Friend Finder

Overall Rating: 3.2

http://www.friendfinder.com

Part of a huge social relationship network where dating is just one of the many options. Friend Finder is a fun place to hang out, meet new people and socialize with them online.

There's all kinds of thing to do on the friendfinder.com dating site, and many different ways to meet people. You can mingle in the chat rooms and get to know some of the other members, post an article or poem in the online Relationship Magazine, ask a question or respond to members looking for advice, start your own personal blog, start a friend network, or join an interest group to meet similar people and participate in discussions.

To become a members, you simply answer a few questions about yourself and what kind of relationships you're looking for. Later you can update your profile with photos, voice and video introduction, and provide more details about yourself and make it more interesting to read.

Friend Finder offers a number of ways to find people. You can perform a basic search by age, city or by distance from you, and the type of relationship you want, or get super-picky with the advance search feature. You can also browse geographically to see profiles of people that live in your general area, but this can be time consuming. Quicker to use the advance search and see only members that match the details you selected in your search.

There are three types of membership available on the Friend Finder site; Free Standard, Silver and Gold. As a standard member you can chat, send instant messages, browse the listings and view members who interest you. For those who are really serious about finding someone, premium memberships offer far more privileges and cost as little $9.99 a month. Both the Silver and Gold package, allow for more extensive searching, better matching and offer unlimited mail privileges.

Friend Finder makes for a fun and quick online dating experience. It's a great site for singles looking for a dating partner and serious relationship, or anyone just looking for a simple way to make new friends.