WHAT WE FOUND: LargeFriends is a fun service for people that are looking for Big Beautiful Women or Big Beautiful Men to meet and possibly date. We like small services like this that make online dating fun. We tried the free member package and once you’ve signed up you have a lot of features to use that include replying to messages you receive, sending ‘winks’ to people you are interested in meeting and using the Instant Messenger to chat with other online members. Email messages are sent anonymously to the email address you joined with, so be sure it’s a private email address. When you find someone you want to contact first, before they contact you, you’ll need to upgrade to a gold membership. The upgraded membership also allows for more features that the basic free membership including top listing in search results ahead of the free member profiles and being able to see who has viewed your profile and who has placed you in their “I’m interested” section.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Easy profile form, free to join and reply to messages, send ‘winks’ to other members. Instant Messenger, anonymous emailing direct to your signup email address, member forum.

WHAT WE FOUND: Singles come in all shapes and sizes. They also come with preset conceptions of the people they want to meet. Here, BBW Personals Plus, is a niche dating service that brings together singles that want to meet without prejudices. Friendly to use, begin by joining and using your guest membership to familiarize yourself with the service by posting your profile, and optionally, your photo. It’s quick and you only have to complete the personal information that you are comfortable with sharing. You’ll also be able to browse other member profiles and read what’s posted on the bulletin board. The big feature that’s free to you is to send and receive ‘smiles’, a preset introduction note to the members that you’d like to meet. As well, you can send and receive ecards from other members to show your interest. Become a premium member to use the Instant Chat feature, to send and receive full messages, post your comments on the club bulletin board and save your favorite searches.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to join and fun to use. Free guest membership includes sending and receiving introduction notes. No credit card required. Upgrade your membership for full member features including sending complete messages to other members.

WHAT WE FOUND: SexyAds has what we like: Free to join and reply to messages that you receive (one message a day for free members). And when you include all the activities that you can be a part of to meet people here, you'll really benefit with your free membership! When you register, take your time with the questions, the more interesting your answers are, the better your ad will stand out and the more messages you'll receive. There are 3 types of memberships available, the first is free, with access to almost everything and on a limited basis. Reply to messages, join the chats and view R-rated uncensored pictures. The second is joining the VIP Club which gives you unlimited access to everything including seeing the X-rated pictures of members and you can send messages to anyone you like! SexyAds has what you want and with more than a million members, the chances are good that you'll find someone close to where you live who shares your adult tastes for action!

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to join and reply to messages (one message a day for free members). Become a VIP member for unlimited access or a Star VIP for even more member features. Straight, same sex and alternative ads here.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to join, post your profile with photo, and use most features. Pay for a membership to send and read messages, get top listings in searches, view video greetings, and live chat. For an additional charge, premium members can also highlight their messages and/or highlight their profile. You can let a member know that you are interested, send a flirt, add to favorites, send a profile to a friend, and bookmark a profile. Searches are done by basic, distance or username. Nicely laid out profiles and easy to use navigation.

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WHAT WE FOUND: Matchmaker.com has completed a major upgrade and, along with combining the members of date.com, is now one of the largest online dating service in operation. Millions of members serving local and international members allows you your best opportunity yet to meet your one and only. It’s free to join, post your personal ad, search and send “I’m Interested” messages to other members, up to 100 a day. You need to be a (upgraded) gold member to send and reply to messages and use the Instant Messenger chat. Chat rooms also have video features which work easily with your webcam. A wonderfully easy service to use and features that work for you in meeting others.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Joining for free allows you to post your profile, browse, search and show “Interest” to other members. No time limit on your free membership. Chatrooms include video, available to gold members only. Upgrade your membership to send and reply to messages, initiate chats. Memberships include monthly online date.info magazine access and the Cupid newsletter that features profiles of members local to you that are within your search categories. Straight, same sex and cultural/lifestyle memberships available.