aLoveLinksPlus Reviewed American Dating Services

WHAT WE FOUND: CSO is the best at bringing people with a country air about them together! When you post your personal ad you get a full page to tell your possible match all about yourself and you can include up to 2 pictures just by emailing it to them and if you don't have a scanned picture, send them the original(s) and they'll scan and post it for you. The profile form is quite extensive and allows you to really talk about yourself and let people get to know you. Remember, this is your first impression, take your time and do it right! I really like the question "How country am I?" This will help you really find your match if answered properly. Have some fun browsing the ads, you can do this before you become a member. Visit the Cool Country Links to see websites that you knew were out there but didn't know the address. When someone sends you a message, you'll receive an email telling you that you have a message waiting, so you'll know when to login and start writing to your newfound friends. You could even be selected Country Guy or Girl of the Month! If you're a little bit country, this is the service for you!

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Services include Country Happenings Listings, onsite email and more. Free to browse the personals and become a member to post your own profile. Straight personals only here.

WHAT WE FOUND: Join for free and have a lot of features that other services charge you for such as: replying to messages and using the chat room. When joining be sure to agree to accept the newsletter that has info about discounts, local events and parties, you don't want to miss out on anything. We found Cupid.com easy to navigate, fast to search through the profiles and full of features that are helpful to their members including the weekly advice column featuring Lisa Daily, author of “Stop Getting Dumped!” and the Date Planner suggestion questionnaire. Free members have full run of the service (free members can reply to messages only), use of the chat room and full search capabilities. Build up your match list and keep up-to-date with your contacts and matches on your “My Cupid” page and have matches automatically emailed to you so you don't have to log in every day. We really like the feature that allows you to change your online member name, just in case you're feeling a little different from when you signed up, changing your online name can awaken a whole new attitude and most services require that you re-join to change your online user name.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free membership includes replying to messages, access to advice and chat room. Gold membership allows you to initiate contact. Straight and same sex personals.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Different categories for meeting friends and looking for dates help to make CupidCams a fun place to login. Straight and same sex profiles available.

CHANGES WE'D LIKE TO SEE: (Suggested July 2004) A tour that allows for a preview of the features, for now you have to sign up and use the free trial offer.

WHAT WE FOUND: A great place to get to see people as you meet them. Cutemeter is created around the popular picture ratings system and also includes many ways to meet the people that have posted pictures. Join for free and have access to the best features, become a paid member, at a very reasonable price, and have great extra features that will keep you coming back day after day. We like the smooth picture rating system, the fast loading pages, the always active forums and the “Who's Online?” page where you can interact right now. Membership is fast, the profile form is easily completed and you have room for 3 pictures to post, one audio clip and you can send/reply to messages in the message boards. Paid membership allows you an unlimited photo gallery for your pictures, and more features that will let you see who has been viewing your profile, how they rated you and access to IM nicknames if they are available. The profile search feature allows for profile matching to the questions you complete on the form. I wish more services had searches like this.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free membership includes the best features, paid membership (very cheap) allows you all features. Straight and same sex members.

CHANGES WE'D LIKE TO SEE: (Suggested November 2003) Searches by location only, using a drop down menu or states/provinces and cities.