BDSM and alternative lifestyle personals. Explore your fantasies at alt.com, a supportive alternative lifestyle community. Millions of profiles with sexy photos.
Total Members: 12 million (with over one million of them paying subscribers).
Prospects online at review time: Not available.
Cost
1 mo./$24.95 3 mos./$44.85 6 mos./$65.70.
Quality of Prospects
Ease of Use
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"This one has earned my personal 'Best of the Web' rating for interesting, well done quizzes on personality and body type preferences (not always right, but thought provoking)." --T.A., 42, HI
Match.com is a big fricking site, with numerous prospects of all ages, sizes, personalities, and body types. This site does not allow you to state the orientation of the people you are looking for, only the gender, although it does allow you to specify more than one gender, if desired. They have a fairly thorough questionnaire (insofar as that's helpful); the site is colorful without falling into the graphics pit, and uses tasteful graphics when needed.
Wired magazine says "[Match.com pitches] tes ... Full Review
"I joined to meet someone to get rid of the boredom and loneliness. I found a lady from B.C., but I found so much more. I found a group of people I now call friends." --F.H., 50, Ontario
Canadian Personals is for people in Canada and those who want to hook up with them. There's no need to be Canadian to join; members are worldwide. I spoke with a few members who are quite loyal to the site, but mainly as a socializing venue, not as a way to find real-life partners.
Free members can create a profile with photo and browse profiles, but that’s about it. Trannys and polys/swingers: You can enter your sex only as M or F on signup, and there are no married people allowed. But yay for a “Pagan ... Full Review
"Really, life has become wonderful with this site." --R., 32, Hyderabad Ap, India
Indian FriendFinder provides a way for people of Indian descent and those who love them to meet each other, in India, the U.S., and elsewhere.
As with other sites in the FriendFinder network, here non-paying members can set up a profile, but they can't initiate contact (usually), read full profiles of others, or browse all the listings. However, if someone pays an extra $19.95/mo., free members can contact him or her.
Non-paying members can chat, however, and read the member-written advice "magazine." ... Full Review
