moove2london on 19 May 2010
If you’ve read our Dating in London page you’ll know that we like to play Cupid here at Moove2London and love to point all you single newcomers in each other’s direction.
Whilst we’ve already reviewed many online dating sites in a previous article on Finding Love in London , we’ve yet to tell you about the newest online dating site on the block which is Match Affinity.
As you may have guessed from the name, Match Affinity is a offshoot of Match.com, one of the leaders in online dating within the UK. However, Match Affinity comes with a difference. Unlike other dating sites where members who sign up are wanting anything from a casual fling to a 50-year marriage, Match Affinity specifically attracts members who want a committed and long-term relationship. With this in the mind, the brains behind the site have put together a psychometric test in order to match the members who are most compatible with each other.
Once you’ve signed up for FREE to Match Affinity, you’ll take the Affinity test which is devised of 97 questions (they’re simple but thorough) based on your expectations, values, opinions, beliefs and personality. It’ll take you around 45 minutes. Once you’ve submitted this, a free and confidential personality report will be returned to you.
Based on the information contained in this report, 71 different sets of psychological criteria will then determine a list of potential love matches from the Match Affinity database. The site states ‘this method significantly increases your chances of meeting someone with whom you can develop a strong and lasting relationship’.
Once you find someone that you’re interested in getting in touch with, it’s free to send each member the first message for free. However, there are also subscription options starting at £14 per month, which allows unlimited messages to be sent and received and amongst other benefits, you’ll also get access to professional relationship coaching by phone if you wish.
If you’ve recently moved to London and think you might be interested in starting a serious relationship with someone, then sign up for free with Match Affinity today. If nothing else, it’s a free way to get an interesting psychometric test performed on you.
moove2london on 24 Nov 2009
Finding love in London is very likely with around half of the population aged between 20 and 59 being single. This is a higher ratio than anywhere else in the UK. The reasons for this statistic are bewildering, but it’s quite possible that there’s just too MUCH choice in London, so there are less people marrying their high school sweethearts, than in other parts of the country.
There are lots of ways to find love in London. You could meet a potential partner at work, in a bar, at the gym, taking a class together or even on the ‘tube’ (highly unlikely as tube passengers rarely exchange pleasantries with each other, but you never know!). However, one of the most efficient ways of meeting someone is now through a dating site. Yes, there used to be a considerable stigma attached to people that sought out the help of a dating agency to find love. But times have changed. This is the 21st century and there are now millions of people signing up to several sites at once, selecting a potential mate, then exchanging emails and text messages before embarking on a date.
So, which site to sign up with? That’s a good question. Luckily we’ve reviewed some of the best sites available to singles in London. It’s still worth signing up to as many as possible though, so you can see ALL that the world of London dating has to offer.
For all you drinkers out there, you might be interested in Grapevine Social. Adding a twist to the popular speed-dating format, Grapevine organises wine, champagne and beer tasting events, depending on your preferred tipple. In a group setting, in a late night bar, on a Friday night so there’s no work the next day, you’ll spend the evening learning and tasting your favourite drink, chatting with likeminded single people and hopefully flirting a bit once you’ve had a bit of dutch courage! Tickets are usually between £25-39 and are available by clicking here.
Lovestruck London is aimed at the busy city professional. They are ranked in the Daily Telegraph’s top 6 dating sites and claim to ‘match time-strapped city singles to others who work close by for quick coffee, lunch or after work dates’. With it’s understanding that dating can be quite time-consuming, the site aims to match up singles that work near each other. What could be more convenient? How about the fact that standard membership is absolutely free! Click here for details.
Single Solutions is an excellent site. The site also attracts busy young professionals, who are often graduates. Aside from the usual online dating services, with thousands of members, Single Solutions also organise regular events for various age groups. Examples of events in the next month include Xmas parties, a Ghost Walk and a New Year’s Eve party. For further information, please click here.
Single Solutions also run a separate program for Hindu and Sikh Asian Professionals. They have monthly Asian dating parties and now contain one of the LARGEST databases for single Asian Professionals in the UK. Click here for details.
Finally, no list of dating site reviews would be complete, without a good old speed-dating evening! There’s a reason it’s so popular…..because it works. Speed-dater is Europe’s largest speed-dating company and runs a range of evenings from your bog-standard speed-dating, which will whizz you through 20 dates in an evening, to more relaxed parties such as lock-and-key nights and bowling parties. Click here to see which events are coming soon in London.
Hopefully one of these fun sites will appeal to you and you’ll go on to meet the partner of your dreams!
