Gone are the days when in order to find a potential husband or wife, you had to flip through newspapers with marriage ads. Now finding family happiness is becoming easier thanks to good dating sites. They are one of the most popular ways to meet a new partner who is close in hobbies and attitudes towards life.
Here are the quick benefits of dating sites:
- You can get acquainted with important information about potential partners before meeting them in person. For example, a girl with asthma is unlikely to want to date a heavy smoker.
- Another advantage of online dating is the abundance of different communication options. You can see who viewed your profile, receive text notifications by email or directly on the site, or use the chat service on the site to instantly interact with the right person.
- Search tools allow you to select the most suitable for you from thousands of questionnaire options.
- Such services significantly save time and nerve cells of busy and shy people who cannot (or do not want) to meet at work or on the street.
Introducing you best dating sites of 2017, selected taking into account the popularity of the service in Russia according to LiveInternet data, feedback from registered users and analysis of the site's audience. Even if you don't find the love of a lifetime on one of them, these sites can lead to fun and rewarding interactions with interesting people.
10.edarling
The rating of dating sites is opened by one of the leading international online projects that allow you to find your “soul mate”. More than 13 million people are registered on it.
- Thanks to a special algorithm, the site conducts a compatibility analysis and gives out candidates for dating, suitable for individual preferences, demographic characteristics and personality type.
- Another feature of this service is Premium accounts, which allow you to weed out candidates whose intentions are not serious enough. Support moderators manually review each profile before it is offered to the owner (or owner) of a premium account. This service is paid and costs from 1000 rubles per month or less if you pay for several months at once.
- When registering on eDarling.ru, you will need to fill out a questionnaire, which will indicate your personal preferences. This allows the site to create a psychological profile of the participant.
The negative reviews are mainly related to the vastness of the “introductory” questionnaire, consisting of 283 questions. Not every user can master it to the end. In addition, the basic free account does not include the ability to view photos and exchange messages.
9. Love.mail
Next in the list of dating sites is the Internet brainchild of a well-known holding. This resource is very convenient for mail.ru users, they do not have to register a second time and the interface is quite familiar.
- Like the previous rating participant, Love.mail.ru has two subscription options: free basic and all-inclusive (in this case, you can independently choose the desired qualities of a partner, and suitable profiles are sent to the mail).
- However, unlike eDarling.ru, Love.mail.ru has the ability to exchange messages and view photos for free. And the questionnaire is not so impressively long. And the search filter is quite simple and convenient.
- If you wish, you can make your own Vip profile, it will take one of the first places in the search results all day and for greater visibility it will be highlighted in bright color. This service is paid.
Participants warn: there are bots on this site, a lot of fake photos, as well as profiles of representatives of the ancient profession.
The service is best suited for easy, non-binding dating, or finding a friend or pen pal.
8. Teamo
One of the best free dating sites for serious relationships. In 2016, 11.5 million people were registered there.
When filling out the questionnaire, the user will have a test of 27 questions. On its basis, 7 basic parameters will be selected for selecting the optimal candidate for dating.
- Unlike many dating sites, Teamo profiles are not indexed by search engines and are only available to registered site members.
- In the basic (free) version, the user does not have the opportunity to correspond with persons without a Premium account, and view photos and albums of users.
- But you can see who visited the profile, send a greeting, take a psychological test and view user profiles.
- There are mobile apps for IOS and Android.
Of course, not everyone likes paying 800 rubles per month of premium access. But on the site there are many people aimed specifically at serious acquaintances.
7. Topface
This site ranks among the main players in the Russian dating arena. He has a very convenient authorization - you can log in from the main social networks in Russia, and from Facebook.
- There is a great chance to meet a foreigner, since 50% of Topface users are not from Russia.
- There are many interesting options, such as compliments, sympathies and "message explosion" - the user sends a text message to a certain circle of people, selected according to the desired parameters.
- You can use the service inside VKontakte and Facebook, for this there is a special application.
- You can block and send to the blacklist overly annoying users.
However, many criticize Topface for its abundance of paid options. For example, if a "free" user receives a message from the owner of a Vip account, he will not be able to read and answer it.
6. LovePlanet
When registering for this service, a phone number is requested, which eliminates the need to create numerous fake accounts.
