WHAT WE FOUND: Dating Disciples is an active service for all Christians and those that are interested in becoming Christian. When you visit take a moment and go over the tour and the FAQ. Anything else at the web site requires that you join. And this is where we have a problem with this service. Too much information is needed to join. You shouldn’t have to provide your address at this point until you decide to become a paying member to match your credit card payment to yourself. Although providing your address does help in the member search feature, asking for more than the state or province you live in may be too much information for some to provide. If you get over that hurdle you can now take the time to complete the six areas of your profile. The first section is the ‘Spiritual’ section so you can share your type of relationship with Jesus. The first question deals with your Christian denomination but in a very general way. You can be “Christian/Catholic” or “Christian/Protestant” or “Just Christian” and a couple of “Interested in God” answers. There should be many more denominations of Christianity here as Christian practices really do vary across America and the world. I’m not quite understanding the coffee references to the profile questions, I think this can be greatly improved on. Complete as much as you can but I suggest leaving out any answers to the “Lifestyle: Beliefs about sex” question. A little to risqué for a Christian service in my mind. Be sure to add a picture or two of yourself but if you can’t get it uploaded because of the small 200KB image size allowed, you’ll have to email it in as an attachment and posting your picture(s) could take a while. If you survive so far with getting your profile up you’ll find that the member search only works for other Americans so it’s really tough to find anyone to get interested in meeting if you live outside of America. And why do you need to supply a zip code (the postal code option doesn’t work as you cannot input letters) once you have selected a state to search? Free memberships are great but there are limitations: you cannot use the Instant Messenger or send and reply to any messages. No forum posting and you cannot use the anonymous chat system to speak with other members which is Dating Disciples best feature. Should you live in America where this service actually works for its members you’ll appreciate the low monthly cost of membership, under $20.00, the opportunity to refer other members and get your premium membership for free. The bible psalms set to music, the prayer request area and being able to explore your relationship with Jesus online with others is worth the membership price. We do like the Ecards and flash movies that you can send to your friends. Look for them under the ‘Referral Tools’ section. Overall, we hope that this service grows into it’s promise, works out their bugs and fulfills it’s promise for a greater online Christian community for singles.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free membership that allows you to post your profile and add pictures only. Paid members have unlimited access to the forums, member searches, Instant Messenger chat, sending and replying to messages. You can be single, divorced, married, even non-Christian to join as long as you are heterosexual.

WHAT WE FOUND: Dinklink (Dink = Dual Income No Kids) is a lifestyle choice dating service. Serving the growing niche of people that enjoy life the way it is, without children, and bringing likeminded people together. Joining is free and straightforward. Answer some basic membership questions and you’re ready to search the members and find people in your area that you have at least 2 things in common with. And quite likely a lot more. Sending messages does require a paid membership which helps in two ways: you’ll receive messages only from members that are serious and only those that don’t mind spending a few dollars a month to meet people. This is a fast growing site that will expand quickly in the coming months.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to join, become a paid member to send messages. Dinklink is a niche dating service so be sure to understand that you’ll meet people of a certain mindset. Straight and samesex personals available.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to join and post profile, pic and search. Must have paid membership to contact other members and use other features. Features include sending winks, blogs, forums, see who has viewed your profile, chat, daily news, add more photos, and dating and safety tips. Seven types of searches and profiles are easy to view and organized.

WHAT WE FOUND: Slim.com is a lifestyle community website to help you in your weight loss and exercise goals, to create a circle of support that will aid in your self-control to help you in reaching your goals. Membership is quick and easy, with only a one page registration to get you started and you are quickly involved in the community aspect of the service. There are two levels of memberships, the first is free. Your free membership allows you to create your profile, add pictures, and set your desired goals. You also have access to a variety of professional meal plans that are based on the goals you added when you registered. Any of this information can be made public or private, the choice is yours. You can earn points by logging in every day, as well as updating your progress to your goals. Points can be redeemed for rewards, which vary by availability and your location with a starting value of $50.00. Upgraded memberships allow you to create a personal goal plan that includes faster customer support, create specialized menus and more features that will give you the online personalized help you may want to reach your goals as well as higher reward points to earn motivational rewards. We like the feature of introducing yourself to other members and joining or creating networks of support to help you on your way to better fitness. Having a support system in place is the most important facet of any dietary system and Slim.com makes this easy.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to join and create your profile. Access to meal plans to help you towards your goals and reward points based on your activity on the site. Reward points are based on updating your progress when you log in (weight, food, exercise level) towards the reward of your choice. Upgraded memberships allow for unlimited messaging to other members, faster customer service and more personalized meal plans and motivational support.