Fast Cupid Review (FastCupid.com)

In 2015 the dating site FastCupid.com has closed. For a similar online dating experience you may want to give Match.com or Plenty of Fish a try.

Below, we have left our original FastCupid review for your continued reading. This review received its last major update during the month of March 2014.

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Meeting interesting people just got easier. FastCupid is a dating site designed to make it as easy as possible for you to make connections with other people for romance, dating and friendship. This dating service sports a clean user interface and enough features to allow both experienced and first-time online daters to start searching for singles within minutes.

One advantage of FastCupid over a number other popular dating services is they clearly mark premium members. Their online search also allows you to filter for just premium members. This ensures that the person you are searching for is a paying member and is interested in meeting someone new, now. This greatly increases the odds of having someone reply to your messages. FastCupid.com is also partnered with more than 10 other dating sites in the FriendFinder Network, giving you access to the members from these dating services as well. You get the best of over 10 different dating sites for the cost of just one.

Positives of FastCupid

These are the best parts of FastCupid.

• Premium members are clearly marked
• You can specify to search for only premium members
• No advertising on the site
• The ability to send quick replies to messages from a list of prewritten standard messages you can send someone

Negatives of FastCupid

These are the parts of FastCupid which needs improvement.

• As a standard (or free) member you cannot view profile details
• No "online now" search
• No instant messaging or chatting

FastCupid Free Membership

• Yes (standard membership)
• Included:
  • Create a profile
    • Get started
      • Your gender, interested in meeting, relationship type, date of birth, country, zip code, email, username
    • Express yourself
      • Your introduction - this is your profile headline
      • Tell others about yourself
        • This is an essay question that must contain at least 50 characters
        • Includes writing ideas and an instant writer option. The instant writer option asks you 9 questions, which you need to pick the best answer for each from a list. Once all questions are answered, an auto-generated essay will appear with your selected information
      • Optional info
        • The word or phrase that best describes my personality
        • The best or worst lie I've ever told
        • A fill in a blank:_____ is sexy, _____ is sexier
        • My most humbling moment
        • The last thing that made me laugh out loud
    • Your introduction
      • Title, tell us about yourself, describe what you're looking for in a person
    • Social network information (your name (optional))
    • Miscellaneous information
      • Physical information, marital status, smoking, children and occupation
  • Add a photo (up to twenty)
  • Searching
  • Keeping a hot list (your favorite members)
• Not included:
  • Cannot see full size picture of members and only part of their profile
  • Cannot communicate with members

FastCupid Costs

• Prices last confirmed November 22, 2009. Please check FastCupid for most recent pricing. All prices in USD unless specified otherwise. Prices may differ based on location, time of purchase, or access point (this can include device used and/or if accessed from a website or app)
• Two subscription types:standard and premium
• Premium membership:
  • Full email privileges to all members
  • View all of the member profile photos
  • Access to extra large photos
  • Friendly 24/7 phone support
  • You show up before standard members in search results
  • Extra searching options
  • Costs in US dollars:
    • One month for $23.41
    • Three months (+1 month free) for $10.04 per month. Billed in one installment of $40.16
    • Twelve months (+3 months free) for $6.25 per month. Billed in one installment of $93.76
• Membership enhancements:
  • Allow standard members to send you email at no cost to them
    • One month for $13.33
    • Three months for $8.02 per month. Billed in one installment of $24.05
    • Twelve months for $5.58 per month. Billed in one installment of $66.93
  • Highlight your listing in all search results and emails
    • One month for $6.63
    • Three months for $5.56 per month. Billed in one installment of $16.68
• Pay by all major credit cards and PayPal
• Your subscription automatically renews after its term expires. You can turn off the auto-renewal feature on your "Billing History" page or by contacting customer service

FastCupid Viewing & Communication Features

• Profile and photos
• Inbox (message center)
  • Send and receive email messages
  • Auto reply
    • Allows you to send an automatic reply to people who send you email. Some people receive lots of email, so a simple "I received your email and I'll get back to you promptly if I think we have a match" is a good way to let others know that you've received their mail and you're reviewing it
  • Quick reply
    • Lets you easily send responses to incoming emails with just a single click. You can send a Quick Reply to an individual message or to many messages at the same time. Just choose an appropriate response from the Quick Reply menu when you've read an email, or at the bottom of your inbox, and click send
  • Filter Setting
    • This feature allows you to prevent people who don't match your Cupid Preferences from sending you email. Someone who doesn't match what you're looking for (i.e., wrong gender, wrong age, etc.) will be unable to send you messages

Search For Members By

• Basic search
  • Your gender and the gender you are looking for
  • Age range and zip code
• Advanced search
  • Includes basic search options plus the following:
  • The type of relationship you are interested in
  • More detailed location information and distance from you
  • If you want just premium members only returned
  • Return listings based on the last time they visited
  • Profiles with photos only
  • Search on 13 other important profile attributes (body type, languages, etc.)
• Start meeting people
  • New members
  • Recently uploaded photos
• Cupid
  • Cupid is an automated service that shows you members who match your desired criteria. Because the service works 24/7 combing through the database, it is likely Cupid will find members who you may have missed
• Personality Love Type Survey
  • Allows you to provide additional information about yourself that prospective friends or lovers would like to know. For instance, are you a big spender, or are you thrifty? Like to travel, or prefer hanging out at home? After you complete the survey, you'll be able to determine how well you match with others who have completed the survey
• See who has viewed you
• See who has hot listed you
• See who has flirted with you
• Ability to save your search criteria (premium members only)

Other FastCupid Information

• This site is part of the FriendFinder Network and it does partner with other dating sites within the network (they share profiles between them)

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