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Our Favorite Dating Sites |
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Christian Soulmates: Full Review |
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About Christian Soulmates |
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Year Started
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2004
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Location
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Canada
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Languages
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English
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Short Description
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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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rates four stars on a scale of one to five.
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Christian Soulmates Categories & Features |
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Relationships
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Friendship
Marriage
Pen Pals
Romance
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Religions
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Catholic
Christian
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Ethnicities
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Finding Your Match
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Automated Matching
Photo Gallery
Search (Advanced)
Search by location
Search (Quick)
Smart Matching
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Contacting Members
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E-mail
Online Chat
Virtual kiss (Icebreakers)
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Christian Soulmates Dating Service Review |
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The Company
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is managed by Soulmates International Network, Inc., out of Canada.
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Site Navigation
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has a simple design and is easy to navigate.
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Site Response Speed
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Fast
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Sign-Up Process
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Free trial 10-day membership requires you to fill out a profile, which will take you from ten to fifteen minutes, depending on how in-depth you want to get (you are given the option not to answer many questions). The trial membership allows you to access most of ' features.
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Breadth of Services
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Currently, has two search options available, the QuickMatch, which finds you other members close to your profile, and the SoulmateSearcher, which allows you to select what qualities you'd like in your new mate. A variety of contact methods are available: Email, instant messaging and a "Wink," which just tells another member you saw their profile and liked it. Also, chat, forums and advice columns are all available through .
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User Base
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Heterosexual, Christian singles. did not provide any specific demographic information, but there seem to be both young and old on the site, with a slant towards middle-aged.
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User Experience
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makes it easy to sign up with minimal hassle. However, the chat room server was down the entire time I tried to access it and the last forum message had been posted a few weeks ago. In short, it did not seem like generates a great deal of traffic. Nice, friendly, low-key site, but I would make sure there are enough candidates for your specific desires before I signed on as a paid member.
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Customer Service
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FAQs, a fax number and email support if you need specific help. However, I had not heard from anyone hours after I emailed .
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Customer Service Hours
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Fax support
FAQ help section
Email support via webpage
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Long Description
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is designed to bring together Christian heterosexual singles with shared interests and values. More relaxed than many Christian dating sites, does not require pre-screening nor demand any standard Christian orthodoxy. While you are asked to volunteer a good deal of information for your profile (interests, hobbies, etc.), the emphasis is on "volunteer." You are generally given the option to not answer most questions, so you don't have to reveal that you own the world's largest collection of clipped toenails. While this is nice on your end, it's not so great when you're scanning someone else's profile and they're withholding. Fortunately, most members don't seem shy about revealing themselves (in a Christian way, of course).
offers a small online dating community
, however, does not appear to be a hotbed of activity. The chat room server was down the entire time when I was online, the last posting on the message board was several weeks old and there were about only thirty people who were actually logged on to , a few more males than females.
' basic membership
Basic membership to is free; however, you cannot initiate e-mails, enter chat rooms or forums or use the instant messenger unless you upgrade to a full membership, which costs around sixteen bucks for the first month. ' free 10 day trial membership, however, does allow Christian daters the opportunity to try out almost all of these features. If you're broke and desperate to go all the way (membership-wise, that is), you can also apply for another member to do the Christian things and pay your way with a "gift."
Customize your browser with
has also recently introduced a downloadable Menubar for your browser, enabling more ease in navigating the features. For what it's worth, the results of their current online poll are that about nineteen percent of members use the Menubar "all the time." Of course, then there are the twenty-three percent who "don't know what a Menubar is." In any event, is certainly easy enough to get around for the new user without having to throw extra stuff on your browser. Especially if you're in that twenty-three percent and end up just staring in confusion at the darn thing.
' Extras: QuickMatch with other Christians
To find members who match up with your profile, you can use the "QuickMatch" feature, which will quickly present you with several other members who are close to your profile. For a more advanced search, ' "SoulmateSearcher" will automatically search for members with the qualities you specify. With the basic membership, the amount of criteria you can select is pretty low: Location, age, denomination, race, just the basics for the basic. With the full membership, however, you can get much more specific as to what kind of Christian date you're looking for, including physical features, hobbies and of course, the all-important work philosophy.
Take advantage of ' free trial
If you're a Christian single looking for the right guy or gal, I'd recommend going with the free trial membership and giving a thorough test drive for the ten days before you pay. Make sure there's enough volume and variety at for your matchmaking needs, then take that leap of faith to go for the love of your life.
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Christian Soulmates Pros & Cons |
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Pros
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Relaxed and value-oriented
' profile info mostly optional
Varied ways of contacting members
Free basic membership
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Cons
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Chat and forum activity low
Slow response time from management
No information on dating pool available
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Christian Soulmates Plans Offered |
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Pricing
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$16.95 for one month
$34.95 for three months
$54.95 for six months
$84.95 for twelve months
Ability to initiate email contact with other members
Expand search capabilities to find potential Christian match-ups
Can exchange personal information with other members
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Site Freebies
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Basic membership for as long as you want
Access to complete profiles of other members and ability to use ' QuickMatch once
Your own complete profile, including photo
You can receive email from members and respond during ten day free trial
Access to 's dating and relationship advice columns
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