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UK Subscription Online Dating Sites
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Parship
• www.parship.co.uk
Headers: UK Dating
Quite expensive (around £35 per month as at March 09), this website is for people serious about finding a compatible match, so, if that's you, then the chances are higher that you will find potential partners here than on a free site, for example. Parship begins with a psychometric test (this takes around 20 minute to complete) to evaluate your personality, behaviour, attitudes and values. Free membership allows you to take the test, create a profile, view other profiles, send and receive "icebreakers" and receive contact requests. To make contact yourself and have an even more detailed personality analysis you have to subscribe to Premium membership. Parship has specific websites for other European countries (you can access these from the About Us page).
BeNaughty
• www.benaughty.com
Headers: UK Dating
UK website but international members welcome. This is not exactly an adult dating website, but definitely for more liberal minded people. The website describes it's members as naughty, flirty people who want their online dating experience to be a little bit spicy! Features include advanced search facility, including UK postcodes, live audio and video chat (with chat history available), SMS text chat, "winks", and private messaging system. You can create a profile and borwse for free but to do anything else you will have to subscribe.
Date the UK
• www.datetheuk.com
A UK focused dating site, with hundreds of thousand of UK online personals and a detailed search facility to help you find compatible singles in your area. As well as being a traditional internet dating service, they also host speed dating and singles events throughout the UK. We very much like the look of this site. The location search enables you to find other members who live 10, 25, 50 or 100 miles from you. The site offers a messaging system, a "flirt" feature, SMS dating and live chat. Join for free by completing your profile and post a picture of yourself find out what the site has to offer before committing to full membership.
DatingDirect
• www.datingdirect.com
Very well established large UK focused website with over 155,000 members, although international members are allowed. Joining is free, you can add your profile and photo for free and use the dating search engine to locate your ideal date in your own area. But when you decide you want to contact another member or read or reply to another member's message will you need to upgrade to Premier Membership. Features include video intros, personal photo albums, online psychological profiling, "invisibility" mode and online chat.
Cheeky Flirt
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www.cheekyflirt.com
Fun dating site that includes picture rating, top 25, blogs, forums, video chat, video profiles and much more. All ages welcome, but most likely to appeal to younger singles. (16 is the minimum age to join). Free membership and paid membership available.
FriendFinder
• www.friendfinder.com
USA site but very large site and has a UK section. As a free (standard) member, you can chat, send instant messages, and browse through their worldwide database of profiles. You also have access to their interactive Magazine, where you can post or answer advice questions or post poetry and articles. Premium memberships offer far more privileges and cost upwards from $10 a month. The link above will take you to the main Friendfinder website or you might be interested in one of Friendfinders specialist websites:
Friends Reunited Dating
• friendsreuniteddating.co.uk
UK dating site for people of all ages looking for relationships with a membership of almost 500,000. Registration, which includes adding a profile including picture, and search is free. You can also receive emails for free. To contact other members you have to subscribe. Features include one-to-one private chats with other upgraded members, hints and tips on dating subjects plus Daters’ Diaries where members write about their own dating experiences.
Love Struck
• www.lovestruck.com
Headers: UK Dating
Can't wait for a date? Search for partners who work in the same area as you and you could be on a date today! Check out the "Little Black Book" for free - you can do this without even signing up. However, to view more than just a photo and the barest of details you will have to join up. You can get a 3 day pass or sign up for 1, 3 or 6 months. Lovestruck also hosts singles parties every now and then. Lovestruck (formerly Lovestruck London) now operates in:
London,
Birmingham,
Manchester,
Leeds,
Liverpool,
Edinburgh,
Glasgow,
Dublin,
Bristol (coming soon),
Cork (coming soon),
Cardiff (coming soon),
Sheffield (coming soon)
Make Friends Online
• www.makefriendsonline.com 
Headers: International Dating, UK Dating
Make Friends Online is a UK based dating and friendship website but which cateres for all countries - choose your country from the list on the main page. They claim to have had countless weddings and even MFO babies! Plenty of social events. The features include QuickMails (free), add your photos and profile (also free), search, private chat, public chat rooms, message boards and events.
Match.com
• http://uk.match.com
Huge - over 8 million members worldwide - well established, and professional dating website for singles looking for romance. Over 75% of members are looking for a serious relationship, and Match.com claim resposibility for more marriages than any other dating site. Members can also access the website from their mobile phones and receive text alerts when they get emails rom other members. Create a profile for free but to do anything else you will have to join.
Single Artist Dating
• Single Artist Dating - Connections for Creative People
This dating website specialises in dating and friendship for artists, musicians, writers, performers, artisans, craftspeople, and art lovers of all kinds. Features include email, IM, chat,
advanced search, free profile and pictures and you can upload video and audio. There is a free trial for premium membership with standard membership free for as long as you like - obviously you are not able to access all the features of the website if you go for the free option.
SpeedDaterOnline
• www.speeddateronline.co.uk
Headers: UK Dating
This site is run by the London based speeddater.co.uk and is their online dating operation. You can create a free profile online, upload up to three photographs and search for other people with similar interests online. However you will have to become a paid member to send and receive messages.
UK Singles Connection
• www.uksinglesconnection.com
Headers: UK Dating
This website is part of the large international Minglesmatch group of dating websites. This one is specifically for UK singles to make relationships for companionship, friendship, romance or marriage with other UK singles. Features include:
2-Way Ideal Matching,
Instant Messenger,
Private mailbox ,
Chat rooms,
Message boards,
Send Messages Anonymously,
Personals Photo Albums.
The free elements of the site are: Post your own profile,
Browse other profiles,
View photo gallery,
Read message boards,
Send and receive smiles,
Send and receive e-cards
Urban Social
• www.urbansocial.com
Headers: UK Onlline Dating, UK Dating Events
Online dating for young professionals (between the ages of 18 and 45) in the UK plus they organise speed dating events, singles events, parties and wine tasting dating events. It is free to add your profile and search members, nights out and social events listings. But when you want to get in touch with other members, by sending, reading and replying to messages, or want more information or discounted tickets to events, will you need to become a Social Member.
YouCanGetMe
• www.youcangetme.com
Headers: UK Dating
Join for free but to communicate you will have to upgrade. Features: Instant messaging, audio & video chat rooms, internal mail service, search for your perfect partner using their unique "see me, hear me, meet me" technology. YouCanGetMe recently launched an mms upload service which allows users to upload pictures to their profiles from their mobile phones. Join for free. However if you want to communicate with other members you will have to upgrade.
100% free for women
Times Online Dating - Encounters
• encounters.timesonline.co.uk
Headers: Online Dating
Yes, this is the dating arm of the Times Newspaper online. This website is specifically for people in the UK with an age range of 18 to 100. You can narrow your search to those members within England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Features include mail and matching systems. Although it is free to join, in order to contact anyone you will have to subscribe. There are several options, from a 3 day pass right up to a 12 month subscription.
Antipodate
• www.antipodate.com
And finally for all you lonely Antipodeans living here in the UK! Antipodate is an online and speed dating site for 'Antipodeans' or more generally anyone from the Southern Hemisphere - Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans, Zimbabweans - living in the UK and Ireland. Free to join and contact members.
See also: UK Free Dating sites listings.
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