DatingDirect.com is the UK's largest dating service with now over 5 million active members each having a detailed profile. Their mission statement is to serve its members needs with the
best possible online dating service and with the highest quality of support. Dating Directs Charter of Trust makes 5 key commitments which relate to your security, personal information,
verifying profiles, peace of mind, and trust.
| Free Membership |
- Yes (no time limit, Standard Membership)
- Included:
- Create a Profile (Must only complete first step)
- Registration
- First Name, Password, Email, Gender, Who are you looking for?
- My Profile
- My Personal Ad essay question.
- Location information, Date of Birth, Nationality, Foreign Languages Spoken, Relationship Status, Children, Occupation, Employment and Income, Religion Information
- My Description
- Includes Physical description and questions about your character.
- My Lifestyle
- Your tastes in music, films and pets.
- Your favorite activities including hobbies, excursions and sports.
- Your habits for smoking, drinking and eating.
- My Perfect Match
- Choose one or more characteristic you are looking for from all questions in the DatingDirect profile.
- My Photo
- Upload up to 5 photos.
- May take as long as 48 hours to verify.
- My Video
- Create a 1 minute video intro.
- Add photos.
- Standard Searching.
- See who is online.
- Winking at members.
- Not Included:
- Cannot Communication with Members (Messenger, video chat and email).
- Premium Search
- Create and save favourite searches.
- See fellow singles' video intros.
- Viewing Profile Details (after a while).
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| Costs |
- 3 dating subscription types available for Premium Membership (costs last checked April 11, 2009).
- 1 Month costs £22.80 with renewals at £22.80 per month.
- 3 Month costs £44.97 with renewals at £14.99 per month. Save 35%.
- 6 Month costs £59.94 with renewals at £9.99 per month. Save 55%, Best Value!
- Renewals can be easily be cancelled under your "My Account" menu.
- Premier Membership includes
- Unlimited messages.
- Reply and Send Messages.
- View member's additional photos.
- Premier Search (Search by almost all parts of profile).
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| Relationship Types |
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| Looking For |
- Casual Relationship
- Serious Relationship
- Any
- Friendship
- Marriage
- Rather not Say
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| Regions |
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
- Europe
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| Viewing & Communication Tools |
- Profile
- Email
- Can send messages anonymously.
- Singles to Date
- Provides you with weekly updates by email informing you of any new members from your area.
- SMS Alerts on your Cell Phone.
- One on one chat with Messenger
- Video Calls with your Webcam.
- Video Intros
- Winks
- Photo Gallery
- My Mobile
- Mobile DatingDirect is one way of monitoring your account and talking directly with members via your mobile telephone 24 hours a day whilst you're away from your computer.
- By connecting to Mobile DatingDirect you immediately know whether your friends are online, whether you have new messages, winks and chat messages. In one simple click you can access it immediately. Thus you can do your own search, look at photos and, of course, talk with them via direct chat or by BAL message.
- My Test
- Allow other members to contact you by answering some questions you've put together?
- Getting other members to answer your personal questionnaire is a great way to explore their personalities.
- Your Test questionnaire must include between five and 20 questions that you want to ask other members.
- You're free to select questions that can be answered with a simple yes or no, or by choosing one of two possible answers.
- Inviting other members to sit your Test is a fun and original way to make contact - and to find out more about your potential dates.
- Dating Direct Affinity
- The affinity test is a psychometric assessment designed to the highest scientific standards. Once you have completed the test, you can view your
confidential personality report.
- Your answers you give in this test will be used to match you with people who are highly compatible, giving you the very best chance of going
on to build a strong and lasting relationship. You will be able to view a detailed breakdown of your compatibility with other members.
- This is a separate dating site that uses a detailed matching algorithm (similar to eHarmony and Chemistry) to match you with other members.
It will be linked to your Dating Direct membership.
- Currently Free.
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| Search By |
- Standard Search
- Age, Country and State/Province
- Premier Search
- Distance
- Members who have viewed you, sent you winks, etc..
- New Members
- Matching Keywords
- Matching System
- My perfect Match.
- I am their Perfect Match.
- My Soulmates.
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| Other Info |
- Includes detailed but easy to use help system for all aspects of DatingDirect.com.
- Includes Dating Tips on everything from writing profiles to the actual date itself.
- Offline Dating Events
- Events setup to allow singles to meet
- Examples include London Valentines Ball, Paris Night Cruises, Comedy Club Singles Party, etc..
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