I bet you have a question that is foremost on your mind. Why should you listen to me when it comes to the question of reviewing the Top Christian Dating Websites available to you. That’s a fair question. Please permit me to respond.
I too was, at one point, in exactly your situation. I was single, and working very hard at a full-time job. I found it hard to meet that “somewhat” special, and being a Christian, I had specific criteria I was looking for. This criteria of Christian values seemed to narrow the field down even further, yet I was determined. I knew that if I kept at it, and did my job, God would do his. That was a number of years ago. Today I find myself married to the Christian lady of my dreams, and just a few weeks ago we welcomed our first child, a little girl, into the world.
How did I meet my future wife? Through the exact media that you are looking at…Christian Dating Websites. So, since I belonged to various Christian dating websites, and was able to use that media effectively, don’t you think I might have some advice that you could find helpful? I’ve often been told that if you want to be a millionaire, the key is to find a millionaire and do exactly what he has done. There is no point in going and asking a poor person how to become a millionaire…they don’t have the credentials. I might not be a millionaire, but I did meet and marry the Christian woman of my dreams. So, I think I might have some credentials in this area…and in my opinion, it is worth a lot more than a million dollars.
Oh, something else I should mention in closing. I also know of other people who have successfully met their mates through Christian dating websites. I’m stating this so that you don’t become discouraged. We were all single and looking at one point, and now we are happily married. There is no reason why you can’t join our ranks. You just need to get some ideas and advice and know how to proceed. This is what we hope to provide in the pages of this blog. We would like to relay to you what worked and didn’t work for us. We would like to give you stories of happiness and joy. Above all, we would like to give you encouragement. We know what it’s like to be single and want to find someone to share your life with. We are not super humans or anything of the sort. We are former single people who did our homework, went to top Christian WebSites to leverage our options, and came out winners! There is no reason why you can’t too…
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Do you know which web site is the fasting growing relationship site on the internet? If you answered PerfectMatch you would be right. This web site has certainly received a lot of exposure. If you are a movie buff did you happen to see the movies: “Must Love Dogs”, “Failure to Launch”, or “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”? Well, did you notice that PerfectMatch was mentioned? Let’s turn our attention to the television set for a moment. If you have ever seen the Dr. Phil Show, or LIVE with Regis and Kelly, or the Bonny Hunt Show, or Dancing With The Stars, you may have seen this web site mentioned.
This web site is not suited for the casual dater, and we assume that you as a Christian are looking for a long-term relationship. Their “Duet Compatibility System” is based on 30 years of research and is designed to find true compatibility between individuals. They have an online interviewing process, and once you sign up to their service they will start to “suggest” matches that they feel are, well, “perfect” for you. This list will be narrow mind you…not like you having to go through tons and tons of profiles. Their “Dual Compatibility System” has done its job of narrowing down the selection. If you prefer to do your own searching based on your specific criteria, you won’t really like this site.
If you are an older Christian single then you should give this little statistic some consideration. In 2005 they saw a 60% increase in singles over the age of 50. Building upon this, from 2006-2007 the growth in this age range exploded into the 140% range.
So with this bit of a background let’s look into the pros of this web site:
- If you are a member for one month or more they have a “Match” Guarantee. This states that if they fail to send a certain number of matches to you (and this varies depending on the length of the membership) they will extend your membership for free.
- They have a very detailed personality profile. It will take a lot of time, but when you are searching for your soul mate would you want it any other way?
- This web site is not for casual daters. It is more suited for those who are interested in forming long term relationships.
- The balance between males and females is almost equal. Other web sites have typically 10-30% more males than females.
On the negative side:
- It will take you time to fill out their profile. If you don’t like questionnaires this will put you off.
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One of the very first web sites that I joined was Match.com. It is one of the largest dating services on the internet boasting over 15,000,000 members. With this huge subscriber base, over 250,000 people met that “someone special” via their web site last year.
Being one of the biggest they have their share of exposure. Business Week once declared that it is now 100% socially acceptable to sign up for Match.com. Forbes magazine rated this web site one of the best online dating web sites around. Katie Couric once mentioned it on the today show.
With this huge subscription base they are very confident that you will find someone via their web site. How confident? Well, if you purchase a 6-month membership and don’t meet your soulmate or anyone special, they will give you an additional 6 months without you having to pay a red cent.
They are always keeping up with new technology. They have just introduced their newly redesigned MatchMobile Software. This software makes it easy to surf their web site on your cell phone. Pretty well anything that you can do from your computer you can now do via your cell phone. You can update your profile, search for matches, send emails, etc. You will also be informed of any new mail or instant messages that come from other members. They are available for the iPhone and PalmPre Platforms, and are free if you have a Match.com membership.
