger of that happening at , which you can quickly figure out when you see there are only two things listed under "Special Features." Sign-up is free and fast; you're only required to answer basic multiple choice questions (most of which you can opt out of) and two short essay questions that boil down to "Who are you?" and "Who do you want?" You then pick if you're interested in dating, romance and/or intimate relationships. You can't initiate contact unless you become a paid Premium Membership. From there, you can do the usual QuickSearch or a more detailed search, see who's online, respond to IM's from other members, and...and...watch the pretty pictures of models go by! Oh, there is a (yes, one) dating tip near the bottom of the screen. There seems to be a decent pool of singles to choose from here - but itself has the personality of a dentist's office.
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Relationship exchange site tied to other sites
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is an online dating site with a membership of about 2 million, based partly on its affiliation with other online dating sites through a program called the Relationship Exchange (RE). While it is difficult to know for sure, it appears that is a sort of "turn-key" site - it runs smoothly, but the management is done by the central group, Relationship Exchange.
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Date.com offers evenly balanced male and female memberships
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Founded in 1997 (they launched on Valentine's Day - a nice touch), currently has over 2 million members (or 5 million, depending on whether you read their information page or their ads) and claims to be adding new members at a rate of 250,000 per month. With a membership featuring 55% men and 45% women, has an unusually balanced demographic as far as the male/female ratio -- one that isn't much different from the real single population. 's age groups are evenly spread as well, with 30% ages 20-29, 30% ages 30-39, 30% ages 40-49 and most of the rest aged 50 and over.
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Streamlined, basic, no-frills site
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is a United Kingdom-based dating site with over 1.1 million members, primarily in the UK. The second highest member count is in North America. is streamlined and basic, with no frills. In fact, their corporate information comes right out and states that it isn't meant to be anything other than a basic, straightforward site that "does away with gimmicks such as free trials, nicknames and un-moderated chatrooms." Translated, offers only browsing and anonymous email boxes.
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Where online dating is most real, fun and effective
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offers the chaste singles and the naughty ones a friendly, comfortable environment for finding and initiating romance, love, relationship, and sex (not necessarily in that order). The only drawback to 's status as an otherwise undisputed five-star online dating site is its parent company's woefully low profile (this reviewer is reluctant to wholeheartedly recommend something from a company that cannot be easily verified).
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The best of all worlds - great site design, access to millions of members, affordable membership prices.
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has the distinct advantage of being part of the Relationship Exchange network of online dating sites. The benefit for its members? Access to the three million membership database on their various online dating sites. Vintacom Media Group, the company behind Relationship Exchange, has a proven track record for creating quality online environments, and is no exception. Nice site design, interesting articles, eclectic members, and the opportunity to search for men and women within three communities - dating, romance, intimate encounters - make an enjoyable and cost-effective experience.
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eharmony offer personality profile soul-matching
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is advertised as a personals site that is about finding a "soul mate," not e-mail pals, chat room friends or casual dates. Not a personals site in the traditional sense, has nothing to do with browsing through hundreds or thousands of photographs or reading brief profiles. is based on an extensive personality survey that is designed to not only match you with other members, but actually give you a detailed personality profile that outlines various aspects of your own personality, covering such details as how you react to stressful situations, what you seek from others, your most deep-seated anxieties and how you perceive yourself and others.
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Easy to use, quick results, decent selection of singles.
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With 1000s of new members joining daily, is one of the fastest-growing dating communities online. Their main goal is to provide high-quality personal ads and an easy-to-use system in order to help men and women connect with other singles in their area or around the world. Find friendship, fun, or love at .
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An adult website with a decidedly female touch
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set out to create an adult dating site with a female touch and that's just what they've done. 's layout is clean, but the content is anything but. 's look, its feel and even its gentle color scheme make you feel like some women
web designers booted the guys out because they were fed up with all the sleaze. A swingers' dating site without the sleaze. Try to imagine that. And it was all done by design.
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The ultimate in Filipino online personals
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is part of the popular FriendFinder family, boasting hundreds of thousands of members. The entire FriendFinder network (which includes 16 niche dating sites) is the most popular online dating destination with up to 20 million members. Along with a robust community, offers bustling chat rooms, an interactive magazine for and by members, fun polls pertaining to love, dating, current films and popular culture and in general a lively group to cyber date or just get to know. is a friendly and lively online community that feels more established than a lot of other Asian dating sites available.
