General News

The online dating site Chemistry is having a free communication weekend starting this Friday October 8, 2010 and ending Sunday October 10, 2010 at midnight. During this 72 hour period all visitors will be able to create a profile and take the personality test to become a Chemistry.com member. Once completed, you then will receive personalized matches. From here you can communicate with these matches at no cost, by expressing interest and sending emails.

This is Chemistry.com's 10th time they have run a free communication weekend. The last one was held in late August (see Story). For more details on this popular matchmaking service please check out our review of Chemistry.com.

In mid August eHarmony released their iPhone Dating App. On September 28 a eHarmony Dating App for Android phones was released. As with the iPhone version, users can view their list of matches, look at members profiles, and communicate with them. Communication includes using the guided communication process, sending ice breakers and eHarmony Mail. Some parts of your profile can also be updated through the app as well like your photos (by using the camera built into your phone).

To take this new Dating App for a test drive, visit the Android Pit on your phone to download. To find out more about this online dating service, check out our eHarmony.com review.

eLove is quickly growing into a large matchmaking service with 50 offices located across the United States. The have recently acquired Cupid's Coach which is a matchmaking company based in Los Angeles. This acquisition will add two new locations to eLove, one in Los Angles and one in Westlake Village.

Julie Ferman will still stay on at Cupid's Coach as the principle matchmaker. She has more than 20 years experience in the industry and has been responsible for over 1100 marriages. She also has been on national TV and was recently awarded "Matchmaker of the Year Award" at iDate.

To find other similar services, check out our Matchmaking Services category.

The dating site Lavalife has a new feature available to members for free. It is called "Call Me" and it allows you to request a live phone call with a member who is online that you are interested in. It is 100 percent anonymous, confidential and easy to use. All you need to do is click the "Call Me" icon on the profile or in the search results and on the form that comes up, enter your phone number. The other member will be notified and asked to do the same. Once Lavalife has both phone numbers, it will then place two phone calls and connect you both. This feature uses Lavalife's phone system so all phone number remain private. Lavalife will not display or share your phone number with the other member and it will not be saved or used for any marketing purpose.

Currently Call Me is in beta and Lavalife is looking for feedback. If you use this new phone feature let them know how it went and what could be improved. You can send Lavalife feedback by using their contact us link found at the bottom of most Lavalife pages. This feature is free for only a limited time.

For more information on this dating site, please read our review of Lavalife.com.

It is time to review the results of the latest poll Dating more than one Person.

Out of 914 votes, 71 percent of participants felt that it was okay to date more than one person at a time. This left 29 percent of the voters who felt it was not right to date multiple people at the same time. Of the 71 percent who would date more than one person, 61 percent felt it was only okay if everyone knew about it.

So what does this all mean? Well, on average it looks like 28 percent of your dates will be dating someone else without your knowledge.

The results were reviewed on October 3rd, 2010. I have left this poll open for voting so the results will change.

Friends Reunited Dating was ranked by Hitwise as a Top 10 Website in the United Kingdom for the first half of 2010. They ranked 3rd in the "Lifestyle - Dating" category. Categories are based on overall market share and visits.

For more information on this online dating site, read our review of Friends Reunited Dating.