Perfect Match is one of the few dating websites that offers thorough compatibility testing for its members. With their exclusive “Duet” testing, they claim to give more accurate matches to their members, garnering them a high success rate. As well as the guided matching system, you are also able to search the database yourself and initiate communication with other members – other matchmaking sites such as eHarmony do not offer this freedom. If you are searching for a serious relationship, this is one website to consider.

The “Duet” Total Compatibility System, which was created by leading relationship expert Dr. Pepper Schwartz, is a fun and practical personality test. It only takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and is well worth the time. Creating an accurate profile of yourself and recognizing your personality type is an important step in the matchmaking process. After completing the test, clicking the results link will show you a detailed view of your personality characteristics on several different levels, including core values, love style and outlook. It’s even possible to send feedback on your test to PerfectMatch to tell them if you think your results are accurate or not. You can re-do the test at any time if appropriate.

Once you complete the Duet test, simply click on the “Perfect Matches” link and you’ll be shown people who match your personality type. By clicking on any of the member links, you can view their profile and their personality traits. Checking the “compare us” tab is fun and gives and instant side-by-side comparison of their profile with your own. You can refine your perfect matches even further by entering deal breakers. For instance, you can state that your matches should be within certain locations, you can also set age limits, and if you wish you can exclude people with certain personality traits. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to restrict on physical qualities, such as height or appearance.

If you prefer, you can bypass the guided matching system altogether and browse profiles yourself. To browse profiles or to openly communicate with other members, you will need to join as a premium member. Subscribing members will receive matches by email, the ability to communicate anonymously with others, have access to articles to read on the site as well as many other perks.

While this fee is a little more expensive than other sites, they guarantee the matches you receive will be quality members who are similar to you. Their resident relationship expert, Dr. Pepper Schwartz , is there to give support and advice to all of its members.

PerfectMatch.com is one of the most well known matchmaking web sites around, appearing in numerous T.V. shows as well as being featured in several movies such as “Must Love Dogs (2005)”, “The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)”, and “Perfect Romance (2004)”. It’s not surprising that people who are serious about finding their “perfect match” are flocking to this site, making it one of the most popular.

Reviews Compatibility, PerfectMatch, Personality Testing

Zoosk is a fun and simply way to meet others in your area. Members can use the service on the website but they also has their own Facebook application, and if you choose, you can sign up to Zoosk through your Facebook account. Facebook will offer you the choice of passing your email to the site, or you can skip this step and enter it yourself on the registration page.

Just provide your email and password on the first page, followed by your location on the next. After completing this step, you’ll be asked to provide some personal details and a Zoosk username. Some of this information is visible to other members on what’s called your “Date Card”. You can add as much detail as you like to your Date Card, including your likes and dislikes, your favorite music and films and who you would like to meet. You can also pick from a list of pre-set “ice breakers”, which are questions that will appear on your Date Card. Simply click any number of these, and anyone contacting you can give you their answers. You’ll also need to upload a photograph. Your profile will be active without a photo however you won’t be able to email other members without one.

If you choose, you can also invite your friends to write testimonials about you. By doing this, your contacts from your Hotmail, Live or Gmail email accounts will be sent a message asking them to write a testimonial for you. To complete this step, you’ll need to provide the password to your email account.

There are two levels of membership on Zoosk, free and premium. Premium members pay a monthly subscription fee, and can access all features on the site and communicate with others without any restrictions. Free members have some basic privileges, can send winks and flirts, and browse profiles. Free members can earn (or purchase) Zoosk Coins. These allow the purchase of certain things on the site, such as gifts, or they can be used to grant chat and email privileges (unlocking e-mail messages for example).

Coins can either be purchased directly with a credit card, or they can be earned, for example, by getting your friends to join to the site. Premium members will only need Coins for special purchases such as gifts, or special delivery emails.

Reviews Facebook, Social Networking, Zoosk

Badoo is a rapidly growing social dating site. Badoo originated in Russia in 2006 as a social networking site, and it floundered for several years, gaining a little popularity in France, Italy, Spain and Latin America. But, in recent months, Badoo has taken off.

Badoo is free to users but members can pay “micropayments” to boost their profiles in rankings and for other little niceties. So far it has worked quite well, as their membership levels are reported to be over 140 million right now and they are planning to IPO for about $2 billion.

Just a couple of weeks ago, Badoo’s application for Facebook was Facebook’s fastest growing, with more than 3 million daily users.

If you haven’t tried Badoo, now might be the time to get on board. The design is somewhat like a chat room, making it easy to meet people. And, with the record number of people joining Badoo each week, you’re sure to find someone to talk to. Badoo seems to have promise to be one of the most widely used sites for making friends and finding dates over the next few months. So, if you’re looking for a new dating site, hop on over to Badoo.

Reviews Badoo, Facebook, Social Networking