Choosing the right service to use for online dating is as important as choosing the right diaphragm – if it’s not right for you it can be time consuming, uncomfortable, and expensive down the road.

It all boils down to your budget and what you are looking for. There are plenty of services that are free, but we don’t suggest being penny wise and dating foolish.

 

Why pay for it?

We have learned that the best success for “hyperlink hunk hookups” is generally through services that charge a small fee. This fee usually increases your selection and tends to weed out more of the riff-raff (with fewer trips to the store for Monistat 7).

If you're seeking a lasting relationship, we have assembled a list of dating sites to choose from. These sites cost less than $25.00 a month. Most of them offer a free trial period (to separate the perverts from the perfect, the freaks from the Fabio, the asses from the Adonis – you get the idea).

 


Our top "pay site" choices:

www.Match.com Match.com – This is one of the most successful and our favorite. They boast a pool of over eight million subscribers (and some of them are even attractive)! Greater selection means greater satisfaction. If women on death row can find men for conjugal visits – why not you?

www.LoveAtAol.com Love at AOL – Same search engine as match.com, but more “AOL friendly” for those of you who are too shy or afraid to click outside your AOL world (AOL: keyword LOVE).

www.matchmaker.com Matchmaker – The reason this site didn’t make number one (besides having fewer subscribers than Match.com) is because; while we were using it, we noticed that we could see where other people are on the site and what they’re doing at that particular moment…and we prefer our anonymity. However, one of our closest friends met a male stripper here, so maybe you could hook up with your own “Chip” or “Dale.” On a positive note: Daniel’s brother and his wife both met on Matchmaker…and they’re now expecting a baby!

www.YahooPersonals.com Yahoo Personals – Not quite as user-friendly, and seems to have a lot of foreign applicants. Although we don’t particularly like “chat” sites in the online dating world,“Yahoo chat” is an interesting added feature. The worst part of chatting online is; you don’t always know who you are chatting to. The best part of chatting online is; it’s one of the few times men will actually listen.

www.dating.com Dating.com – Visually, a very nice clone of Match.com…except for the fact that that the pictures are too small (no matter what the doctors say, size does matter). Also, they seem to have a limited selection of applicants. But if you’re a fan of web design and own a magnifying glass, this site will work fine.

www.jdate.com JDate – Primarily for Jewish daters…but fear not, they also have a “Boy meets Goy” section. This is a great site if you have a yarmulke fetish or prefer your men circumcised.

www.lavalife.com Lavalife – Well designed, easy to use, and has regular dating combined with options for good old-fashioned “cyber sleepin’ around” action.

www.FriendFinder.com Friend Finder – As its name would imply, is a site for women seeking sensitive, caring, males, looking for friends and companions.
The very same people host ChurchFriendFinder.com where you can meet people of your own faith. Ironically, they also host adultfriendfinder.com, where you can find a significant hump-buddy for your own private “Religious experience.”

www.friendster.com Friendster – an online community that connects people through networks of friends for dating or making new friends. It follows the “Six Degrees” approach to meeting people. This is an unusual and surprisingly fun site – especially if you’re young, hip and prefer dating people that are “Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon.”

www.2ofaKindOnline.com 2 of a Kind – "61% of singles will look for a date on the internet this year. Most will go to sites like 2ofakind.com" – NY Times. This is a better review than 61% of new musicals will get in the New York Times.

www.advanceddegreessingles.com Advanced Degree Singles – A meat market for mega-brains with a master’s degree (or higher). This is a site for highly educated professionals who prefer to only date other highly educated professionals (and Mensa candidates). Sure, these men pass the written test but I wonder how they do on the oral?

www.americansingles.com American Singles – If you love Baseball, apple pie, drive a Chevrolet and only “buy American.” here’s a chance to combine your dating and patriotism.

www.matchamerica.com Match America – More of the same, bla bla bla, yada yada yada.

www.eharmony.com E Harmony – This site is growing very rapidly, due to a successful television ad campaign. Their entrance questionnaires are so detailed, you’ll wonder if you’re applying for a government job. We suggest this site for the anal-retentive, or if you want to be politically correct detail-oriented who want to know more about a man than he knows about himself.

