Randy Dating

Single Parent Love Life wants to keep online dating simple for single Moms and Dads. Your children are the most important thing in your life and when you are dating someone you need them to accept not only you but your children as well.

At Single Parent Love Life you do not have to worry about mentioning that you are a parent. Members on this site choose to join because of this fact. This dating service has an excellent site design and is easy to use so it only takes a few minutes to jump in and try it out.

Positive Features

* Very inexpensive, cost range from $7.50 to $10 per month depending on the number of months you join for.
* Notification preferences is an excellent feature of your dating membership. You can set when you receive email about new messages, smiles, etc.., very handy so you do not become over saturated with email (which a lot of dating sites tend to do). Options include - With each message, Daily, Weekly or Never.
* Very popular with single parents from Canada.
* Also accept members who may not have children but do not mind dating single parents.

Negative Features

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A newer dating service that may not have as many singles in certain sites as some of the other more generic dating services, but their low signup cost and great site design will have many new single parents signing up.

Free Membership

* Yes (no time limit)
* Included:
o Create a Profile
+ Sign Up
# User Name, Password, Birthday, Gender, Sexual Preference and Location.
+ Give Us Your Basics
# Relationship Types, are very descriptive and you can choose more than one.
# Physical Attributes, Language, Smoking Habits, Religion, Children, Drinking Habits and Ethnic Background.
# Multi select personality attributes for:
* As a Person, I am …
* As a Parent, I am …
* My Potential Partner is …
# Looking For, friendship, dating and/or a relationship. Can choose more than one.
# Name and greeting of your profile.
+ All About You
# Essay question about who you are and what you are looking for in a potential match.
+ Notification Preferences
# When should you be notified by email for such things as new messages and Smiles.
# Options include - With each message, Daily, Weekly or Never.
o Add photo’s, both public and private.
o Browse and Search for profiles.
o Posting Comments.
o Send and receive Smiles.
o Members Hotlists.
* Not Included:
o Cannot instant message or send and receive mail.

Costs

* Costs last checked March 10, 2007, check Single Parent Love Life for most current pricing.
* Subscription Costs:
o 1 month plan costs $10 per month
o 3 month plan costs $25. This is just over $8 a month.
o 6 month plan costs $45. This is just $7.50 a month. Best Value!
* Subscription includes:
o Read, Send and Reply to messages.
o Instant Message.
* Pay by Credit Card, Cheque or Money Order
* Subscription may be canceled at any time.

Relationship Types

* Looking for someone for me. I’m not looking for someone to replace the other parent.
* Happy to take it slow. I expect no interaction between you and my children at this time, but once time has passed and trust established, I am open to introducing you and perhaps spending time together.
* Not afraid of blending both our worlds. I have kids. So do you. Let’s get together and see what happens.
* Ready to make time for me because my children have left home.
* A single without children who’s looking to meet a single parent.

Looking For

* Friendship
* Dating
* Relationship

Regions

* USA
* Canada

Viewing & Communication Tools

* Profile
* Instant Messaging
* Smiles
* Community - Here you can post articles and comments and participate in online polls.

Search By

* Browse most recent profiles.
* Quick Search - Includes gender, age range and location
* Custom Search - All parts of profile
* Saved Searches - Searches you have saved from Custom Search.

Other Info

* Includes articles on dating and being a single parent. You are allowed to post your comments on these articles.
* If you have advice on being a single mom or a single dad you can submit your own article to be featured on Single Parent Love Life.
* Partners with AskMen.com and the Yummy Mommy Club.

JDate is one of the premier Jewish singles community on the internet with over 600,000 active JDate members worldwide, with approximately 300,000 in the U.S. alone. While they receive success stories from across the country, most JDate members are found in major metropolitan areas, including New York, L.A., Miami and Chicago. Their members are well educated and upwardly mobile, with and equal female to male ratio.

JDate is a diverse community of Jewish singles with many religious streams, including Orthodox, Conservative, Hassidic, Modern Orthodox, Secular and Reform, and a variety of ethnicities, such as Ashkenazi and Sephardic. While some JDate members keep Kosher and regularly attend Temple, others do not. Members share common religious backgrounds, traditions and culture. All have come to JDate to make new friends, form romantic relationships or find their Beshert.

Positive Features

* Excellent News Center and Magazine where the members actually participate. See upcoming events not only to meet singles but to give back to the community through charity events hosted by actual members (i.e. New York Jewish Environmental Bike Ride).
* Large number of Jewish members with the gender demographics almost split down the middle (Males 48% and Females at 52% as of Nov. 2006).
* New features being added on a regular basis (i.e. Message Boards).

Negative Features

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Searching by preference was a little hard to fine at first.

Free Membership

* Yes
* Included:
o Create a Profile
+ Personal Information
# User name, Email, Birthday, Gender, Location and Relationship Type
+ Lifestyle
# Type of relationship you are looking for, Do you go to Synagogue, Do you keep Kosher, Do you have children, Smoking Habits, etc..
+ Physical Information
# Height, weight, body style, etc..
+ Background
# Languages, Religious Background, Education, etc..
+ Your Personality & Interests
# Check off your matching personality traits, your favorite physical activates, etc..
+ Relationships
# 3 essay questions on your perfect first date, what you feel is an ideal relationship and what you have learned from past relationships.
o Add photo’s (up to 4)
o Searching
o See who’s Online
o Hot Lists
o Favorites
o Flirt
+ Is a quick, fun way to let someone know you’re interested. You pick a one-liner from JDate ’s list of Flirts, and it’s sent to the member of your choice. The member gets the Flirt in his or her onsite Inbox and then can go to your profile and Flirt back with you. You can send up to 30 Flirts a day, but each member can only be Flirted with once.
o Show/Hide Settings
+ Allows you to set what information from your profile you want visible to other singles
* Not Included:
o Cannot use Communication Tools such as Instant Message, Email and Live Audio and Video.

Costs

* Comparable to other Dating Sites
* Purchase 1, 3 or 6 month subscriptions with renewal rates as low as $29.99 per month.
* Pay by credit card or money order.
* Premium Membership includes
o Full access to forums
o Read and reply to all Email
o Instant Messaging
o Text Chat and meet face to face with Video Chat

Relationship Types

* Heterosexual
* Lesbian
* Gay

Looking For

* A date
* Friend
* Marriage
* Marriage & Children
* A long-term relationship
* Activity Partner

Regions

* USA
* Canada
* United Kingdom
* Other

Viewing & Communication Tools

* Photo’s
o Professional photography service is available for JDate members
* Profile
* Private Email
* Instant Messaging with video
* Premium chat rooms
* Audio and Video Chat

Search By

* Most parts of Profile
* Distance, City and Zip Code
* Who’s Online
* Most Popular Members
* Most Active Members
* New Members
* Searches can now be displayed as a thumbnail gallery or in the traditional list form.
* Your Matches
o Based on comparing your profile with others on the site

Other Info

* Customer care staff is available 24 hours a day by phone to answer any of your questions
* Specialized events are arranged for members who enjoy meeting singles in a exciting atmosphere
* Modern advice for Jewish singles including fun, free icebreakers
* Giving Back Events - JDate and its members strongly believe in the concept of tikkun olam (repairing the world) and working together to make a positive difference in the community by volunteering with non-profit organizations and supporting Jewish cultural programs and causes.
* This site is part of the Spark Network.

Im not jewish but this site looks really good, maybe we can meet some hot girls there!