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We also suggest you have a look at the paid dating sites as most allow you to join and search their database for free. Generally you only have to pay when you want to contact other members. But of course you don't have to pay if you don't see Mr or Mrs Right!

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CliqueFriends

www.cliquefriends.com  

Countries: International

Details:
Principally a penpal site, but also a place to make friendships and find romance. Ages 18 and over. The site is essentially free, but with some additinal benefits for paid members.

Features:
Online diary
Chat room
CliqueMail - Online email
Search by location or area of interest
You are informed by email whenever a new member joins who meets your criteria

Free Elements: All basic services are available to non paying members.
Paid members get additional services such as being able to add a photo to a profile, initiate more contacts in a 24 hour period and have their diaries kept for a longer period.

Costs: Premium Membership:
60 days $6.95
6 months $15.95
1 year $24.95

Details:
Very large international dating site - over 3.5 million members. Premium memberships offer far more privileges.

Features:
Chat rooms
Instant messaging
Interactive magazine with lots of advice and information, where you can post or answer advice questions or post poetry and articles
"Cupid Service" - by filling out a form, you can describe the person(s) you want, and FriendFinder will automatically notify you by email when a person matching that description becomes a member.
Gold membership means you will be more visible on searches, you get the ICQ IDs (and other instant messaging systems) of other members, plus other perks.

Free Elements: You can search the database without joining. As a free (standard) member, you can do quite a lot, chat, send instant messages, and browse through their worldwide database of profiles. Also "Cupid Service" (5 matches max) see Features above. Free members can email Premium members who have purchased standard contacts (this costs extra).

Costs: Silver Membership: 12 months $99.94. 3 months $39.94, 1 month $22.94. Renewal costs are discounted.
Gold Membership: 15 months $139.94, 4 months $59.94, 1 month $34.94. Renewal costs are discounted.

Details:
HurryDate is another way of saying speed dating - but they also have other social events + online dating. Parties organised for heterosexuals and gays.

Features:
Date board - check out existing events or post one of yur own.
Be a host and organize HurryDate parties yourself
Hurrydate alert lets you know about upcoming events

Free Elements: Online dating:
Search
Create a profile with photo
Send a virtual "Drink"
Reply to emails you receive
To send emails you will have to subscribe

Costs: Hurrydate online subscribers get 25% off all Hurrydate events.
Online Dating: 1 month £9.95, 3 months £19.95, 6 months £29.95.
Speed Dating around $28 for members, $37 for non members.
Automatic subscription renewal, so don't forget to cancel if you no longer need your membership.

Details:
Make Friends Online is a UK based, but International, dating and friendship site with a larget list of features. Claim to have had countless weddings and even MFO babies! Plenty of social events.

Features:
Private chat, Public chat rooms, Message Boards, Events, Agony Aunt to listen to all your problems.

Free Elements: Send and receive Quickmails, Add your profile and photo free, use their search facilities.

Costs: Membership fees start at £14.95 for a month and go up to £49.95 for a year.

Details:
International dating site catering for singles of all ages and profiles. Very easy to find your way around this nicely laid out site plus there is also a lot you can do free before you decide to upgrade.

Features:
In addition to the free elements, premium membership enables you to:
Send unlimited messages
Unlimited flirting
Get more exposure - premium personals are listed earlier in search results!
View video messages
Your rates will never go up for as long as you renew
Dating tips and personalised advice

Free Elements: Create your own member profile
Browse member profiles with photo and voice messages
Add up to five photos to your profile
Upload a voice message to your profile
Upload a video message to your profile
Receive and reply to private messages from other members
Chat room with private messaging
Join interest groups
Flirt with up to three members daily
City Guides

Costs: Premium membership: $9.95 per month or $19.90 for 3 months

Free Trials

Paltalk
http://register.paltalk.com
Countries: International

Details:
Instant Video chat community. Paltalk’s 4 million plus users can see, hear, and talk to one another instantly – anywhere in the world. There are over 4000 different chat rooms or you can set up a private chat room, so whether you are looking friendship, love, or just want conversation there is almost certainly a video chat room for you. Paltalk also supports Yahoo, AIM, and ICQ.

Features:
Subscription membership allows you:
Unlimited Streaming Video Windows
Hundreds of emoticons
Brand new Video Overlays – fun animations that work with your webcam
No Pop-Up ads
Live pictures

Free Elements: 1 week free trial period for Paltalk x-Treme.

Costs: Paltalk Plus: $39.95 per year. Paltalk x-Treme $59.95 per year