www.heart2heart.com Heart 2 Heart – This site is very pretty. Some would say too pretty. This site as an endless calliope of pinks and reds, hearts and flowers. We thought it resembled a children’s Holly Hobby notebook. Like an over sized dildo; this site is visually shocking, but effective.

www.astromate.com Astro Mate – Even though men are dogs, “Astro” in this case does not refer to the dog in “The Jetsons.” This is the only service that uses astrology to find your match made in the heavens. We caution you; men who plan their lives by the stars are rarely down to earth.

www.militarysingles.com Military Singles – The dating site for single soldiers (male and female). We suggest this site for women seeking military men, who don’t mind dating “an army of one.”

www.bbwdatefinder.com BBW Date Finder – A meeting place for big beautiful women and their admirers. Cris insisted that we include this site because he’s a fan of the full figured gals. If you got a little “junk in the trunk,” here’s where you’ll find a collector.

www.ruralsingles.com Rural Singles – A rustic web site for cowgirls – or any woman who has seen the movie “Urban Cowboy,” more than eight times.

www.unionworkerssingles.com Union Worker Singles – If you’re a SWF seeking a SWM for LTR in the AFLCIO, this site is for you.

www.latinmatcher.com Latin Matchmaking – This zesty site is for women who want passionate relationships with Latino males. We suggest this a site for women who like dancing and want to try the horizontal Lambada).

www.hiphopmatchmaker.com Hip-hop Matchmaker – Yo, yo! Listen up, boo. Check dis site an’ get the 411 on all da players. “Cyber Vixen” in da house!

www.countrymatch.com Country Match – This is a site for “Cyber Vixens” who think that there is nothing sexier than a man with Camel toe and a mullet. We hope you think 14 seconds is a long ride – Yee haw!

www.SeniorFriendFinder.com Senior Friend Finder – We know Cyber Vixens come in all ages. At Senior Friend Finder, you'll find a community of singles, over 50 years old and above. You’ll find tools to make connections, find romance, dates, friends and pen pals. Of course over the age of 50, there is no guarantee they will ever remember you.


Alright Vixens, here are some free dating sites for you frugal ladies who try to get “half off” using a “two for one” coupon at the 99 cent store.

Our favorite free sites are:

www.dreammates.com Dream Mates – It costs nothing to dream, but when you wake up you get what you’ve paid for.

www.matchdoctor.com Match Doctor – How many doctors do you think you will meet at a free site?


We don’t like using chat rooms, but for those of you who do…

What we are trying to do here is to get you out of the house, away from the computer, and eventually dating. Sure, we’ve heard stories of people who’ve hooked-up successfully using chat rooms, but they are rare. We’ve also heard that under age idiots frequent them wasting your time. We believe you will waste less time and have better odds by using the services that we have listed above.

If you must chat online, sitting around all day behind your computer with your eyes going bad from staring at a computer screen, fine.

The most popular chat services are:

AOL (AOL Keyword: Chat)

Yahoo chat – http://chat.yahoo.com


On the internet, you don’t have to settle when it comes to choosing a dating site (or choosing a man), because there are so many to choose from.

Take your time, look around, don’t feel pressured, and don’t be afraid to go back through this list again. You can even try more than one dating site at a time. One of the best features of choosing a dating site on the internet is that you have all the time in the world to find one that is right for you. Unlike other stores, the internet never closes and no one beats you out of those go-go boots you wanted. Keep in mind; these pay sites have a trial period for a reason – so you can use their service, or move on to one that you like better. Enjoy the adventure!

Note: After paying for a web service, you may find that it’s not right for you. Remember to find the page on the dating site for “terminating” your membership, and click on the cancel button. This way they won’t charge your credit card anymore.

For a more complete list of pay and non-pay dating sites you can read our book when it comes out in the fall.



Why is Ouchy the Clown here in our list?

Because we love him and believe that he provides a great service to the community! Also, he's featured prominantly in a very special chapter of our book (Chapter 11; Binary Curious) for open minded Adults seeking "alternative" types of relationships (Yes, we've done our homework and interviewed all the right people). Whether you're into the unique and eclectic, a devout "missionary" or a Dom Clown, you will no doubt find this chapter entertaining, to say the least.

Note: If you're "clown curious," please visit www.ouchytheclown.com. Tell him the Cyber Casanovas sent you.

 

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