WHAT YOU'LL FIND: 3 contact free trial, picture and audio personals. Straight and same sex personals available.

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.

WHAT WE FOUND: When Joe and Marg (the creators and owners of Megafriends) moved to a new city, they found it hard to meet new friends because they don't go to bars and they work at home. So they created a place where people can come together and meet, for friendship, someone to travel with, as penpals and even for getting together and dating. You will find it easy to browse the personals, by state in America (the most ads are placed by Americans), by province in Canada and by country for the rest of the world. Searching includes the options of education level, body type, language spoken and even type of relationship you want (including "secret affair!). When browsing or searching the personals you will be able to only read the basic comments and view a photo if available. You must become a member, for free, to see the complete ad and to place your own at Megafriends, to use one of the 5 chat rooms, and be able to send a limited number of messages to other members. You will also be able to receive email messages from Megafriends when a compatible new member signs up, so you can be the first to send them a message! You'll want to become a Gold member to reply to messages, have your personal ad located at the top of the listings, and be able to include your instant messenger information included with your ad. Over all, this is a friendly service, easy to get around, and a lot of ads available for Americans.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to post your personal ad, free to send messages, become a member to reply. Plenty of activities including forums, games and chat rooms. Straight, same sex, and secret affair personal ads available here.

WHAT WE FOUND: MetroDate has members in Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Seattle, Las Vegas, San Diego, Austin, Texas, and more than 60 more cities around the world that are waiting to meet someone special. More cities are added regularly so be sure to take a look for yourself. It's free to place your personal ad, and include up to 3 pictures (you get extra contact tokens when you add a picture to your profile) and you get one contact token free too! Also free is replying to messages you've received, access to the chat rooms, instant messenger service and invitations to local events. Begin by joining and checking out the free features - articles and listings about local singles events, movies, music and dining out. Advice and articles for single people beginning or in a new relationship. Become a paid member to send messages to other members and have access to the exclusive MetroDate Compatible Match service. The search and browse features are quite comprehensive and easy to use in your search for Mr or Ms Right. This service is not national (America), but if you live in one of the cities listed, you'll find all the features you want in a singles service with the added reliability of knowing that the person you meet lives close by, not hundreds or thousands of miles away.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free to place your personal ad with up to 3 pictures. First contact is free. Become a paid member to send messages, free to reply, earn extra contact tokens when you include your picture with your personal ad. Chat rooms, forums, advice and compatibility matches available. Straight and same sex personal ads.

WHAT WE FOUND: If you’re a man that is interested in beginning a serious correspondence with a foreign lady, and to meet for love and marriage, NetBrides.info is the right service for you. Begin by browsing the more than 12,000 photo profiles available and find someone that you’d like to meet. You will be able to order addresses individually as well as join the Platinum Club and have a greater access to the ladies profiles and complete access to all addresses. NetBrides specialize in Romance tours that allow you the opportunity to meet hundreds of women over the course of a week or longer. They are planned regularly and you can order a free brochure and video for more information about the tours. Also offered are Visa services, translation and phone services as well as gift delivery and a Men’s Publication that allows you to have your own personal ad published and made available to the ladies where they live. NetBrides.info says that they have an engagement announced every day by couples that have met through their service as well as many references from men that have used their services that you can read.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Weekly updates of more than 100 ladies from Russian and other parts of the world (including Asia, Latin and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa) that want to meet western men for love and marriage. Browse through the online photo gallery and select the addresses of the ladies you’d like to meet. Free brochure and romance tour video available. Straight personals only.

WHAT WE FOUND: Regular membership fee is $75.00 for a 6 month membership. A discounted fee of $35.00 applies to full time graduate students and undergraduates from class of 1998 or later. Currently there is no charge for membership in Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington State, Texas, Florida and Canada. A $20 registration fee applies.

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WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Very private and exclusive dating service for single graduates and faculty of colleges and universities. Paid membership is required. Proof of graduation is required. Form is simple and easy to fill out with information about yourself including location, education, travel and interests. Members are required to reply to all communications.

WHAT WE FOUND: Seniors Circle is your meeting place online. Serious about meeting someone your own age? This is the service for you. Place your personal ad and make contact with up to 3 members before deciding whether or not to become a paying member. Add your picture to your profile and be noticed by others that search only for personal ads with pictures. You can also include a voice greeting to let others hear the real you. Start by joining for the free trial and complete the Basic Profile (step 2) of membership. If you are serious about meeting someone, go ahead and complete the More About You (step 3) and Essay (step 4) areas of your personal profile. This service is especially for those 45 and older, but you can search for and contact someone younger than that if you like.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free trial includes 3 free contacts. Add your picture and a voice greeting to your profile. Member of the SocialPlus Network. Over 45 personals, straight ads only.

WHAT THEY SAY: For singles, dating and romance. Superb online matchmaking, dating, socializing and private chat for people just like you! People join uDate for many reasons. Often, they are just too busy to meet other people by traditional methods. But, more than anything, people join because they want to be part of the community. A community which offers a safe online environment to meet people with similar interests. - A community where you can remain anonymous, until such time as you feel ready to develop a relationship further. A community dedicated to providing you with the best possible search, selection and matching technology available.

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WHAT YOU'LL FIND: Free Trial to see all the features offered, Who's Online, uWhisper Chat, picture personals and Compatibility Matches.