Online dating has become more popular than ever. It has simply come to stay, which is a very good thing because it is now one of the best ways to meet new people for either a relationship or for friendship. Studies have shown that today there are more people turning to online dating sites to find their partners more than ever.
With multitudes of people turning to online dating, many companies have seen the online dating business as a lucrative one and have decided to go into it. It is for this reason that today the internet is full of thousands of online dating sites from all corners of the globe.
In this article, we have sifted through the several thousands of online dating websites to bring to you the best of the best. And by the best, we are talking of online dating sites that guarantee results. You’d agree with me that there are many dating websites today which can be a total waste of time and money. The sites that I am going to list in this article are not a waste of your time or money. They are very useful dating websites that guarantee results.
If you are ready, then let us take a look at the best online dating sites of 2013. Please take not that I have listed the sites in ascending order of importance and popularity.
The top dating sites of 2013
- Match.com. This site has been a leader in the online dating business for some years now. At the moment, it is considered the most popular dating website on the internet. Match.com was founded as far back as 1993 by a man named Gary Kremen. The site went live in 1995, and since then has moved from strength to strength. In 1998 the site was purchased by IAC who transformed it to what it is today. Today Match.com is considered the biggest dating website on the internet. The website has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. As if that is not enough for a dating site, it also has six other offices in two other continents. It has offices in San Francisco, Tokyo, Beijing and Rio de Janeiro. This goes to show you the sheer size and strength of Match.com. The site has millions of members coming from all corners of the globe. Match.com even won the Guinness World Records in 2004 as the largest online dating website in the whole world. As at that time the site had over 42 million registered members. Presently, as I sit in my chair writing this article, Match.com has an Alexa global ranking of 373 with over 20 million estimated unique visitors coming to the website every month, which is an incredible achievement. Match.com is simply a fantastic online dating site you should be on if you want to find a partner. According to Match.com, their online dating service has over the years led to more singles entering into marriages, relationships and having dates than any other online dating website. The site’s claim is justifiable, considering the millions of singles on the site eagerly looking to find partners. Match.com is a paid dating website. And most members have said that it is worth every penny that they paid. Match.com seems to be the Facebook of dating websites.
- PlentyofFish comes as the second most popular dating website. It is popularly known as POF. PlentyofFish is a free to use dating site, and was hundred percent free to use for several years until recently the site came up with certain premium services that are made available only to members who upgrade their membership. One of these premium services is the ability for a member to see the date and time a fellow member viewed his or her profile. But PlentyofFish is still an incredible free online dating site. Its free dating services are even better than the services offered by many paid dating sites. Over the years, PlentyofFish has been voted the number 1 dating site in so many countries. POF at the moment has over 40,000,000 users from several parts of the world. The site attracts millions of visitors every month. PlentyofFish is so popular as a dating website that it has been featured in numerous music videos by top artists such as Lady Gaga, Flo Rida, Akon, Natasha Bedingfield etc. According to Markus Frind, the founder of PlentyofFish, the site has over the years led to several millions of relationships and marriages. He said as a result of PlentyofFish, over a million babies have been born by couples who met via PlentyofFish. So if you are looking to find your partner then POF should be a place that you should be thinking of joining. Besides it is FREE to join. It is the best free dating website.
- Zoosk.com is a mixture of social networking plus online dating. It is a fantastic place to have fun and meet people from all walks of life for friendship or for a romantic relationship. It has a very popular Facebook application which makes it even easier to meet new people in a fun environment. At the moment Zoosk can be said to be a semi-free dating site. The reason I call it so is because it is free to become a member of the site and send just one message to another member. But beyond this point you cannot enjoy the site for free again. You will have to become a premium member in order to send an additional message. Zoosk is presently available in about 25 languages, which makes it easier for people from non-English speaking countries to participate. Zoosk was founded in 2007 and has its headquarters in San Francisco, California.
