Online Dating Guide & Blog

Online dating promotions are available at many (probably most) of the online dating sites out there. In this article, I wanted to provide a collection these that I am aware of.

eHarmony Promotions

eHarmony is the most popular dating service and in the past has had two general types of promotions: free weekends and discounts on some of the subscriptions. Free weekends happen relatively often, almost every month. These free weekends normally run from a Friday until Sunday but occasionally the promo is a full 5 days running from Wednesday to Sunday. For the recent history of see my post on eHarmony Free Communication Weekends. In addition to these free weekends, eHarmony also offering discounts on their 6 and 12 month plans:

Note these expire 9/30/2010:

Save 20% on a 6 months (coupon code: CJPROMOAAA):   U.S. Canada
Save 17% on a 12 months (coupon code: CJPROMOBBB): U.S. Canada

Match.com Promotions

Match.com, which is one of the largest online dating sites, offers a few discounts and promotions although these are less advertised than many other sites. They offer a 7-day free trial as well as a 20% discount. From what I understand, this 20% discount works on any plan you choose (which is nice since many promotions at other dating sites only work on the longer plans). I also believe that you can take advantage of both promotions (first the 7 days and then if you like the service the 20% discount).

• 7-day Free Trial

• 20% Discount

Chemistry.com Promotions and Free Trial

Chemistry’s promotions are in some ways similar to eHarmony in that they offer free weekends, although less frequently and almost always for three days. However, Chemistry offers one of the longest free trails around at a full 14 days. They also offer a subscription plan where you can get three months of the service for the price of one.

• 14 Days Free

• Three months for the price of one

Christian Cafe Free Trial

Christian Cafe offers 10 days free to every new member that signs up. As a matter of fact, getting the 10 days free in unavoidable if you create a profile. All you have to do is sign up and you have the next week and a half free.
Sign up at ChristianCafe.com

Catholic Match Discount

CatholicMatch.com offers 15% discount when you upgrade to a paid membership. To get this discount you need to use the promotion code “CMDATE” when signing up for a paid subscription. 15% off CatholicMatch.com

OKCupid Free Dating

While this isn’t technically a promotion, OKCupid is always free so it is an option to keep in mind!