If you like to play cupid they have another feature that you may like. It’s called MatchMyFriends and you can search for potential matches for your family and friends. Your friends can also use this software to provide testimonials on your own profile. As we all know, having testimonials from others can go a long way…on the job and searching for a mate as well.
So let’s outline the pros of this web site:
01) It is one of the largest in the online dating world.
02) They have a “Make Love Happen” Guarantee.
03) You can remove singles from your search results if you like.
04) They have Customer Care which is available 5 days a week….Monday to Friday.
05) It is a truly international web site operating in 240 countries and 18 languages.
In the con category we have:
01) Their web site has a lot of ads. This can be very distracting.
02) They don’t have the lengthy questionnaire or profile of eHarmony or PerfectMatch, so you will need to do a lot of the screening yourself.
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I think that most of us as Christians have the following belief system. As a Christian we have our faith that God is in control of our lives and if we pray to Him, He will answer our prayers. Having said that, He does want us to do our part. After all, if we didn’t need to do anything we could just sit on our couch and watch television and your “soul mate” would appear at the door.
So, if you are really interested in doing your part you might want to consider signing up for various dating web sites even if they don’t promote themselves as Christian dating websites per say. Now they may not be focused entirely on Christian dating, but this doesn’t mean that you will not find a Christian member in their midst. Do your part, and God will do his.
With this principle in mind, here are some more web sites that you might want to consider joining. While we have not been members of these specific web sites, but most offer a guarantee of some sort, so they are definitely worth checking out.
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1) Shaadi.com, one of Asia’s best known brands and the world’s largest matrimonial service was founded with a simple objective – to help people find happiness. The company pioneered online matrimonial in 1996 and continues to lead the exciting matrimony category after more than a decade. By redefining the way people meet for marriage, Shaadi.com has created a world-renowned service that has touched over 20 million people. Click on the banner below:
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2) Date.com has been introducing thousands of singles since 1997. An easily recognizable brand, Date.com is an online personals website for singles interested in casual dating. Site features include online personals, a suite of communication tools, dating advice, success stories and much more. Click on the banner below:
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3) Love and Seek – meet Christian singles today. All new affiliates to this offer start with a daily lead cap of 100 leads. Ask you affiliate manager for more info. Click on the banner below:
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4) Black People Meet is the largest black singles dating site! Promote this offer today! All new affiliates to this offer start with a daily lead cap of 100 leads. Ask you affiliate manager for more info. Click on the banner below:
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5) Meet other Senior Singles Today. Browse pictures and videos, free to browse extensive user database. Click on the banner below:
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As we already mentioned, why not try these sites out? Many offer a free trial, so you risk nothing ( kind of like free dating if you will). Check their guarantee…you might be able to get your money back if you are not satisfied. Remember…nothing ventured, nothing gained.
We will be adding to this list as other web sites become available. We might offer a post centering specifically on finding a Russian bride or Russian brides ( Christian of course, not mail order brides ).
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I was a member of the eHarmony web site before I got married. It is certainly a website that is full of features. Permit me to explain a bit more about this website in this post.
At eHarmony they have a very complex matching system. It was developed after a lot of extensive testing of married individuals. Remember what I said about if you want to be a millionaire then go and ask a millionaire how he or she did it? Well, they use that principle when it comes to marriage. They went to the married people and asked them how they found that special someone, and how to create a lasting relationship.
When you join eHarmony what you will first be presented with is filling out a very extensive profile (with 256 questions). They will use this profile to find matching for you…so you won’t have to go spending countless hours of searching through profiles on your own. This is a very good web site for those who are serious about finding that special someone.
Their profile has an area to denote your “Personal Beliefs”. Here is where you can mention that you are a Christian and other information regarding your faith.
In terms of the company, they have over 20 million members, and this increases between 10,000 and 15,000 new members every day. Many people of those people who meet on eHarmony get married every day…on average about 236 people per day. Do the math…this is about 43,000 marriages every year, and this is for the United States alone.
So with this background let’s look a bit at the pros an cons of this website:
On the positive side:
1) They have a very detailed matching model based on profiles and 29 keys. This includes 10 keys that they feel are vital to your future happiness.
2) eHarmony is one of the few websites that has more women than men. If you are single man and seriously looking for that special guy, you should take this into consideration…statistics are in your favor.
On the negative side:
1) It is one of the more expensive web sites. Having said that, when you are looking for your soul mate, what is money?
2) Some people might like to do their own searches for that “someone special”. You can’t do that on eHarmony.
3) You can only communicate those members who have paid for a subscription. This is not a restriction on other web sites.
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