Match.com Reviews

Match.com is the part of the Match.com group in the U.S. and Meetic in Europe, both of which specialize in matchmaking all over the globe. Match.com launched in the U.S. in the early days of the internet in 1995, and is now connecting singles with each other in more than 24 countries and 15 different languages. Although Match.com in the UK claims to help people in the UK find a date, it also provides links to alternate sister-sites where people find the localized version of their country.

Getting started

Setting up your account on Match.com is fairly easy and doesn’t require much of your time. For your added comfort, the only mandatory part is entering your user name, email, age and location. After that, you’ll be redirected to the main part of the site, inquiring more about your dating habits and preferred partner. The system asks such trivial questions as what kind of personality you have, whether you want children or not. Luckily, you only need to choose from the pre-made answers. This second part is quite lengthy, but it can be entirely skipped though, if you prefer to explore the possibilities first. But don’t forget to update the “about me” section with your own profile text and a nice photo, as nothing is more discouraging than a blank profile.

Matching system

On the main page, you find all the necessary functions to start dating. In the middle column you see a fresh pick of members who are popular or recently active, so you’ll definitely know they are the real deal. You can also initiate a quick search, or go deeper in the search menu to refine some of the details. Match.com even offers you beneficial search modes where you are presented with profiles of singles who are most likely to share your taste, based on your personal information. These modes are called “mutual”, and “perfect match”. Naturally, a well-detailed profile is necessary to get a satisfying result. In case the manual search didn’t bear fruit for you, you might give a chance to “shuffle”, which is an extra feature capable of showing you random ladies or gentlemen and you can decide whether you are interested or not.

Communication

After you have finished eyeballing you lovely preys, it’s time to step into the field of action. Match.com includes three ways to contact someone else. The first is available for everyone, and it’s called winking. Just like in real life, it’ll raise the target’s interest, but don’t leave much room to unravel your charming side. Step two is the good old-fashioned email message, as a means of writing a love letter. But if you are more of the spontaneous lover, you can start live chatting right away. Sadly, these options are out of question for those with a free account.

Rallying people with the promise of free account creation of browsing usually hides the sad fact that the vital communication features are blocked unless you subscribe to a premium account. Match.com is not different, as they forbid you from both sending and reading messages if you have a free account. In case you are willing to pay to get in touch with others, the site offers you two kinds of bundles.

With the basic plans you are entitled to send and read emails, start quick searches and see who’s viewed you. The Bundle plans are more expensive, but in exchange they unlock the profile highlight and email read notification features. For both of the plans, the quarterly subscription is the shortest but more expensive, costing you $26.99 per month (Bundle) or $23.99 (Normal) . Opting for half a year is a bit more cost effective, as the monthly cost this time is reduced to $23.99 (Bundle) and $20.99 (Normal). On the longer run, the most beneficial plan is annual one, as it’s only$20.99 per month with the Budle package, and $19.99 per month for the Normal package. . The payment can be done using either a credit card or a PayPal account.

Match.com is a competent online dating service that is worth a try if you are looking for a service targeted towards a broader community or international audience. The site has a nice and interesting esthetic, and setting up an account doesn’t cost you a dime. Navigating through the menus is uncomplicated, and the experience is even better on the mobile app. The search method is diversified enough, although it could use some unique features other than the randomized pick. The Achilles heel of the site is the high pricing and hardly reachable customer support, which can be contacted only after some manual search attempts.