Awards

Recipient
How About We

The 2012 Editor's choice for the Top Pick - Innovative Award goes to the matchmaking service How About We. From teaming up with American Association of Retired Persons to provide a seniors dating service, to integrating couples profiles into their dating site, 2012 has been a good year for HowAboutWe.com

How About We is an innovative service that approaches matching members in a different way than most other dating sites. Instead of just searching for profiles, members offer date ideas. If you find a date idea interesting you then click “I’m Intrigued”. This will send out a message to the person which then gets the ball rolling for a more serious conversation. You can also “Ask Out” a person and send them your date idea directly and privately. Reposting of your own date ideas or from others is allowed and to get ideas on new dates you can check out Trending Dates, this is a list of the top date ideas. How About We is also one of the few dating sites that allow you to create your own profile questions. This allows you to make your profile stand out and contain any interesting information about you, you want.

This innovative dating site has a unique way of matching members by having them post their date ideas. If you find this intriguing, you should check out How About We. It is free to join and review dating ideas and if you pay to communicate with members, offline dates are guaranteed or your money back.

Read our review of How About We for more information about this online dating service.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Match.com

Recipient
Cupid.com

In 2012 the Editor's Top Pick - United Kingdom Award goes to Cupid.com. This dating site has been around for a while now and ever since the parent company (Cupid plc) went public this dating site has experienced growth not only in the UK but the rest of Europe as well. They now have over 3 million members.

Not only do we like the site design but Cupid.com was also a winner in the same category this year at iDate, a leading online dating industry conference. You will notice this dating site is different right away when you sign up to this service. The profile creation is really easy to use with large graphics that you can select when answering questions about you for your profile. When you have finished creating your free profile you will then gain access to the site. From here the clean interface is easy to follow with everything labeled or with an appropriate icon. Searching is easy as all options are available to you on top of the results which makes it easy to refine your search as you go.

Cupid also has mobile apps for Android and iPhones that allow you to perform almost all of the same online dating activities that you would do on the main site. A web browser toolbar is also available that gives you instant access to your account while you are at your computer. You will know right away when someone views your profile or contacts you. Finally they also have a downloadable Desktop Chat program that provides you with ultra-fast messaging with many of the same features as MSN Messenger and Skype.

Read our review of Cupid.com for more information about this dating service or visit Cupid directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Match.com UK

Recipient
Seeking Arrangement

The recipient of the Editor’s 2012 Top Pick - Wealthy Award is Seeking Arrangement. This dating site had a high profile year in the media and as a result the Seeking Arrangement service membership base grew to make it one of the largest website of its type.

Seeking Arrangement offered a number of new features in 2012 that their members were looking for. The site was originally available only to English speaking members but in 2012 Seeking Arrangement started to offer their service in 4 other languages including Chinese and Spanish. They also started to offer background verification to members. This is done by a third party discreetly and privately and takes about 3 business days to complete. The screening process not only does a criminal check in the United States but internationally as well. Once the members information has been verified, a verified icon will be displayed on their Seeking Arrangement profile.

This service is ideal for people seeking mutually beneficial arrangements like a relationship between a Sugar Daddy and a young woman. If you are looking for this type of a relationship or something similar then you should check out Seeking Arrangement. It is free to join and review profiles for both men and women.

Read our review of Seeking Arrangement for more information about this dating service or visit SeekingArrangement directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Millionaire Match

Recipient
Christian Mingle

The Editor's Top Pick - Christian Award goes to Christian Mingle. Christian Mingle was a huge success this year. With over $30 million spent in television advertising Christian Mingle has become the most popular dating site for Christian singles. While their tagline “Find God’s Match for You” has been a bit controversial it hasn’t stopped this dating site from having over 7 million members join.

Christian Mingle is serious about their online community. In 2012 they launched an advisory board which includes church directors, pastors, psychologists and authors from around the United States. It is the responsibility of this board to provide direction and guidance on content, features and other initiatives to insure that the community feels connected and is routed in Christian values.

Christian Mingle has been around for 17 years now and is free to join and search for members. A small fee is required to communicate with other members beyond sending out smiles. If finding someone with Christian values are important to you, then this dating site is one you should take a look at.

Read our review of Christian Mingle for more information about this dating service or visit Christian Mingle directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Christian Cafe

Recipient
eHarmony

The Editor’s Top Pick - Match System award has been dominated by one dating site over the last 5 years and this year is no different. The recipient of this award for 2012 goes to eHarmony. With their matching algorithm that has 29 dimensions of compatibility it has been designed to find and match single men and women to create meaningful long-term relationships. In fact on average 542 people every day in the United States get married because they met online at eHarmony. Every year this works out to about 5 percent of all marriages. Since eHarmony launched in 2000 they have had about 44 million people register which has resulted in over 1.2 million marriages.

eHarmony may be known for its matchmaking but it is also one of the most popular dating sites on the internet. Google stated that eHarmony was in the top 5 most searched dating sites on the internet in 2012. eHarmony is ideal for singles who are between 30 and 60 and who are looking for a long-term committed relationship. eHarmony allows members to create a profile and review their matches for free. If you want to try sending messages for free then just wait for a free communication weekend which happens about once a month.

Read our review of eHarmony for more information about this dating service or visit eHarmony directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is:Plenty of fish

Recipient
OurTime.com

The Editor's choice for the Top Pick - Senior Award goes to a dating site that has become very popular over the last few years, OurTime.com. This online service has seen very solid membership growth in 2012 and it has continued this trend for 2013. It is now one of the largest dating sites for seniors (singles 50 plus).

OurTime.com is a simple dating site to use. Buttons are clearly labeled as to their function and the tabs at the top of the website make it easy to visit each part of the site. Searching is kept simple by choosing the gender you are looking for, the age range, and your location by entering your State or Zip Code. You can also specify to show profiles that have photos, videos and/or audio greetings. When the search results are returned you can sort by new members, distance from you, and the last time they visited Our Time. If you want more, advanced search options are available for those interested in certain ethnicities, relationship expectations, religion and other important profile attributes.

For seniors interested in online dating, OurTime.com is one of the top dating sites for singles 50 years and older. You can sign up as a member for free to check out the different features offered by the service and search for other seniors who have joined. If the site meets with your expectations and you wish to message other members a small monthly fee will be required.

Read our review of OurTime.com for more information about this dating service or visit OurTime directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Senior People Meet