Dating For CanadaReviews

LavaLife Canada

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Lavalife.com is an online singles dating site and also a friendship site. Lavalife is based in Toronto, Canada and according to its corporate information; it currently has over 600,000 active registered users in that region alone! Lavalife was launched in 1997 and was one of the first online dating providers to give video messaging to its users.

Further demonstrating its technological savvy, Lavalife.com also offers telephone services to its North American and Australian users. With this feature, which is relatively uncommon and extremely useful, members can join the network, search for profiles and send “smiles” to other users – all from their phone.

Navigation on the site is easy. The site classifies its communities as for dating, for relationship, or for intimate encounters so users have a clear idea of what their potential mates are looking for. A menu at the top of the screen allows you to easily click to view a new section. Visitors can create their profiles for free, and search for other people in the database. It does not run on month-to-month subscription, but requires credits in order for the member to gain access to advanced features and services. Each member must buy credits in order to send and reply to messages, watch videos, and other features. This allows you to spend as much or as little as you want, depending on your budget and your interest, which is also very useful.

Another one of the excellent features is that members can respond to emails for free! Most dating services force you to pay a monthly fee to have access to your emails from other users and to respond to them. With LavaLife.com, you are allowed to respond to any email you receive for free. Since it’s free to read emails you receive and respond it provides a huge advantage to LavaLife users over other services. Most sites have monthly fees and annoy you with automatic monthly charges “for your convenience.” – Not LavaLife, thankfully.

As with all services, there are some downsides to using LavaLife for online dating. For one, you can’t turn off the Instant Messaging feature. This is highly annoying, particularly to women, who have trouble browsing because they are always being interrupted with someone wanting to Instant Message them. The service would be greatly improved if you could toggle this feature on or off, depending on your preference.

Also, while common to most dating sites, fake profiles for people pop up often and it is irritating to find out you’ve been communicating (or trying to at least!) with someone who doesn’t really exist. LavaLife.com seems to kill fake profiles quickly, which cuts down on this frustration, but it still happens more than it should. They also provide a code of ethics for its users in order to ensure safety for all users and have a top of the line security system in place to protect your personal information and identity.

Overall, I really like that LavaLife hasn’t fallen into the trap of many other dating services that force both people to be members in order to communicate. Allowing free members to respond to emails for free is a great selling point. LavaLife.com is pleasant on the eyes and fairly easy to navigate. If they can overcome the problems associated with their Instant Messaging feature and allow users to see and communicate only with people identified in the age range they set, then the service will be much improved.

eHarmony Canada

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The eHarmony Dating Service entered the world of online dating with a unique suggestion to users: Rather than forcing you to muddle through millions of personal ads, we will bring your perfect match to you! As one of the premiere online dating services, eHarmony.com is not for the casual dater or fun-seeker. The site is specifically focused on matching people up for serious relationships and long-term commitments.

As a new member in the eHarmony online dating community, you begin by filling out a comprehensive questionnaire to receive a free personality profile. The questionnaire is somewhat lengthy, but it provides the scientific software critical information for finding your perfect match. Your personality profile, a fascinating report customized for you, offers deep insight into who you are, how others perceive you, and your needs in a partner. You are asked questions about your personality, friends, values, priorities in life, and more. Once you’ve completed the profile, the software takes over and compares your preferences to those of other date-seekers to match you up. You can also personalize the search area and localize the results. Perfect for Canadians looking to meet up with other online daters in Canada, and not people halfway around the world you my never meet.

Once done with the matching process, eHarmony will send you potential matches with photos and profiles via email. You will not be able to contact these matches until you pay to join the service. Once you are part of our community here at eHarmony, you’ll be able to view the members that you are matched with and set up communication with them to coordinate potential dates. When talking to your potential dates, you select 5 multiple choice questions from a list of 30 or 40 that you would like to have your match answer. Sample questions include:

• Have you ever done online dating before?
• Where do you see yourself living in 15 years?
• How important is chemistry to you?
• What type of relationship are you looking for?
• If you were taken by your date to a party where you knew no one, how who would you respond?
• How long have you lived in Canada?
• How many books did you read last year?

If interested, your match will answer your queries and respond with 5 for you to answer. If you decide to respond to those questions and you’re both still interested, you will exchange your likes and dislikes. After that, you exchange short answer questions. You can choose the questions from a list or write in your own.

When this guided communication process is complete, you can exchange emails through the eHarmony system. All exchanges are totally anonymous, even as you send emails, so there are fewer opportunities for hurt feelings and complete privacy as things progress. You’ll see only the first name of your dating partner unless you choose to offer up more personal data in the messages you exchange as your relationship develops.

The focus of the extensive pre-screening process on eHarmony is that, the more time and energy you spend exploring and evaluating each other up-front, the less time you’ll waste dating people that are wrong for you or having a poor relationship. Once you get a concrete idea of who a person is beforehand, you can rest assured that you won’t be wasting time in getting to know them further! Online dating should be about making connections, establishing strong relationships and finding your soulmate and that’s what eHarmony can help you to do. If you are serious about using online dating to look for love, try eHarmony today!

Be2.CA Reviewed

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Be2.ca is very different from most dating platforms in that it is not based on casual dating and entertainment. It is a website created for singles looking for meaningful, serious and lasting relationships.

The compatibility tool on Be2.ca uses science to match profiles and find compatible matches. The tools analysis the psychological, social, anthropological aspects of the two people in question before deciding on whether they are compatible or not.

Be2.ca goes one step further than this as well. The website tool focuses on about seven aspects of a member’s personality and does a complete analysis. Once this is done the member receives a report with a description of what his or her ideal partner should be like. Be2.ca takes in account that similarities as well as personality traits that complement each other are necessary for a relationship to be a success and last.

