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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.

Single Christian Network is a great site that brings people together. This Dating Site got it’s start in 1991 as a Singles Network for churches and since then has expanded to the internet. They now have hundreds of thousands of members and over 2000 marriages to their credit. Unlike most Dating Sites, Single Christian Network allows a Free 10 Day Trial Membership that INCLUDES communicating with members. Most Dating Sites Free Memberships do not include this.

Free Membership Yes, 10 day Free Trial
Included:
Create a Profile
Membership Application Form Page 1
User name, Email, Age, Gender, Address and Relationship Type
Membership Application Form Page 2
Area Code, Education, Smoke, Drink Alcohol, Marital Status, Age, Physical Appearance, Church, Children
Desired age range, Desired race to date
Add photo
Searching
See who’s Online
Can send and use the built in email service
Not Included:
During the period of the free trial you are not allowed to exchange your outside e-mail address with other members. You can still email members using the built in email functionality of the site

Costs Comparable to other Dating Sites
Purchase 1, 3, 6 or 12 month subscriptions with a savings of up to 58%
Purchase Special LIFETIME Membership for one low cost fee

Relationship Types Heterosexual

Regions USA
Canada
Other

Viewing & Communication Tools Photo’s
Profile
Online Instant Messaging
Newsletter
E-cards
Online Chat
Your own Web Page

Search By Quick Search
Almost all parts of Profile
Who’s Online
New Members Today (Last 24 hours)
Last logged in
Keyword Search
Photo’s Only
Location

Other Info Review Profile’s before posted on-line
Includes free Newsletters and Articles
Single Christian Network have their own online bookstore. They offer books on Religion, Dating & on the Single Life.

Welcome to one of the most in depth Dating Services on the Internet. eHarmony is based upon a complex matching system developed through extensive testing of married individuals. One of the requirements for it to work successfully is for participants to take their time and fill in a in depth and rigorously defined profile. Every match is screened for compatibility with you, so you don’t have to search through endless profiles. Definitely for people who are looking for a serious relationship.

Positive Features

* Very detailed matching model based on 29 key dimensions that predict relationship success as well as examines 10 areas vital to your happiness and a fulfilling marriage.
* For men who are serious about a relationship eHarmony is one of the few sites that have a fair number more woman then men.
* No more endless searching. You are shown just the members that match your profile.

Negative Features

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One of the more expensive dating sites.
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This point can be a positive or a negative depending on the person: They present to you the matches based on your profile you created, you can’t perform your own searches.
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You can only communicate with other single members who have paid.

Free Membership

* Yes (7 Days)
* Included:
o Create a Personality Profile
+ My Name and Relationship Type
+ Self Descriptions (Rating of personality types like Modest and Lazy)
+ Personal Characteristics (Rating of items describing you like “I enjoy a good joke”, and “I tend to either like someone a lot or dislike him a lot”)
+ About Your Feelings (Rating of feelings like Happy, Tired, Hopeful)
+ Import Qualities (Rating of importance of partners qualities)
+ Personal Beliefs
+ About Your Personality (True and False questions)
+ Your Personal Interests (Rating of Interests like Biking and Astrology)
+ Living Skills
+ Communication Style
+ Most and Least Like You
+ Family Relationships (Rating of Characteristics in relationships within your Family)
+ General Information (On School, Kids, Income, Career, ethnicity, etc)
o Searching or prospective mate
* Not Included:
o Communicating with Members

Costs

* Slightly more than other Dating Sites, but offers a much more in-depth compatibility match
* Risk free 7 day trial
* Purchase 1, 3, 6 or 12 month subscriptions with a savings of over 50%

Relationship Types

* Heterosexual

Regions

* USA
* Canada
* United Kingdom
* Australia
* Other

Viewing & Communication Tools

* Photo’s
* Profile
* Matching Model
o Eliminates 99.7% of people who are not right for you
o Provides matches who are truly compatible based on the 29 key dimensions that predict relationship success.

Search By

* Matching Model (See above point)
* Match Settings
o Can be modified to change your Match results.
o Some of the settings that can be change include distance, ethnicity, religion, Smoking, Drinking and Children

Items of Note

* Can only view Members that fall with in the Matching Model (no random searching)
* Heterosexuals only
* There is no way to tell if a match can communicate with you or not (meaning if the person is a subscriber)
* You can’t tell how long a match has been a member

Other Info

* eHarmony is mentioned very positively in a article on Internet Dating Sites in the famed The New York Times newspaper.