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French Friend Finder has dating, activity partners and penpals for people looking for a French connection
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is a pretty typical dating site, with areas for those just looking for a penpal or activity partner. The one major difference? If you're looking for love in France or for that je ne sais quoi flavor in someone local, you're in luck with . There are a host of Jean-Marcs and Sylvies on this French dating site just waiting to get to know you. You can connect via email, chat, IM or even video. Don't see anyone who catches your eye? Then list your requirements and will let you know the minute he/she signs up. By the way, it helps if you can read French! Back to those high school text books...
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Comprehensive site with tons of fun features!
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is part of a global network of 15 sites in 10 languages designed to help men and women find exactly what they're looking for in a potential mate. offers more than a static directory of people looking to connect with others. People join for a sense of community, the ability to be amongst other people with similar mindsets and desires. With over 20 million registered members, offers a relaxed and safe environment to meet others all over the globe.
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Liberal approach to lesbian and gay dating
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is an established gay and lesbian dating site that has the backing of PlanetOut Partners, Inc., a multinational corporation that has lent its marketing savvy and financial resources to this dating spin-off of its original site. has over 2.5 million members and receives 850,000 hits a day.
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German Friend Finder is for Germans or those interested in Germans or dating or threesomes or swingers or something else entirely.
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If you believe the stereotypes, the Germans are pretty much the most efficient people on the planet. But take one look at and those preconceptions are gonna blow out the window. This German dating site is so dense, so complicated and so strangely run I'm still not quite sure what I've seen. Actually, is based in the good old U.S. of A. by Friend Finder Inc., an enormous match-making website conglomerate that operates 15 online communities worldwide. Perhaps that explains why is not just for people looking to find a German friend or even marriage partner. Sure, there are plenty of Deutchlanders from the Fatherland to the States logging on to search for their Achtung Baby, along with a German-language option, proving is serious about its German-ness. But there are also a surprising number of sexual world travelers (men seeking couples, women seeking couples, even couples seeking couples) who appear more interested in alternative uses of der weinerschnitzel. 's widely varied membership can participate in all the usual dating website activities - chat, an interactive magazine (message boards that also encourage members to post their own poetry), instant messaging, searches of varying depth and speed, different forms of on-site email, two-way matching and more - provided they can make sense of the enormously complicated pricing plan.
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Gays looking for genuine relationships
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is a gay dating site dedicated to relationship-minded gay men and women. Targeting an audience that is primarily professional and looking for romance or relationships, isn't as sex-laden as many other gay dating sites and is consciously gender-neutral in style and feel. The articles and content are stylish, sophisticated and not politically aggressive or confrontational. There are no direct links to pornography or other sexually-based sites. Instead, is an option for gays looking for a genuine relationship based more on compatibility than sex.
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Just can't compete with the 21st century online dating sites.
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offers a safe environment for meeting that someone special. With almost 30 years in the business, is one of the oldest, best-established dating services. They're one of the few services to offer both in-person and online dating assistance. Members enjoy a range of services including a professional photographer, video profiles of all members, events, and more.
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Intimate, anonymous and uncut
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, like , is an adult dating site for single men and women to meet and explore discreet, erotic, sexual, sensual activities. Operated by the little known HMU Services in New York, does an admirable job of giving members a non-threatening place to connect; but the unverifiable parent company, limited support and some inferior interface issues detract from the experience.
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Looking for racy adult entertainment? This is the place! Quality men and women, sexy singles, fun adult chat, and more.
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is the world's largest online videochat community featuring adult entertainment of every variety. In addition to videochat, features an extensive array of adult entertainment, fun and flirty merchandise in the e-store, informative articles by leading experts in sex education, human psychology, cultural anthropology, and more.
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Convenient, quick, instant access to the online dating scene.
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With a tagline like "Point. Click. Date." makes online dating simple and affordable. It's no wonder is one of the fastest growing dating websites. The site is run by Traffix, a database marketing and management company with a proven track record in the online arena. promises to be "a community of singles where people can be themselves and connect in a safe, secure, fun and exciting environment."
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Matches global Indians with partners still in India
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(formerly IndianMatches.com and IndianMarriages.com) is one of the more popular websites for Indian singles. Based out of New Delhi, India, where the actual site seems to be operated, is owned by Webcapacity Incorporated, with offices in Colorado. caters to Indians from all areas of the globe, but predominantly to those who are in India, the United States or Canada.