Pros of the site:
- A huge audience - over 22 million people - allows you to choose a partner from a wide variety of options.
- You can keep a personal journal, which increases the chances of finding someone who shares your views and hobbies.
- Some people find it difficult to find the right words to express their sympathy. Instead of a thousand words, you can give other participants gifts-pictures. This service is paid.
- Paid status "Site Star" allows you to become "invisible" and secretly view any profiles, filter messages (do not communicate with users who do not fit by age category, gender or geographic restrictions).
- Mobile apps for dating (IOS and Android).
Cons of the site:
- A lot of advertising.
- Users with free accounts cannot write and reply to messages from Vip account holders.
- There are auto payments for paid services, so read the agreement carefully before paying for anything on LovePlanet.
5. MyLove
Next in the review of the most popular online dating services is a well-established site with free registration and no SMS activation. According to the creators of MayLav.ru, they have collected more than 30 million real profiles.
- A big plus of the service is the automatic accumulation of bonuses that can be spent on raising a profile in the rating or getting a VIP status.
- You can block an unpleasant interlocutor.
- You can keep your diary and participate in the life of various communities of interest.
- And viewing and responding to messages is completely free.
- You can make your stay on the site secret, this option is paid.
However, the moderation of the profiles leaves much to be desired, and some users complain about the avatars with the image of the genitals.
4. Mamba
One of the "dinosaurs" in the online dating sphere, the site has been operating since 2002. Mamba has several mirrors with a single base, but different names. One of these mirrors is Love.mail.ru. Accordingly, the pros and cons of both sites are similar.
3. Photocountry
Not just a dating site, but a whole social network that can be accessed from other social networks (VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Google+, etc.).
- The interface of Photocountry is simple, beautiful and convenient.
- You can block the profiles of users you dislike.
- On the site you can get a pet and play various games that will be appreciated by young users.
- Free photo contests are held, and viewing user photos and being able to reply to them and receive messages is completely free.
However, many items and features in games can only be purchased or unlocked with money.
2. Tabor
According to the creators of this dating site, over 300 new acquaintances take place on it every minute.
How Tabor can get your attention:
- Interesting duels are a competition between two members of the service, the weapon of which is the voices of users. The duel can be conducted on various controversial issues (success, beauty, sexuality of the user, etc.). Such events allow you to get an objective assessment of yourself.
- You can move users to the ignored list.
- When registering, the phone number is tied to the profile, which eliminates the majority of spam accounts.
- You can take psychological tests and secretly view other profiles (paid).
The service can scare away a small (compared to other participants in the top 10) number of registered participants, an inexpressive interface and a long time for deleting the questionnaire (a month).
1. Badoo
Leads the most popular dating sites in Russia a social dating network where you can find users from most countries of the world. Registration in it is possible from the age of 18.
Why is Badoo better than many other services that allow you to find a mate or friend?
- Firstly, visitors can upload not only their photos, but also video materials.
- Secondly, it is possible to see and send a message to people who live in the same area as you.
- Third, a lot of attention is paid to security. For example, there is a button "selfie request" button, with its help a woman can ask a man she is interested in, with whom she is communicating, to send a "selfie" in order to compare her with the face in the profile photo.
- Fourth, there is a celebrity lookalike search function.
- Fifth, users can see mutual friends and share interests.
According to the creators of Badoo, 360 million people use their brainchild. This inspires both respect and some timidity: with such a huge number of users, the “newbie” profile can simply get lost. You can download a dating app (iOS, Android, Windows Phone).
Tips for Using Dating Sites
Here's how to improve your chances of seeing your profile. This applies not only to Badoo, but to any other member of the top 10 dating sites ranking.
- Use up-to-date photographs (taken no later than last year). It is desirable that both face and figure are visible in close-up.
- It's best to keep your profile information short but interesting.
- You should not invite a friend or girlfriend to help compose messages to the person you like. All the same, you will have to communicate with him in reality.
- In order to make a strong first impression, you can use short anecdotes or "unused" aphorisms in the line "describe yourself." It can also be famous phrases taken from one of the best love movies.
- Never lie about your age or occupation.
According to Consumer Reports, 44% of those who use online dating services say it has led to a serious long-term relationship or marriage.The survey involved about 10,000 people.
Overall, respondents preferred free sites to paid sites, in part due to the high cost of premium accounts.