Match.com Senior
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| Categories | Over 50 |
| Free Offer | Portrait toolkit and profile searching |
| Pros | 6 month guarantee, excellent keyword search |
| Cons | Large number of ads |
With singles in 240 countries and dating and relationship sites in 18 languages, Match.com is the worlds No. 1 online dating, relationship, singles and personals, service, credited with creating more loving couples, meaningful relationships and marriages than any other dating, personals and relationship service online. In fact, Match.com inspires twice as many marriages and over 400,000 singles found love through Match.coms online personals last year alone! We continue to redefine the way singles meet and fall in love. So what keeps single men and single women coming back to Match? We prove time and again that love and loving relationships are possible through online personals. Match.com singles are serious about finding love, and 9 out of 10 are looking for loving relationships. Match puts you in control of your dating and love life and meeting that special someone, dating and forming a loving relationship is as easy as clicking on any one of the millions of photos and personal ads available online. Start dating now! Meet singles in your area through our photos and personals flirt, date and fall in love discover the joys of online dating.
Review
Match.com is one of the oldest (and most popular) dating sites online. And throughout the years, Match.com has continued to improve its service, versus remaining stagnant like its sister site, Udate.
Match.com is extremely rich in features, although many of those features will cost you extra money beyond your subscription.
The results Match.com provides are very clean and well organized. When you search, there are 10 results returned on each page, each in its own frame, allowing you to see the person’s username, age, location, age of who they are seeking, subject header, and description. In addition, you have the option to send an email, chat (if the person is online), wink at the person, leave a voicemail for the person, or add the person to your favorites.
One of the best things about the search results is that Match.com allows users to state the age range of who they are seeking. This is prominently displayed in the search results. So hopefully this helps filter out a 23 year old female (seeking someone 20-29) from getting messages from 55 year old men. More sites need to use this feature.
I really like how Match.com handles the communication phase. When you go to send an email to someone, a very user friendly email screen pops up that shows the picture of the person and what they said about themselves (so you can refer to it as you write). But the big winner on this screen is the “What to say: seven terrific tips” that gives the writer insight into making a stronger impact with an opening email message.
Another interesting thing about Match.com is that after you send an email to a member, Match.com shows you a list of other members whose profiles were like the one of the person you just emailed. This reminds me of Amazon.com, which gives you a list of similar books to the one you just ordered. My first time seeing this, I had mixed feelings. My interest was in the person I was emailing and suddenly
I’m shown other “similar” ones. It’s a nice feature, although I personally like to just communicate with just a few people at a time.
The keyword search really sets Match.com apart from other services. I love this feature. The way it works is you type in a word or interest and the system searches matches where the other person has mentioned that in their profile. Here’s a tip, though. When typing in more than one word, use quotes. For example, when I searched “roller coaster” (and didn’t use quotes), it returned results about roller skating and roller blading. But when you use quotes around your search term then it searches for that specific match. Match.com takes this feature further by allowing you to designate and age range, location range, and whether to only return results with photos. This is a perfect way to find people near you who share a major passion. For example, let’s say you love swing dancing. Type in “swing dancing” as your keyword, set your other parameters and soon you’ll be presented with profiles of people near you who have specifically mentioned swing dancing.
Match.com also includes a personality survey and quizlets that help you get to know yourself better. Called “self-discovery,” these quizlets are easy to take and the results are fun to view. And there are dozens of quizlets - everything from “are you snob?” to “is your honey high maintenance?”
Testimonial
I joined Match.com sometime in September, and I was overwhelmed by the sudden response my profile received. I couldn’t even read all the emails!
There were a few guys who caught my eye, but none with the charm to catch my heart. Then I came across Jon, and he immediately grabbed my attention with his witty profile and captivating eyes.
I emailed him in October, and we chatted back and forth for a month or two before our demanding jobs and conflicting schedules made us lose touch. After remembering what a great guy Jon seemed to be, I sent Jon an email to catch up in April. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that he was still single and looking.
We talked for a few days, decided we should meet for a date in New York City and I was stunned. I couldn’t believe someone so handsome and witty was dating online. And there’s just something about him that makes you hang on his every word! I knew I was hooked. The butterflies in my stomach multiplied throughout the night, and I knew I’d see him again.
The next night we both had flights going in different directions for the weekend. However, it rained like never before, and my flight to California was cancelled. I crossed my fingers and called Jon… his flight to Boston was cancelled too! We decided to meet, and we had the most amazing night; I didn’t want it to end.
I am happy to say that nine months later, I still wake up every morning feeling like the luckiest girl in the world. We have moved in together and now live in Greenwich, Connecticut. Jon left New York and his job just to be closer to me. I am certain that Jon is the man I want to spend the rest of my life with, and I have Match.com to thank. We are discussing marriage and children now. I’m forever in debt to Match.com for introducing me to Jon, and since then, I’ve gotten 20-30 people to join the site just by telling our story. Thank you!