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For singles who like to mix it up...racially speaking
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is exactly what it sounds like - a matching website designed for singles looking to date someone of another race. Men and women of all races are allowed to join , but an exhaustive search of profiles on the site reveals membership to be primarily black and white and almost exclusively heterosexual. Like the other sites operated by Utah-based Mingle Match (, and ), is profanity-free, friendly and simple to use. Unlimited free membership entitles users to the two-way "Ideal Match" service, detailed profile searches, the ability to send and receive smiles (Icebreakers) and e-cards and to participate in (but not initiate) instant messaging. Paid members can initiate instant messaging, send and receive Mingle Mail (the on-site email service), chat and post messages on the site's message boards. Anyone can take the Color Code Personality Quiz, although a more detailed profile costs money. Unfortunately, this rather generic site doesn't seem to have many features geared toward an audience of wannabe interracial daters - is identical to all the other Mingle Match sites except for the membership itself. ' level of activity appears fairly low - 261 men and under 200 women across the U.S. and around the world had uploaded photos within the past 14 days. A profile search on a larger, generic matching site like Match.com might actually match people with more would-be interracial-daters.
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Chase your dreams, seek out true love, hunt for pleasure
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is a very well organized dating and erotic personals site with a lot to offer the men and women who join it. From picture galleries to live chat rooms to live web cams, this site has it all, except good quality photos of decent size! The members of range from men and women, singles and couples (both straight and gay) looking for everything from love to adult to alternative encounters in an easy to navigate personals site. Whether you want to find a friend, a girlfriend, the love of your life or just interesting people with similar erotic tastes and to engage in adult and alternative play with, is the site that has it all.
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Jewish singles finding global friendship or romance.
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's mission is to help strengthen the Jewish community and insure precious Jewish traditions are carried on for many generations to come. strives to achieve this goal via a globally accessible community where Jewish singles, interested in meeting, dating or marrying within the faith can find friendship or romance.
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Plus-sized singles niche site
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targets those who are either plus-sized themselves or who are looking for a plus-sized friend, mate or spouse. The site lists all of the current terminology for plus-sized people, including BBW (Big Beautiful Woman), BHM (Big Handsome Man), FA (Fat Admirer) and FFA (Female Fat Admirer). You have to admire the goal of , but every indication is that this is a very small site with limited resources. ' pages are all slow loads and there is little offered with the free membership.
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Diverse database of singles and streamlined searching
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is one of the oldest dating companies around, having started in 1987 as a telephone-based service. Based in Toronto, Canada, jumped on the internet bandwagon in 1997 and has since gained a reputation for exceptional service and a truly diverse database of singles. The most distinctive feature at is the division into three separate categories: Dating, Relationships and Intimate Encounters.
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Enabling adult singles to meet people with similar interests
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The brainchild of Over the Edge Media, Inc., is, graphically speaking, a bit over the edge. Its home page has not one but two horizontal menus on top; it has stock photos competing with member photos for your attention; it has dating advice, penned by Dr. Dennis Neder, the author of Being a Man in a Woman's World; it has forums; it has clubs; and best of all, has free videogames, should some weary singles decide to take a break from browsing. So, if you can't score at , you can still enjoy a few strokes of Mini Golf online.
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The most comprehensive, genuinely fun site
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Founded in 1985, is owned by InterActiveCorp and supports 28 international dating websites on six continents. 's North American site has over 8 million members and is part of a network of sites that include Kiss.com and with a total of over 20 million members. has it all and then some!
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What most other sites aspire to become
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may be what most other online dating websites aspire to become. With over 8 million members worldwide and an excellent reputation for high-quality member matching, really performs. The beauty of the site is its purity - there aren't a lot of bells and whistles like newsletters, travel opportunities or get-togethers scheduled for various cities - but has taken all that extra energy and poured it into perfecting the online profiles, functionality and matching capabilities.
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A welcome change from the meat market sites that lack personality. MegaFriends.com has heart, and that counts for something.
