Online Dating Guide & Blog

Early this year I had discussed a new dating service called How About We…. Basically this service takes a very unique approach: instead of a traditional profile you suggest a first date you would like to go on. People then decide if they want to talk with you based on your suggestion.

I really like this idea as it’s a fun idea and removes a lot of the pressure of online dating (especially with profile creation). The only issue I really [...]

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This article might be better called “the apparent rules for eHarmony free events”. I say this because eHarmony can change the rules of their free events and weekends anytime they choose.

This fact is actually the reason I’m writing this article now: eHarmony has recently changed the way that their free events work (some of the time). I want to discuss the different rules for the different types of events so that anyone signing up can know what they’re getting into. [...]

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How much does it cost to join PerfectMatch? PerfectMatch’s subscription plans and pricing can be found below. You will also find some promotional links and my general thoughts on subscriptions below as well.

If you are interested in this service, see my full review of PerfectMatch.

PerfectMatch Subscription Prices (Per Month)

Here are the prices for PerfectMatch:

1 Month
$59.95

3 Months
$36.95 (one payment of $110.85)

6 Months
$33.95 (one payment of $199.95)

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I’ve been receiving emails from eHarmony lately about a new service called Jazzed.com. Years ago, Match.com responded to eHarmony by creating Chemistry.com (and they’re not afraid to point that out if you’ve seen any Chemistry comercials!). It appears that eHarmony is (finally) responding with Jazzed which will be their answer to Match.com. In other words, Jazzed will allow you to freely contact other members instead of contacting your matches which are provided based on personality.

At any rate, I received an [...]

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In this review I’ll be discussing PerfectMatch, one of the major online dating services today. I would consider PerfectMatch to be a hybrid online dating service as it combines features of dating services that match you and dating services where you browse through all the singles. But I’ll get into that more later.

I will also be using this review as an introduction to PerfectMatch: I’m going to walk through each step of signing up and using the service while providing [...]

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Zoosk is a rapidly growing online dating service that has gained a lot of popularity over the last few years. I hadn’t even realized how popular it had become: as I was preparing to write this article I stumbled upon the fact that Zoosk now has 2 million fans on Facebook. While I’m sure not all of them are still using the service, it still is an indicator of how much Zoosk has grown and how popular it has become.

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Zoosk coins can be a little confusing to new users of the online dating service. At first, it’s not clear if you need them or not. As of the writing of this article, there are only a few uses for Zoosk coins:

Sending Gifts: You can use Zoosk coins to send gifts to other singles which is really just another way to flirt with them. Zoosk claims that if you send other singles gifts as you begin to communicate with them, [...]

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What is the price of Zoosk? How much are the subscriptions and what do the coins cost? In this article I’ll and answer those questions and help explain the difference between subscriptions and purchasing coins.

Zoosk Subscription Prices:

6 Months
3 Months
1 Month

Subscriptions
$14.98/mo ($89.85)
$19.95/mo ($59.85)
$29.95/mo

Subscriptions are the primary way to use the service. Zoosk also offers online currency called coins that allow you take advantage of additional features.

Zoosk Coin Prices:

700 Coins
250 Coins
95 Coins

Coins
$0.07/coin ($49.95)
$0.08/coin ($19.95)
$0.10/coin ($9.99)

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How should I use Match.com? What’s the best way to approach using this service?

First, there is no perfect approach. However, I think that Match.com has some strength that its users can take advantage of to help improve their experience with the service.

Below, I’m going to discuss the communication process at Match.com and how I think you can use it to its fullest potential. If you are just signing up for Match.com now or are still considering doing so, I would [...]

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Every pay online dating service that I am aware of has a policy where you are automatically auto-renewed at whatever subscription plan you select when first signing up. This means that if you sign up for six months, when your first six months comes to an end they will automatically renew you for another six months.

The dating services present this as a benefit by saying you’ll not miss out on any opportunities. However, that doesn’t make all [...]

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Does eHarmony work? Do people really have success using it? The simple answer is this: yes, it does work and many people have great success, including marriage, using it. While that is the short answer, I think many people are more interested in this question:
Will eHarmony work for me?

That question is harder to answer but I’ll explain my thoughts with the hope that it will assist my readers when choosing whether or not to try eHarmony. If you’re not familiar [...]

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Is eHarmony free? This question comes up from time to time and the short answer is: no, eHarmony is not free (see this post for cost information).

Parts of the service are free and there are also free events that the service has from time to time. These two areas can confuse first time users about eHarmony so I’ll explain each of them and what exactly is free about eHarmony.

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