Subscription Dating Sites
Before you decide to had over any cash, we suggest you join a few sites (this is almost always free) in order to get a feel for which one (or 2 or 3!) is right for you. See our article Choosing a Dating Site.


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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:
Nice website with a bright, breezy and humourous approach. Open to members 18 up. Will typically appeal to single successful professionals but all are welcome.

Features:
Full Membership: Unlimited messaging, top of the search lists, contact new members first, linger messages, powerfull searches, "Matchbot", e-cards, compatibility scores, upload more photos, access all photos (ie you don't have to wait a week for approval)

Free Elements: All basic facilities are free. Free search of members before you have to register.
You can you to post your profile, search for other members and send messages, although messaging for free members is restricted.

Costs: Enhanced membership £9.98 per month automatic renewal, £69.99 per year, £24.99 for 3 months, 1 month £12.49.

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:
Online dating for singles and couples, gay or straight. All ages and all countries.

Features:
Video and web chat
Web cam chat
Matchmaking service
Instant Messaging
Photo galleries
Forums
Virtual gifts
Advanced search
Articles and games
Unlimited photos

Free Elements: Post a profile for free

Costs: Auto billing. Gold membership $19.95 per month. Discounts for multi month options.

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

Motorflirt
www.motorflirt.com

Countries: UK

Details:
Online dating with an car flavour! You can register your number plate (not compulsory) and be contacted via SMS. So, if you see someone you like when you're out driving, hope they belong to this site! Currently there are 30,000 members registered, so good luck. And at least you will know what sort of car a prospective mate has .....

Features:
Create a picture profile
Search other members
SMS messaging - choose to have your messages sent to an external email or mobile phone
SMS alerts when you have a new message, when chosen members log in
Send SMS invites to members to log into the chat room
Competitions
Free stickers available to put on your car if you want.

Free Elements: Enter your reg number and see if anyone is trying to contact you
Register for free

Costs: £5 for one months membership, £10 for 3 moths and £15 for 6 months. 50p to send text messages plus standard tariff. It will cost 50p to activate your account.