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If you type in online dating services or online matchmaking services on any search engine the search will likely produce thousands of possible links. There are a few favorite online dating and matchmaking websites among singles. These websites tend to have very high confidentiality standards as well as good compatibility statistics which mean they do a good job of matching people up with others who generally fall into the category of “my type”. Listed below are a few of the most popular online dating service and online matchmaking service websites:

• eHarmony: One of the first things you will see when you go onto http://www.eharmony.com/singles/servlet/home is pictures of eHarmony members who met through the service and are either in a long term relationship or have been married thanks to meeting on the website. The website was started by relationship expert Dr. Neil Clark Warren and prides itself on their trademarked Compatibility Matching System. The Compatibility Matching System narrows down potential matches for members based on compatibility factors from key areas such as values, sense of humor, character, spiritual beliefs, and others. There are 29 key components that go into the Compatibility Matching System. Members first fill out a relationship questionnaire and then a detailed 426 question personality profile after which the member is presented with highly compatible member matches and given the opportunity to contact those matches. eHarmony boasts a very high success rate of the members it has matched together stating that more than 90 eHarmony couples get married each day. The personality profile is offered to new members for free and the membership costs $49.50 for a one month membership, $110.85 for 3 months ($36.95 for each month, $173.70 for 6 months ($28.95 for each month), and $251.40 for 12 months ($20.95 for each month).
• Match.com: This website has recently teamed up with Dr. Phil McGraw for a new program by the name of Mind Find Bind with Dr. Phil. The program allows members larger access to finding that perfect someone. New members fill out a profile and then are able to browse the website and look at the profiles of other members. Match.com offers what they call a free membership that has limited options and searching capacities. There is also a regular subscription that costs $29.99 for one month, $16.99 for 3 months, and $12.99 for 6 months. The regular member subscription allows members access to other member profiles, the capability to send and receive emails from other members, access to who has visited their profile, capability to post a photo. The Mind Bind Find subscription costs $38.98 for one month, $24.98 for 3 months, and $19.98 for 6 months. This membership allows all the features that the regular subscription does plus dating tips and strategies, dating workshops, private online journal, and personal action plans. To subscribe to this website go to http://www.match.com/index.aspx?lid=2.
• Yahoo! Personals: The search engine Yahoo! offers a personals online dating service that allows members the chance to post online profiles, pictures, chat with Yahoo! messenger, and exchange and receive emails from other members. Subscriptions are broken up into two separate categories, Yahoo! Personals memberships and Yahoo! Personals Premier memberships. Yahoo! Personals costs members $24.95 a month and allows members to chat with Yahoo! messenger, exchange and receive emails from other members, and browse member profiles. Yahoo! Personals Premiere costs members $39.95 a month and allows members all the same access as Yahoo! Personals members along with a relationship test to see what type of partner your looking for, and the option to match your profile with compatible members.

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