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is a home-grown website created by a husband-and-wife team. It's been around for four years now, and has a decent sized database of men and women from around the world. aims to connect people for all kinds of relationships, not just romantic ones. When setting up a profile, people can opt to look for men, women, and couples for friendship, dating, a secret affair, or marriage. While the site design leaves a little to be desired, itself is great, offering a variety of fun free features like sending virtual gifts and playing online games.
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We're here, we're queer, we're lonely
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If you're a man's man and ready to risk the wrath of red-staters everywhere, is the place to meet, greet and talk of all things gay. There are tons of abs, organs and oil displayed in the many profile pictures as you browse for Mr. Right - because is overflowing with gay guys who want way more action than you'll ever see on "Will and Grace." Basic sign-up is free, registering is easy and there's a two-tiered pricing system if you want to get in deeper (you can take that anyway you want). Definitely not the place for the shy gay guy, has many ways to get down and dirty with chat, video intros, instant messaging, advice, articles, success stories and more. claims to have almost a million active members here. And I will refrain from commenting on the "active members" part.
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Classy site, elegant design, ideal for marriage-minded individuals.
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is the leading relationship community on the internet, founded by executives behind Kiss.com and Udate.com. Serious committed adults, looking for long-term relationships, have turned to for an easy-to-navigate, feature-rich environment. Through a scientific personality profiler, quizzes from partner Lifetime television, exhaustive searches and advice from the industry's leading relationship expert, Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D, offers its members unparalleled relationship tools. Dr. Schwartz's Personality Profiler, similar to the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, is the most effective and sophisticated leading-edge romantic matching tool on or off the internet. It significantly helps members to identify their significant others "Similarity Factors" and "Complimentary Factors," which will ultimately lead them to finding their perfect match.
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Caters to conservative gay dating
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The original dating website that has the backing of Partners, Inc., a multinational corporation that has lent its considerable marketing savvy and financial resources to the huge websites. The personals area is actually a sub-division of rather than a completely stand-alone site. has over half a million homosexual and bisexual members, making it considerably smaller than its sister site, www.Gay.com, but still popular and well-established.
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Snow on the roof but still on fire?
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Older and Single? Turn off that TV rerun and log on to , the online dating site where "adult" is definitely not a dirty word. caters to single heterosexuals in the Over-40 and Senior categories and while people of all ages are allowed to join, the many beauty shots of silver-haired foxes canoodling send a clear message that this site is for the young at heart. Not to say, however, that the baby boom and their successors don't know how to have fun. The clean and friendly has all the usual bells and whistles associated with online matching services, including unlimited free membership. Services include detailed profile searches (for all), various degrees of messaging for paid and free members, chat, message boards (paid members only, please) and even a color code personality quiz that lets you know whether you're a fun-loving yellow, a peaceful blue or some other shade/personality combo. The downside? Not too many people seem to be enjoying all has to offer. While the site boasts thousands of members, less than 35 were online at any given time during this reviewer's visit and profile searches returned less-than-overwhelming lists of prospective over-40 cuddle buddies.
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A welcome change from the online meat market!
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, a relative newcomer to the online dating scene, offers a lot of free perks, not to mention state-of-the-art compatibility matching that learns what you're looking for over time to deliver superior results! Meet interesting members from around the world for friendship, dating, fun, travel, and possibly love.
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Online dating exclusively designed for the over-40 set
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Granny is racking up more dates than her hot looking 18 year old granddaughter, thanks to , the online dating site exclusively designed for people over 40. A niche site of the impressive FriendFinder network, is self proclaimed as the most popular senior friend finder online, where love, dating and friendship for people with experience reign supreme.
Outside of hair color on the adult couples, the home page layout is similar to that of other online dating sites. But a closer look tells you that puts the emphasis on free, easy and fun. The sign up process is reassuringly user friendly and tech support for novice computer users is offered by email and phone. With photo gallery, instant messaging, web cam, chat rooms and multiple membership options, is adding new spice to life for mature women and men.
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Older and wiser and still beautiful too
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is a very typical dating website that's theoretically designed for seniors, but seems to contain fun for all ages. As is run by SocialPlus, a company that operates a number of dating sites, I suspect that perhaps it circulates the members from more than one site here, since there are a whole lotta young whippersnappers with profiles here. Still, there is a huge amount of potential friends and lovers on that you can sift through for free. It only starts costing when you want to make contact. You can QuickSearch by sex, age and location, do an AdvancedSearch with much more specific requests (eye color, religion, smoking, drinking) and also has a CyberCupid feature that runs automatically twice a week and finds you new matches according to what you're looking for. One nice extra at is an Instant Message feature that also allows you to talk - yes, with your voice, provided you have a mike on your computer, one-to-one with other members. Beyond the standard dating site meat-and-potatoes, however, is pretty bare bones - no forums, no advice or articles for seniors in love, and, worst of all, no free Viagra offers.
