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Our Favorite Dating Sites |
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Top Dating Categories |
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LavaLife Summary Review |
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About LavaLife |
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Short Description
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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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Number of Members
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4,600,000
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Overall Rating
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is a top-quality site that manages to balance straight-arrow dating features with a section for alternative lifestyles like swinging. If you take offense easily, simply stay away from the Intimate Encounters section. The quality of 's members overall (income levels tend to be middle- and upper-middle class with higher educations) is good. The highest enrollment is in the Dating and/or Relationship sections, so you can find plenty of people to correspond with. Overall, excellent quality and great features. Given time, could give even the largest site a run for its money. The pay-as-you-go is an innovation more sites should consider.
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LavaLife Categories & Features |
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Lifestyles
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All
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Relationships
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Alternative
Friendship
Marriage
Pen Pals
Romance
Three-some
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Religions
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All
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Ethnicities
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All
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Site Features
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Hide profile option
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Finding Your Match
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Automated Matching
Online indicator
Photo Gallery
Search (Advanced)
Search by location
Search (Quick)
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Contacting Members
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E-mail
Instant messaging
Private messaging
Virtual kiss (Icebreakers)
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LavaLife Pros & Cons |
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Pros
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is an impressive-sized site divided into dating levels.
Easy "one-liners" and smiley icons get quick results.
Filtering and navigation are excellent.
Attentive customer service.
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Cons
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offers no homosexual sections.
Difficult to track costs with pay-as-you-go fees.
Over abundance of 19 to 21-year-olds seeking intimacy.
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LavaLife Plans Offered |
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Pricing
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50 credits for $14.99(5 credits = 1 introductory email or a 20 minute instant messaging session; 10 credits = 60 minutes)
100 credits for $24.99
200 credits for $39.99
notifies you periodically as to how many credits you have left and renewal is simple
Full access - you can email anyone and begin IM sessions yourself
You can join all three groups or any one or two that interest you at no additional cost
Blocking features
Pay-as-you-go flexibility
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