THE NEWSQUEST HERALD — Jan 27 — Loveandfriends.com as well as Ivorytowers.net are just two sites where professionals can meet similarly able, cultured and thoughtful souls. Other suitor-specific websites include dating agencies for vegans, farmers, volunteers or bikers. With predictions of 16 million single men and women in the UK by 2010, professional matchmaking continues to boom. "At present there is no legislation for internet sites and it is completely unregulated. Members of the public on the whole are much safer with introduction agencies, because more checks are made." Other sites mentioned include: CSV Make a Difference, Gothic Souls, Association of British Introduction Agencies, Biker Dating, Veggie Romance, Marriage Bureau, Match.com, Parship.
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Love at First Byte
TIMES ONLINE UK — Jan 5 — A survey by Parship.co.uk, a British subsidiary of Europe’s largest dating service with more than 1.5 million members, says that 3.6 million Britons used online dating services last year. That is 65% of the 5.4 million Britons who are looking for a relationship and have used a dating service. There are more than 100 independent online dating agencies in Britain, chasing a market that is valued at about £12 million and expected to rise to £47 million by 2008. Parship says that 50% of single people believe they will meet a suitable partner through the internet, up from 35% six months ago. FULL ARTICLE @ TIMES ONLINE UK