| Yahoo
Personals | |
Eharmony |
| Gives you a unique combination of individual choice, | | We create a pool of highly compatible candidates |
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| the most of your personal time. | | matching software was designed and created by |
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| Don't worry about losing track of who you've | | behavioral science. |
| communicated with, their unique mailbox lets you | | |
| easily see your conversations with people and their | | Our comprehensive questionnaire matches |
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| Looking for something more? If you think you might | | interests. Our questionnaire investigates many |
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| you matches by email if you like. | | |
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| Perfect
Match | |
American Singles |
| Transparency: PerfectMatch explains to its members | | Meeting people online lets you get to know each |
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| process by making their own choices about what is | | about life before deciding whether or not you like |
| important in a future partner. The other site's process | | each others hairstyle. So, let the real you shine |
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| pre-determined criteria for their match are met. | | |
| | Just answer a few questions, write something |
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| More evolved Compatibility Profiler: PerfectMatch | | |
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| Other relationship sites require the member to answer | | |
| hundreds of questions, taking an hour or more, and | | At AmericanSingles.com, you can enjoy reading |
| even then, don't allow you to search on the results of | | smart, amusing and witty content, including articles |
| your test. | | on dating and romance, advice from our |
| | relationship-savvy experts and bi-weekly |
| Choice and Flexibility: Other relationship sites also | | newsletters to keep you in the loop. |
| suggest matches to members as PerfectMatch does. | | |
| However, only PerfectMatch gives members the | | With millions of members, there's somebody for |
| flexibility to select and search other members based | | everyone - and that means you! |
| upon criteria they choose. Other sites uses a cookie | | |
| cutter criteria model to decide what they think is | | Click™! is a simple way for us to introduce |
| important, rather than giving members flexibility. | | you to members you think youd click with and |
| | who feel the same about you. |
