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Match.com
Go directly to www.match.com
dating service or read on for more information about this excellent
dating service.
Create a Profile
Creating and posting a profile on www.match.com is free and takes
only a few minutes to go through the easy steps. Think of it as a
quick
sketch
of who
you are, your lifestyle, and what counts most in a relationship.
The questionnaire will highlight your personality traits and interests
and lets you describe your personality even further in a brief (or
lengthy!) narrative. Once your profile's complete, the exclusive
two-way
Matching technology will compare your profile responses with other
members, helping you to meet your perfect partner. Match.com welcomes
all single adults seeking one-to-one relationships ranging from companionship
to friendship, romance to marriage.
Match.com Search
Searching provides you a list of members' profiles based on criteria
you specify at the time of the search. Searching allows you to specify
the types of member profiles you want to see. You can conduct an unlimited
number of searches by selecting the preferences and characteristics
of your desired partner. Start with zip code, age, and gender. Then
narrow your search with physical characteristics, lifestyle practices,
and relationship desires. Play around and try a variety of searches.
Choose a search to save. Make sure to mark the "Save this search"
check box at the bottom of the search form before pressing "Go."
You can save up to five saved searches. You can save Quick Searches,
Detailed Searches and Personality Searches.
Two-way matching
The match.com exclusive two-way matching technology locates all of
the members that meet the requirements of what you are looking for
AND
narrows
that list to those members who are looking for people with a profile
like yours. No time wasted browsing profiles that mean nothing to
you. The site will deliver you the best of the best, the cream of
the crop.
Search update
One of the powerful Match.com tools provided to help you meet your
perfect partner, the Search Update feature delivers you a weekly
list of
current members
who meet the criteria you specified in a Saved Search. Select which
type of Search to save. Be sure to mark the saved search and Search
Update check boxes at the bottom of the search form. The search criteria
you save will be used to compile the results for your next Search
Update.
Venus
The Roman goddess of love and beauty and also Match.com's diligent
matchmaking agent! Once activated, Venus searches the massive database
to seek out your partners and delivers the newest profiles directly
to your inbox. When there aren't any new compatible profiles, Venus
tempts you with some exciting new search results! Follow the links
within Venus' emails, browse the profiles she's found for you, and
then connect with your perfect partner! To ensure Venus is sending
you the best matches possible, simply update the criteria
in
your profile.
Newsletter
A newsletter is periodically sent out to members and subscribers.
The newsletter brings you exciting and helpful information on dating,
relationships, sex and love - and offers tips, advice, contests and
special announcements.
Communities
Communities are ideal venues for members to interact with other eligible
singles who share common interests. Communities allow members to identify
themselves with particular affinity groups, enjoying a unique online
experience tailored to members' individual needs. At this time the
available communities are gay, lesbian and senior.
Auto-login
The Match.com auto-login feature will recognize you each time you
visit the site, eliminating the need to request your username and
password
with
each visit. When you select auto-login, you are taken directly to
your My Home page, where you can also see the what's new on the
site.
With auto-login, there's no need to log in each time you want to
contact a partner that Venus sends you!
Messenger
www.match.com messenger is a fun and easy way to communicate instantly
with other members who are online with you now. All registered members
can use Messenger, and remember - registration is free! Simply log
in and open the Messenger window to receive and respond
to messages. To initiate a conversation, you must subscribe. If you're
a subscriber, you can send messages to any member who is online
or
busy.
Messenger Favorites List
You can organize your Favorites by assigning them to groups. Use the
default group or create up to fifty groups of your own. Use the Manage
Lists icon to add, delete and edit groups and add or delete individual
members. The Message Me Now! icon appears beside the names of your
Favorites who are available to exchange messages.
Match.com Messenger Group
A Group is a file that contains the usernames of some or all of your
Favorites. You can add, delete and edit Groups. The only Group you
cannot delete is "Favorites," which is reserved for all
your members - in the event you don't want to manage multiple Groups.
Match.com Availability Status
You can set your availability by selecting an icon from the upper
left corner of the Messenger window. Your options are:
Message Me Now! - You're online and available for messaging (the default
status when you log in).
Busy - You're online but temporarily unavailable to receive messages.
Stealth - You're online but no one else can see that you're online;
you're not likely to receive any messages in this status.
Saving Conversations
Before you close the Conversation window, press the Save icon . The
text from your conversation will appear in another window, where you
can save the file to your hard drive.
Linked Accounts
Linked accounts associate a Matchcom username and password with your
Microsoft Passport ID or your AOL ScreenName ID. When you establish
a linked account, you can log into Microsoft Passport or AOL ScreenName
and automatically log into Match. com at the same time.
Definitely one of the largest dating sites on the internet and worth
a look.
Visit Match.com
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