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Great for singles to explore other lifestyles
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is THE place to find sexy singles and couples for hot hookups. Whether you're gay, lesbian, or straight, there's something for everyone on . Gold members have an all-access pass to special features including video chat, pictures, and more! Unlike many of the adult entertainment sites online, has a sleek design, a classy look, and discreet raunchiness.
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Great selection of members seeking all kinds of adult fun. Plus interesting and diverse adult-oriented content.
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provides a quality basic personals service for adult online dating and features a free search functionality as well as a handy sex and dating magazine. has a huge database featuring close to a million profiles of real people actively seeking sexy fun with other likeminded adults. Whether looking to have the best sex of your life or searching for the love of your life, is THE place to meet sexy adults for erotic fun. The site allows for anonymous and discreet fun, as well as more personalized service with ' VIP membership featuring explicit photos and more.
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Where Christian singles meet single Christians
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If you're a young (or youngish), religious Christian and looking for love with another single Christian, , also known as Single Christian Network, is bound to have something for you. "Designed by Christians for Christians," this friendly site screens all applications before posting. Once you're invited aboard, you can spend hours perusing the online personals and profiles; reading Christian dating advice; joining forums on dating, prayer and the Bible; or hanging out in a chat room. boasts 5000 marriages and counting, claims thousands of active members and is filled with testimonials from happy couples who found the love of their life online. On the downside, is a bit confusing before membership is activated, with no FAQs, no visible help button and many, many questions left unanswered for a first-time visitor, including how much membership to the site will cost at the end of the 10-day trial. Once you receive a password, however, Single Christian Network is much easier to figure out, including pricing, and probably the most fun you can have online without breaking a Commandment.
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Focusing on values, spirituality, character and beliefs
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The new online dating website from multi-faith spiritual web community Beliefnet.com, provides a happy medium between religioun-based dating sites, like and profile-based matching sites like . Billing itself as "where good people meet," appears to be the only site where gays and straights, liberals and conservatives, Christians, Jews and even practicing Pagans can look for love and companionship on the basis of compatible spiritual values. Extensive profiling ensures that people of all religions - even some you may never have heard of before - and levels of spiritual commitment have a good chance of connecting with someone at who shares their core values.
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Dating for people who don't think three or more is a crowd
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is a lot like your typical dating website, with questionnaires, photos, a mailbox for messages from interested parties, forums and live chat - except for one thing. Many of the men and women looking for love on have already found that special someone. They're looking for that extra special somebody - or somebodies - to join the party.
Yes, as the name suggests, is a dating website for swingers, featuring everything from profile matching, mail, chat and (decidedly kinky) forums to members' erotic stories, nude photos, an adult toy store and an adult travel site. also has an online magazine (first issue free) and a video feature, where members can share videos of themselves doing heaven-knows-what.
is more than an adult dating website, it's an online adult supermarket that happens to include a matching service.
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Lively and fun matching searches, easy to use
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Although doesn't list exactly when it was launched, it has a good, solid reputation and is a fully developed, smoothly run site. claims to add over 300 new members an hour, although this includes trial memberships, so take the figures with a grain of salt. The typical visitor is between 30 and 45 and the site has a hefty 4 million plus profiles. is an established, easy-to-use site that guides you quickly through the set-up process and has lots of features for making the search for matches interesting and lively.
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Meet real people with real sexual desires
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is a site that promises online dating and sexual hookups for adult men and women. It's hot and sexy while still presenting a nice, friendly and fun area for people to meet and chat. is the place to go when you know just what you want and you want it now.
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Yahoo Personals has a unique send-to-a-friend feature for matching back-up
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Backed by the monstrous power of its parent company, Yahoo!, the site offers lots of extras and great graphics. Yahoo!, founded in 1994, launched in 1997. There are "several million" members, although membership numbers aren't specific at the site. Because you can so easily join the site if you are a general Yahoo! member, the membership is sure to increase rapidly.
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