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Our Favorite Dating Sites |
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Single C: Full Review |
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About Single C |
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Year Started
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1991
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Location
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United States of America
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Languages
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English
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Short Description
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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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has many varied features. A Christian singles utopia!
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Single C Categories & Features |
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Relationships
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Friendship
Marriage
Romance
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Religions
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Catholic
Christian
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Ethnicities
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All
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Finding Your Match
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Photo Gallery
Search (Advanced)
Search by location
Search (Quick)
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Contacting Members
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E-mail
Online Chat
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Single C Dating Service Review |
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The Company
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is run by Single Christian Network, which calls itself "one of the largest internet introductory services designed exclusively for Christians."
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Site Navigation
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Easy to explore features, difficult to find help before membership is activated.
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Site Response Speed
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Fast
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Sign-Up Process
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Immediately sign up to for 10-day, free trial membership. Cost of membership after trial is not shown until trial membership is activated. After completing a very short questionnaire, you receive an email welcoming you to the Single Christian Network and informing you that your profile will not be posted until you receive a password. Within a few hours, I received my password and was able to fully explore .
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Breadth of Services
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serves dating- and relationship-oriented Christian members. Some prayer and devotional activity, but all with a singles slant.
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User Base
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Single Christians are the sole target of , primarily those in their 20s, 30s and 40s, most of whom seem to be sincere in their search for love. I was unable to access any specific demographic information, but appears to be international, although primarily in the U.S.
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User Experience
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confused me at first, because I had not received a password and could not access pricing information or much else. Once my password arrived, I was greeted with a friendly note from 's founder with rules and helpful instructions. From my homepage, I could instantly access everyone who was currently logged on, a list of every member celebrating a birthday on that day and more - all with clear, bright pictures better than those on most dating websites I've seen. I could spend hours on just browsing the profiles and special features, and I'm not even Christian!
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Customer Service
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Customer service available by email via webpage only.
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Customer Service Hours
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Email via webpage only
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Additional Services
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Automatic renewal
Blocking options
Hide profile option
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Long Description
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is basically a dating utopia for single, religious Christians with online personals and profiles, searches, chat, several religious and dating-themed discussion forums, articles, advice and more. Single Christian Network's layout is clean and modern, far more attractive than competing Christian dating site . Navigation is easy, with searches, birthdays, mail, friends lists and more instantly available. also features chat, dating forums, prayer forums, free ecards, testimonials and more. In other words, there is a LOT to do. And if you believe the pages and pages of testimonials from happy members, if you're looking for a long-term relationship, it works.
is free -- for 10 days
is free for the first 10 days. Sign up is simple, no credit card is required, the questionnaire provided to create your profile can be completed in mere minutes and the whole experience is completely painless. The profile seemed a bit skimpy compared to sites like when I was filling it out, but once I was on as a member the many search options available - by age, country, number of children, education, religion and date of profile - erased my fears. The fact that is a Christian dating site narrows the pool considerably and since everyone there seems to share a basic set of values, detailed profiling might not be as necessary as on a secular site like eharmony.com.
has a friendly feel for friendly daters
Exploring as a non-member can be a little daunting - pricing, FAQs and other basic information are not readily available Single Christian Network to visitors. But once the trial membership is activated, the site is incredibly friendly. 's pictures are big and clear, the personal messages are funny and revealing, everything is clean, everyone is nice. You can send a birthday greeting to whoever tickles your fancy; you can determine who's online at any given moment, both men and women, with slow modems and fast modems. Single Christian Network is a real community, full of warm, friendly people who are looking for love and friendship, albeit with other Christians.
's online dating very specific to Christians
Obviously, is a niche site and if you don't read the Bible, don't pray and don't believe that Jesus Christ is your personal savior (or at least want to), this is probably not the site for you. 's matching features are also a little basic - there are no lengthy questionnaires to fill out, so finding that "perfect someone" who likes all the same things you do might take a little more work on the part of the user. But as a religious community, as an online dating service, as a place to meet like-minded people to hang out with, is definitely worth a visit, especially since the first ten days are free.
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Single C Pros & Cons |
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Pros
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Pre-screened, like-minded membership
Incredible range of features and forums
Strong religious community for prayer or dating
is both fun and easy to use
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Cons
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Confusing for first-time visitors, improves after membership is activated
is for Christians ONLY
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Single C Plans Offered |
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Pricing
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$19.95 monthly
$39.95 3 months
$69.95 6 months
$99.95 1 year
$144.95 lifetime membership
Ability to exchange email addresses
Use of beyond the 10-day trial period.
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Site Freebies
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Complete use of for 10 days, including searches, birthdays, who's online lists, chat, discussion forums, articles and e-cards.
You may send up to 10 messages to members in any 24-hour period, but you may not include your email address.
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