Overview from the Connecting Singles Website
"Meet by choice, not by chance. Many online dating services claim to be free, and then surprise you with charges for features such as contacting other members, extensive searching, viewing profiles or photos, etc. Connecting Singles is a totally free-to-use online dating service (everything free) for singles. All features on Connecting Singles are without charges, fees, credits, coupons or surprises."
What a Connecting Singles Membership Includes
Connecting Singles offers a fully-featured dating site that includes instant messaging, email, photo galleries, forums, local singles event calendars, and a lot of different search options to find someone special. The site caters to those in the US, Canada, UK and Western Europe, and is open to people of all sexual orientations. Most of the users are looking to date or for longer-term relationships, although there are options for people merely looking for activity partners and pen pals as well.
Unique Features of Connecting Singles
Unlike many free dating sites, Connecting Singles reviews and approves every profile and photo posted to the site for quality assurance purposes.
The drop-down lists to show your demographic information are more detailed than most sites - free or otherwise. For instance, there were thirteen different options to choose from when describing one's hair color, with just as many to describe one's body type.
The forums at Connecting Singles are well-used and a riot to read, although the general forums are more heavily trafficked than the regional ones.
Finally, Connecting Singles offers a fantastic blocking service where any user can define who they receive a message from. If you are in the US and only want emails from locals, create a setting. Want to avoid people only looking for pen pals or intimate encounters? You can do that too. This one feature can easily eliminate a lot of unwanted spam or contact from people looking or wanting a different kind of relationship than you yourself are aspiring to.