When you sign up on Be2.ca you get a free trial. The website offers you the personality test and assessment of your suitable partners for free. Following this you will get recommendations so that you can have a look at what their profile looks like. The great part about Be2.ca is that as a member you don’t have to look for other members. The website looks for you and makes recommendations.

They also guarantee that you will make contact with at least 10 of their recommendations. If you don’t, they will extend your membership period for a longer time for free!

Regions and Religion

Be2.ca has been a success in over 39 countries across 6 continents. With this kind of coverage and member from all over the world, this website covers all religions and all nationalities. People are matches depending on their preferences.

Relationships

Be2.ca is clearly a website that is designed to get it members into relationships that last. If you are looking for plain friendship, fun or even a casual relationship this is not the website for you. Be2.ca aims and takes pride at building relationships that last based on scientific analysis of the two individuals involved. So yes, this is a website for serious and lasting relationships.

Features

What is perhaps the most outstanding feature of Be2.ca is its scientific analysis of profiles to determine whether or not they are compatible. Here are some of the other features:

• Free trial period
• Recommendations are made rather than members searching for compatible members
• Messaging service to contact other members

Membership

Be2.ca does not charge a fee for signing up. All first time members are given a free trial period. As a free member you will still get an analysis of your personality and recommendations. However signing up as a premium member gives you additional benefits of:

• Being able to write and read messages to members. It also lets you view pictures of other members
• The flexibility to cancel your membership at any point
• Remaining anonymous as long as you like
• Being able to choose from any of the various packages that the website has to offer

Date.ca

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Date.ca is a more personalized dating experience than its American counterpart Date.com, since it is targeted directly to Canada. It has a professional look and feel even though it’s targeting a smaller market. While you may expect that the content would be duplicated between the two sites and the difference would be a Canada border, instead each site is fully independent, which gives every user looking for a relationship a better experience.

The Canadian site offers slightly fewer features as a result of the smaller demographics but don’t let that deter you – sometimes too many bells and whistles worsens the online dating experience; oftentimes keeping it simple is much more effective.

The online dating interface is very straightforward. You select the area and the orientation of the members you want to view and a list is returned. On the US version, you could sort the members by additional criteria like birthdays or popularity, which seems interesting but not necessary. That said, a regular search by location or telephone area code still let’s you sort your potential dating results in order by newest members, most popular profiles or most active subscribers on Date.ca. These features provide a great way of browsing the Canadian dating site and looking for relationship possibilities, just like the American version.

Each result shows not only the last login date, but also even the exact time of day the person was online. You can see all their profile details and photos for free as well. You can send up to 30 free flirts per day, or prewritten e-cards to other members who you think could be good fits. There is also an interesting rating system beside each description you preview. You can click yes, maybe, or no for each member you look at to set up possible matches. These results are used in “Click,” their matchmaking system for online dating. Here’s how it works:

If you select yes, the other member sees your profile in their email of possible dating matches, so they can rate their interest in you. A “Yes” rating from both sides makes a perfect match. By choosing “No”, the profile is no longer presented in future emailed potential matches. If you instead select “Maybe”, that user’s profile will show up again until you make up your mind. It’s a good way to clear already rejected choices from new searches, or to connect with another subscriber that likes what you have to offer as much as you like what that member has.

When looking for matches and relationships there are numerous ways to communicate your interest. For instance, Date.ca provides instant messaging, email, personalized e-cards and video messaging to further connect and explore dating possibilities. Unfortunately, these advanced features do require an upgrade to a paid membership. Nevertheless, the localized free searches remain extensive and they have added message boards, as well as advice columns with dating tips.

Another exciting thing to see is that the site has grown in popularity despite limiting free access. Which must be a sign that paying customers must be satisfied that they’re getting their money’s worth. One thing that has always worked in its favor is that Date.ca is heavily promoted, aiding in popularity and increasing your chances of making a Canadian romantic connection. If you are in Canada and looking for love, why not give online dating a try and look for your next date or relationship with a free trial of Date.ca?

Yahoo Personals Canada

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The Yahoo! name has been around since the Internet became popular way back in the early 1990’s. Their brand of search and news is trusted by millions of people. With Yahoo! Personals you can have that same level of trust and know that the quality is there to back it up. With well over 10 million members (and counting!) with profiles, Yahoo! Personals can give you the connection singles are looking for in online dating – be that a serious relationship or a casual one.

Their online dating service has been designed the user in mind, hoping to provide them with the simplest and easiest interface possible. The amount of information that needs to be entered by you in order to create a profile quickly and start searching for the perfect partner is not nearly as time consuming as other sites. Browsing for potential dates is setup in a simple and well-designed manner, allowing you to minimize any of the advanced options you don’t want. You also have the ability to save your searches so if you want to log in quickly just to see if there is anyone new that has signed up that meets your criteria, it’s a breeze!

Yahoo! Personals is a popular online dating site, not only for single Americans, but for Canadians as well. There were over 7.2 Million unique Canadian visits to this online dating service last year and the number keeps growing every day. By using Yahoo! Personals new features, finding your next relationship or life partner has never been more fun!

Some positive attributes to the Yahoo system is their popular 6 month promise. If you don’t see results in your online dating within the first 6 months of use, they will give you the next 6 free to keep searching Canada for that special relationship. They also have targeted sites, such as Canadian personals, so you can search within Canada alone to find local singles to match up with. You are also joining a large community of singles looking for love with the Yahoo! Personals brand name of success behind it. You can feel secure in the knowledge that not only are you getting a great service, but your information is well protected too.

With a simple, easy to use interface and a massive online dating community that’s easy to join, why not give Yahoo! Personals a shot for free and look for your next relationship there?