FOX NEWS — Feb 3 — There a plenty of fish in the sea, and nearly as many online dating sites. M&J investigate which services will help you find that perfect catch. M&J spoke to Dr. Gian Gonzaga from eHarmony, CEO of Lavalife Marina Glogovac and Mark Brooks from PlentyofFish.com.
Juliet: Dr Gian what are the components to making a successfully compatible relationship?
Dr. Gian Gonzaga: One thing relationship science has shown for the last 40 years is that people who are similar to each other on some important core personality traits, attitudes, values and interests are going to get along better.
Juliet: We’re going to move from E-Harmony to Lavalife.
Mike: Marina, I’ve heard this site called sort of the Sex and the City website.
Marina Glogovac: Yeah, we have 3 distinct communities- a dating community, a relationship community and an intimate community and that’s for people who are more open minded about exploring intimacy. The point is if you’re single you can quickly be surrounded by likeminded people who share your relationship goals.
Juliet: Next we’re going to look at PlentyofFish.com. What set’s PlentyofFish apart from all the other sites?
Mark Brooks: Well we heard a lot of talk about Plenty of Fish being free, free, free, but the real difference these days is it’s big, big, big. We have 900,000 people logging in every day. And we know now that 800,000 people a year are meeting and are in successful relationships because of PlentyofFish.com.
Juliet: Is there a science behind why you hook up so many people together?
Mark Brooks: The fellow who started the site is actually a math wizard and he’s observed the real world and he’s bottled the best of matchmaking. We have a chemistry test but there is a lot going on behind the scenes to match compatible people.
Stephanie: I’m a huge fan of PlentyofFish. Because it’s free and with the economy being down like it is, why not try a free site for 3, 4, and 5 months and then if it doesn’t work you can always pay later. And then take your saved money and go on a date.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS — Feb 5 – With 1,400 dating sites, according to Hitwise, many singles are posting profiles on multiple sites in the hopes of reeling in the one. Neither eHarmony nor Match.com capture information about how many of their members are on other sites. Markus Frind, CEO of the free dating site Plentyoffish.com, estimates 15% of the people in the US who are active on his site are members of other, paid dating sites. It makes sense to post profiles on more than one site, according to Mark Brooks, editor of Online Personals Watch . He compares serial online dating to bar-hopping. He said people generally settle on one main site and a smaller niche site. Some relationship experts aren't so sure that signing up for multiple sites brings better luck in love. It's better to be on one site proactively than three passively, said Nancy Slotnick, founder of the love-life management site Cablight.com. FULL ARTICLE @ ABC NEWS
