Dating Services

Recipient
SeniorPeopleMeet.com

SeniorPeopleMeet.com is the recipient of the 2010 Editor's Top Pick - Senior Award. This dating service continued to grow throughout 2010 and has remained one of the most popular services for singles over the age of 45. On average close to 60,000 visitors check out this site every day. All this traffic has made SeniorPeopleMeet.com into a fun and exciting dating community with members who truly are looking for the love of their life.

SeniorPeopleMeet.com is easy to use. It takes just 2 minutes to create your basic profile. Once completed you then can start searching for matches and communicating with any potential dates. All the features are straight forward and simple on the website and if you do run into any problems, then their help system is just one click away.

So, if you are unsure about which dating site to try that caters to mature singles, SeniorPeopleMeet.com should go to the top of your list to try out.

Read our review of SeniorPeopleMeet.com for more information about this dating service or visit Senior People Meet directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Lavalife Prime

Recipient
ChristianCafe.com

The recipient of the 2010 Editor's Top Pick - Christian Award is the dating service ChristianCafe.com. Unlike other similar niche dating sites this one is owned and operated by Christians. This gives the service unique insight to what members of the Christian faith are looking for in other singles and what personality traits and interests are most important. This Christian dating service is popular not only in the United States but Canada as well. With 12 years now in operation ChristianCafe.com has proven that they know the right way to run a successful dating service.

So what happened in 2010 at ChristianCafe? The homepage received a makeover along with some new questions being added to the profile. Along with the same update, members are now able to hide their profile from appearing on the "Who's Viewed Me" list of other members. ChristianCafe.com also has embraced the mobile smartphone. Dating applications for the iPhone, iPad and Android phones where all released in 2010. These applications allow members to use most of the functionality available on the website but from anywhere their phone has service. This includes profile editing, viewing, searching and communication.

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

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

Recipient
RSVP

This is the second year for the Editor's Top Pick - Australian Award. The winner of the award this year (2010) is RSVP. Australia's number one most visited dating site got even busier in 2010. Now on average over 1,200 singles join the site every day and its membership base has now reached 1.6 million members. According to an their own internal statistics, RSVP is responsible in matching eight percent of all current long term relationships in Australia and three percent of marriages in the country. It is the place where 1 in 10 Australian couples meet.

There are several different membership types available at RSVP. You have the free standard RSVP membership which allows you to send emails to paid members, RSVP Priority that allows you to send email to all members, and RSVP Private which gives you even greater control over your profile. If that is not enough they have MyType which is a private and guided online dating experience where they will supply you will highly compatible matches.

If you are looking for a popular online dating site for Aussie singles then RSVP.com.au should definitely be on your list to check out.

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

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: eHarmony

Recipient
Lavalife

Lavalife is based in Toronto, the largest city in Canada. With their location comes the expertise of what Canadian singles want in a dating service. And, they deliver, which results in this service being very popular with single's from all over the country. This is the main reason why for 2010 the Editor's Top Pick - Canadian Award goes to Lavalife.

Lavalife went through a major update this year. The entire website was completely revamped with a new look and interface. They have included new web technologies that allow only part of the page that needs to change to update which means the entire page doesn't have to reload anymore. This allows for a smoother experience and allows them to include dating tools like the instant messenger right in the web page. This is ideal since it means all your information is on one page and you do not have to switch tabs or look for another window that has your instant messenger on it. It is the small details like this that when you put them all together make up a great dating service.

The 2010 Top Pick - Canadian site, Lavalife, is a great place to start for a Canadian single who is interested in experiencing the world of online dating.

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

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: eHarmony

This weekend all Chemistry users will be able to communicate for free. This promotion starts first thing, Friday January 7, and runs Saturday, and all day Sunday January 9. Free communication means that any member of Chemistry can send and receive email from any other Chemistry member. This is at no cost and with no credit card required.

This is a busy time of year for online dating which means it is an excellent time to try out Chemistry to see if it is the right dating site for you. Chemistry's in-depth profile and matchmaking system make it ideal for singles looking for a long-term relationship and marriage.

The last free communication weekend was held in November (see Story). This upcoming one will be Chemistry.com's 12th they have run. For more information on this online dating site that matches you with members based on personality, you can read our review of Chemistry.

Recipient
Match.com

After four years Match.com is still is our number one recommendation for singles interested in online dating. This is why they are the recipient of the Editor's Top Pick - Over All Award for 2010.

In North America Match.com is ideal for almost any single to join. There male to female membership ratio is almost at 50 percent and they have one of the largest active membership databases. Other attributes that may be deal breakers for a person like age, Religion and specific interests also are not a factor due to the large number of members Match.com has. Best yet, when you purchase a six month membership at Match.com, you are guaranteed that you will find a match within the first six months, or your membership will be extended an additional six months at no cost to you.

Match.com is not standing still either. Throughout 2010 they continued to innovate and add new features to make online dating not only easier but more successful for their members. For example, mobile dating applications were released for Android and Blackberry phones (the iPhone app was released in 2009) as well for the iPad. Partnerships also were expanded. Trusted companies like Yahoo! and Glamour magazine choose Match.com as the official destination for online dating on their respective websites.

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

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Zoosk