The balance between
Date.com’s simplicity and its sophistication make membership at the site a great value for the money. It says a lot about
Date.com that it was launched on Valentine's Day. That's because the members at
Date.com tend to be more serious about their search for companionship than the membership at many other dating sites. Seniors especially will find
Date.com uniquely appealing. Introduction It speaks volumes about
Date.com, its membership and its mission, that the site was launched on Valentine's Day (1997). Because while many matchmaking websites exist on the Internet nowadays--many of them with names and reputations much more ubiquitous than
Date.com’s a lot of the people signing up at these other "more popular" sites are only looking for casual friendship and good times, whereas most of the members of
Date.com are seriously looking for a sincere and loving companion.
Another reason why a single senior seeking someone special might prefer
Date.com is that, while these other dating sites do indeed have a broad range of members, those who subscribe to
Date.com tend to be of the more educated and professional set; more mature and self-aware.
What's more,
Date.com goes one step further than a lot of other matchmaking websites in that they not only bring single seniors together but they then help those newfound couples to have the most satisfying experiences together possible.
Also appealing to many senior singles about
Date.com is that its interface is easy to use. While a lot of sites have intricate and convoluted menus that make it difficult to get down to finding and communicating with other people,
Date.com’s menus couldn't be simpler to use. That is not to say, however, that
Date.com lacks the technological sophistication of other matchmaking sites, however. On the contrary,
Date.com offers its paid members the full gamut of multimedia communication options, making membership a well-rounded value for the price.
Date.com caters to the following relationship types:
- Heterosexual
- Gay
- Lesbian
- Marriage
- Serious
- Casual
- Friends
Date.com is a global service, with most of its focus in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.. The site is available in 4 languages: English, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
The following features are included with Date.com’s free membership:
- Create profile
- Post a photo
- Use basic and advanced search
- Save searches
- Keep a favorites list
- Flirt by showing interest
Access Date.Info,
Date.com’s webzine with advice, success stories, and more, including great stuff for seniors.
Features not included with free membership:
- Use email (neither to send nor receive)
- Activate away messages
- Audio/video messaging
- Higher rank in searches
- Computerized auto-match capabilities
- Use chat or instant messaging
Date.com search functionality/options:
- Quick Search
- Who’s new
- Today’s birthdays
- Who’s on IM
- Online members
- Basic Search
- Relationship type
- Age
- Location
- Distance (geographical range of your search in miles)
- Keyword
- Photo
- Advanced Search
- Age
- Distance
- Location
- Height
- Weight
- Member status (new/today’s birthday/online)
- Photo/no photo
- Relationship type
- Body type
- Horoscope
- Chinese horoscope
- Ethnicity
- Faith
- Hair/eye color
- Education
- Income
- Smoking/drinking tendencies
- Career
- Relationship status
Date.com also has a special city search of the top cities for finding love.
Member Interactivity:
Upgraded Date.com members can communicate through:
- Expressing interest just a click to let someone know you want to know more about him/her
- Email
- Instant messages
- Chat rooms
- Audio/video messaging
In business since 1997, Date.com’s database has over 2 million active profiles and 250,000 new members from across the globe join every month! At times it was reported to have 3 million and upwards of 5 million according to some sources, so this does seem a bit down. Still, a large proportion of these Date.com members are over 40 years old.
Seniors will appreciate how diligently Date.com works to keep your online life safe and secure. Content is screened before it is posted. Email remains onsite—no need to disclose your personal email address unless you choose to do so. You are also able to block communication from any members you wish to list.
Seniors will also appreciate how easy Date.com is to use. You will be up and running on Date.com within minutes of signing up. Profile creation is quick and easy, and the site is a breeze to navigate. Search profiles, create a favorites page to keep track of potential matches, chat, check out DateInfo, and more. There is a great “Support” link for all those Frequently Asked Questions.
Date.com even offers a quick-download toolbar with these great options:
- Instant alerts: Lets you know instantly if someone has expressed interest, or sent you an instant message or email
- Always be online: Your profile will appear at the top of the Who’s Online Search
- Favorites: You will always know when anyone listed in your Favorites signs on
- DateInfo: Receive RSS feeds with the latest dating advice
- Easy navigation: Date.com is right there in your browser
- Yahoo!: Built in web search
- $29.95 for 1 month
- $59.95 for 3 months
- $89.95 for 6 months
- $119.95 for 12 months
Date.com does offer a free trial membership.
Date.com will issue a refund within 72 hours of an initial subscription if you have not used any of the services. Beyond these conditions, requests for refunds will be at the sole discretion of
Date.com and will be reviewed on a member-to-member basis.
