Top 14 Free Dating Sites

With the internet now an essential part of our everyday lives it is no surprise that many people are now using it to find friendship and love. Online dating has fast become the preferred way to meet a new partner, and with thousands of these sites now available it can be very difficult to find the best ones. They can also help you target a potential partner who has similar interests, which is a far cry from meeting someone at random in a bar or restaurant. To help you find the decent sites you will find the best top 10 free dating sites listed below.

 #14  Match.com

match.com

Match.com is the most popular online dating site in the U.S., living up to its guarantee to “make love happen.” In fact, the site has led more singles to more dates, relationships and marriages than any other dating site. It has the largest paid user base of any other dating site, in addition to an outstanding success rate for its users. Match.com launched in April of 1995 and has helped pioneer the online dating industry ever since.

Pros

• Large and varied user base.
• Receive suggested matches daily.
• Multiple forms of searching.
• 6-month guarantee that you'll find someone special.
• Option to see who is online now.
• Unique features including mobile dating and live chat.
• Customer service by phone.

Cons

• May not always receive the Daily 5 matches.
• Can be time consuming to search through all the choices, features and matches.

 #13  ChristianMingle

ChristianMingle.com

ChristianMingle.com strives to provide singles within that faith the best opportunities to interact, date and marry like-minded individuals. This is the largest and easiest-to-use dating site specifically for devout Christians. Setting up a profile is quick, and you can immediately start browsing through profiles. The site boasts very good search functionality and affordable pricing plans for singles searching for casual dates or deep relationships.

Pros

• Quick set-up.
• Customer service available 24/7.
• Large Christian user base.
• Variety of search functions.
• Reasonably priced.
• Clean layout.

Cons

• Limited features in the free trials.
• Memberships only available to heterosexual singles.

 #12  OurTime

ourtime.com

OurTime is a fast-growing dating site exclusively for singles aged 50 and up who are looking for deep relationships with other older singles. The site features an easy sign-up process, as well as an impressive set of search features for its users.

The layout of OurTime is similar to SeniorPeopleMeet.com in that it is very user-friendly, providing a ton of helpful features for its mature user base.

Pros

• No membership required to search for singles in the area.
• Easy navigation and simple layout for mature singles.
• Affordable pricing.

Cons

• While some may enjoy the simple layout and navigation, those who are familiar with online dating and using the Internet may desire more tools and intricacy.
• Limited features for free members.

 #11  BlackPeopleMeet.com

BlackPeopleMeet.com

BlackPeopleMeet.com is the largest online dating site for African-American singles of all backgrounds. Visited by about 4 percent of U.S. blacks monthly, the site’s search capabilities and free trials make it simple for singles with similar interests to meet and interact.

BlackPeopleMeet also allows singles within any race or ethnicity to sign up and begin looking for casual romantic encounters or long-term relationships.

Pros

• Large user base and more than 1 million monthly visits.
• The largest dating site for African American singles of all backgrounds.
• Ability to post audio and video on profiles.
• "Message Ideas" help spark conversations.
• Users can choose to hide profiles and block other members.
• Affordable pricing packages.

Cons

• Limited matching system.
• Basic search functions.

 #10  DateMySchool

datemyschool

This site is ranked #10 only due to the fact it just targets university and college students. This site is relatively new but is growing fast with tens of thousands now registered, and has been receiving alot of positive reviews from large media sources. It is limited by the number of universities and colleges that are allowed to register.

 #9  Alikewise

alikewise

Another new site that has hit the ground running with its membership base increasing each day. This is a niche specific site in that you connect with people who like similar kinds of books as yourself. When you sign up you make a list of the books you like and from there it is easy to find possible matches.

 #8  Date Hookup

date hookup

Currently ranked as the fourth biggest free site on the internet. No matter what you do on it you don’t pay for anything as the sites costs are covered by advertising revenue. This means that you are not limited to how many people you can contact, so you could spend all day sending outfriendship requests.

 #7  Mingle2

Mingle2

This site is very easy to use, and as with Date Hookup, you never have to spend any money. One important feature of this site is that you can target your local area easily, so if you only want a partner to be local then you will have no problem finding potential candidates.

 #6  Confirio

Confirio

A number of searches available here, the normal ones we all know but they have a bonus searchthat will flag up people for you that you may not have found yourself but may interest you. You have to take part in a quick quiz to join but this won’t take you more than a minute and is only to gather basic information on you, and it ensures that potential matches really do match your own interests.

 #5  Woo Me

Woo Me

The big bonus with this site is that not only can you contact each other via the normal means, if you have a microphone or webcam you can talk directly with potential partners. This is not for everyone but the option is available and once you get to know someone it is an excellent addition to help take it to the next level.

 #4  OkCupid

OKCupid

This site has been around for years so is well established with tens of thousands of members, so they must be responsible for a lot of weddings around the world. Easy to use and no shortage of people to search through.

 #3  Singles Net

Single Net

This dating site has been online now for over 10 years so you can be safe in the knowledge that they know what they are doing when it comes to finding you a match. You are allowed to use video messages on this site which many of the others do not allow.

 #2  Social Grid

Social Crid

This is not just a dating site you can use it for finding new friends. It is very easy to use and finding like-minded people is very simple.

 #1  Plenty of Fish

Plenty of fish

To complete our top 10 free dating sites is Plenty of Fish, otherwise known as POF. The site itself is not a wonderful work of art, but what it loses in looks it certainly makes up for in being able to find you a soul mate. Now this site used to be 100% free but it recently started charging for the odd thing, but it is still possible to use it in free mode to find a date. If you want extras the charge is only small and goes towards the running of this massive site.

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