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Our Favorite Dating Sites |
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Top Dating Categories |
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Dream Mates: Full Review |
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About Dream Mates |
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Year Started
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1999
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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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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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Number of Members
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3,000,000
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is affordable, features an eclectic array of members, and is an enjoyable online dating experience.
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Dream Mates Categories & Features |
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Lifestyles
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Relationships
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Ethnicities
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Other Categories
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Finding Your Match
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Online indicator
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Contacting Members
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Dream Mates Dating Service Review |
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The Company
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' company, the Relationship Exchange, was founded on solid principles of business ethics, integrity and quality of service. All RE partner sites share these values. Developed by Vintacom Media Group (www.vintacom.com), the RE's success is based on a growing active database of 3 million profiles. With such a rich membership database, members of the many RE sites enjoy access to a wide variety of potential matches.
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Site Navigation
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There is nice branding to , along with clean design and an easy navigation.
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Site Response Speed
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Slow
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Sign-Up Process
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' sign-up is easy, with a simple questionnaire for profiles and a secure site if you choose the paying membership. Payments can be made by some major credit cards, by online check, or certified check or money order by mail.
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Breadth of Services
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offers the usual online dating suspects - access to millions of singles, a profile matching system, privacy protection, interactive messenger, articles by relationship advisor. Overall, the large membership database and site design are most impressive features.
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User Base
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is categorized into three "Communities" of members - those looking for dating, romance, and/or intimate encounters. Within each group, boasts a wide variety of ethnicities, ages, geographic locations, and personalities. A very eclectic and interesting mix of men and women.
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User Experience
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Other than being frustratingly slow to load at times (on cable internet), www.dreammates.com is a great site. The three separate communities allow members to truly customize their matches, and find men and/or women with similar wants and needs. The variety of members is a welcome change from some of the more generic online dating sites featuring the same old, same old. Within 24 hours of setting up a profile, many members had expressed interest. A good start!
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Customer Service
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Service requests may take up to 72 hours for a reply
' online FAQs/Help Section is tedious and painfully slow to load
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Customer Service Hours
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n/a
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Registration Options
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FREE to register
Quick registration
Send photos by mail or email
Choose from any or all of three Communities (Dating, Romance, Intimate)
Additional Services:
Messenger is more than just an instant messenger. In addition, members can play games, receive notification when men and women who have been identified as Favorites or Contacts are online.
Paying members may enjoy private conversations by phone (anonymously connected via ) for a one-time $4.95 phone activation fee and a system charge of $0.50 per minute.
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Additional Services
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Automatic renewal
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Long Description
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is owned by Vintacom Media Group Inc., a privately owned software development company headquartered in Canada. The company employs 40 full-time employees specializing in marketing, business development, customer care, network infrastructure and application programming, and approximately 85 off-site quality control personnel who screen user profiles and photos.
' extensive online dating network
is a partner of the Relationship Exchange, a network of online personals sites that share a common database of millions of singles. This means members enjoy access to more potential matches.
sports a solid reputation among a crowded dating site field
is one of the top 10 online dating sites in North America, boasting over three million members in conjunction with the Relationship Exchange. Launched in 1999, has helped hundreds of thousands of members find happiness through a safe, fun and effective online dating community.
verifies its personals
prides itself on representing integrity and quality in online dating. Every member's profile and photo is verified through a two-step computer and human screening process to ensure legitimacy and seriousness. The result of this rigorous process is a dramatically enhanced experience for users.
Create a personal ad, read dating articles, try to contact matches - all for free
A free membership on includes the ability to create a profile and upload photos, express interest in matches, and enjoy access to articles by relationship advisor Eve Eschner Hogan. Paying members enjoy added benefits like unlimited email capabilities, instant messaging, phone chat, and priority customer care.
's Message Center
Each time a member logs in, they are taken to their confidential Message Center. There, they can manage messages, view matches, add other members to their Favorites list, and much more.
delivers accurate matches
The more complete one's profile is, the more accurate the matches that delivers. Match deliveries arrive regularly in a person's email address. Once a member identifies three men and/or women they're interested in, takes that information and searches for similar profiles. The results are delivered to the member's "Just My Type" page. This page gets more and more specific as a member refines their search criteria.
offers various ways to search for your dream date
People can perform four types of searches on - Quick, Detailed, Screen Name or Mailbox. In addition to these searches, members may check out Who's Interested?, a page that tracks the members interested in them, the ones they're interested in, and the mutual matches.
Perks for paying members
Paying members enjoy a host of special features including the freedom of messaging as many people as desired. Only premium members have the ability to initiate contact with any member by Mail Message or Instant Message. However, it's free for ALL members to reply to messages. Once contact is made, all further messaging between the two members is free.
Contact matches in various ways
Premium Members may also initiate "Connect By Phone," ' private phone system that allows members to have a Phone Chat or to leave a Voice Message. Only Premium Members have the ability to add this feature to their membership, however ANY member can enjoy the phone system as a recipient.
Extras: Interactive Messenger
With ' Interactive Messenger, members can instant message, play games, have private phone chats and be notified when their Favorites or Contacts log on.
: An enjoyable online dating experience
Overall, is affordable, features an eclectic array of members, and is an enjoyable online dating experience.
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Dream Mates Pros & Cons |
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Pros
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has a nice, sleek site design
Easy to navigate
Access to the millions of Relationship Exchange members
Affordable membership with access to millions of matches
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Cons
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is often slow to load, even on DSL/cable internet
Many of ' benefits available only to paying members
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Dream Mates Plans Offered |
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Pricing
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1 month for $19.95
3 months for $49.95
6 months for $69.95
1 year for $99.95
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Site Freebies
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Searching through profiles is free.
Create profile and post photos
Play games
Express interest in matches
Limited instant message capabilities (may only respond to paying members' IM)
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