- eHarrmony is a very popular online dating website. It is very common in countries such as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil. eHarmony specializes in connecting single men and women for long term relationships. eHarmony is not like your average dating website because it uses a very unique method in matching singles together. According to the site, they believe in compatibility between two people. The site uses a very clever scientific approach in matching singles together. If two members are not compatible then eHarmony does not match them together. This approach has made eHarmony one of the giants in the online dating businesses. eHarmony was launched in 2000. It has its headquarters in Santa Monica, California.
- Singlesnet.com is a dating site which has received lots of positive reviews over the years. It is considered one of the most popular and best online dating sites out there. With several millions of devoted members, the site keeps growing from strength to strength. Just like many other dating websites, SinglesNet.com offers two types of memberships – the free membership and the paid membership. If you sign up to the site as a free member, you can have access to so many features on the site. You can even initiate contact with another member, but this is very limited. In order to benefit fully from the awesome features on SinglesNet.com, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade your membership to a paid one so that you can have unlimited access to all the amazing features that this great dating site has to offer its members. The site is a really good place to find love online. This is something that has been confirmed by many of its present and past members.
- OkCupid.com. I think just about anybody who has ever thought of online dating must have heard of this site. It is a very popular dating site that has made a good name for itself in several countries all over the world. In 2007, the highly influential Time magazine listed OkCupid on its list of Top 10 dating sites. OkCupid is one of the best free online dating sites available on the internet. As at 2010, OkCupid claimed to have had about 3.5 million active members. The site consistently gets over a million unique visitors every month.
- True.com started in 2003 under the name TrueBeginnings.com. Since its humble beginning in 2003, it has become one of the biggest online dating sites with over 16 million members from all around the globe. What sets True.com apart from several other dating websites is its strict policy on background checks. True.com makes sure that only the right people are allowed to become members on its site. The site therefore does a thorough check on people who intend becoming members to make sure that criminals or married people are not allowed to become members of the site. This is one of the reasons True.com is one of the safest dating website on the internet. And for this reason, millions of singles have been attracted to the site.
- ChristianMingle.com as the name suggests is a site that offers online dating services to Christians. If you are a staunch Christian looking to date a fellow Christian then I recommend this site to you. The site is packed with millions of Christians from all walks of life looking to meet other Christians either for friendship or for romance. The site is equipped with one of the best matchmaking technologies in the online dating business. ChristianMingle.com is no doubt the biggest and fastest growing dating site for Christians. If you are a Christian wanting to make friends or find a partner within the Christian faith then I suggest you give ChristianMingle.com a try.
- DateHookup.com is one of the most popular dating websites on the internet, and the best part about it is that it is 100 percent free. Within a matter of minutes, one can sign up with the site, create their own personal profile and start searching for people to hook up with. The site has certain features that make it very easy to search for the exact one you are looking for. It caters to people from all age groups and walks of life. No matter who you are or how old you are, DateHookup.com can help you find a partner online. What makes it even better is the fact that you have the unique ability to block someone that you do not want contacting you. It is really a fantastic dating site, and the fact that it is free even makes it the more fantastic.
- Chemistry.com is a very interesting dating site which is related to the almighty Match.com. Just like its relative Match.com, the site makes online dating a very fun experience. It offers one of the best matchmaking services online regardless of a person’s orientation. But you have to live in the United States to enjoy the benefits this site has to offer.
The above are my 10 top dating sites for 2013. If you do not see your favorite dating site in the list or if you think you know of a dating site that you think deserves to be on this list then do let me know about it. Below, I have also added some other great dating websites which could equally be in the list above:
- Cupid.com
- Friendfinder.com
- Date.com
- JDate.com
- Lavalife.com
Before I conclude this article, I’ll like to inform my readers of this very important thing about online dating. You see, despite the fact that online dating can be an exciting, adventurous and fun thing to do, it can also come with certain risks. There is the need to be extremely cautious when venturing into online dating because you may never know who is looking at your profile or who you are chatting with. There is the need to never let your guard down. I recently wrote an article entitled: 10 Tips For Online Dating. This article is a must-read if you are going to venture into the online dating world. If you are also interested in Free online dating sites then you should take a look at this article: Best Free Online Dating Websites.