Match.com is easily one of the most identifiable and recognizable names in the industry. With good reason as well. It started off way back in 1995 - the grandfather of dating apps today.

Let’s take a closer look shall we, and see if it sill delivers on its promises in the competitive dating app love market.  To being with the sign up process is fairly quick, intuitive, and straight forward. This applies both to the pc and mobile version which you download. The base of daters is quite evenly matched almost a perfect 50 / 50 ratio. Membership fees. The fees are standard dating type app fees across the board. You have your one month, three month, and six month options. The longer you sign up for, the cheaper it is. Which is the better option for you is up for debate. If you want to get your feet wet only, try it out for a bit, then the one month is suitable. At a rate of 30 to 40 dollars the fee or service is not much, and easy enough for anyone to join. If you are serious about finding someone, then the 3 month option is a better option than the 6 month. While you may save a few dollars, 3 months should be more than enough time to see if you like the site, are comfortable with the site, and it offers you what you are looking for - whether that be casual or serious dating, or somewhere in between the spectrum.

Free trial. I would rate this one of the poorer sites for trying it out for free for the required period. It is extremely limited in its scope, and you will not get the full experience which is needed for this particular site. So, if you can, stay away from the free trial period and at least go for the 30 days 1 month membership. The one good thing on the membership is the site gives you a payment plan, which is always a good thing for their customers and shows they care. Do not forget the golden rule when signing up for any dating site app, not just Match.com - that you must give your credit card information.

Why is that you ask? Well, once your free trial subscription is over, you will be charged a monthly subscription fee until you tell the site to cancel. Yes, you can howl with derision here, but this negative marketing is standard across all dating apps, and I would argue even common among many utilities, cable, and phone companies. It is not unique to dating apps only - its the way the world works it assumes. This means, the responsibility is on you not to forget, and you know, that there will be certain percentage of people who will forget, and therefore some free money to match.com and others who do this.  Lets look at why Match.com may be a good match for you (pun intended) and the pros of the site.

The first is, it is huge, not sure of how many members is has, but the dating pool here has to be one of the biggest considering they have been around as one of the longest in the industry. This has both good and bad points like everything else in life. If you apply yourself, and do your searches well with the right criteria you are looking for, you are bound to come across people who you are interested in. There is no question about that. However, here is the flip side, since there is so many people, it may take a while to find that person. Patience is a virtue here. As well, remember, since there are so many people that means the other person will also be getting a lot of likes and requests. You are competing against others to get that persons attention. So, with large pools of dating applicants the plus and minuses come out in that large pool. I would argue, the larger the pool, the better chance you have of meeting that right person. The next step is grabbing their attention, which is a separate issue available to all different dating apps. Nothing new here.

Drawbacks
Some have said you cannot find a serious relationship here. That based on experience, that most people on the site want a casual relationship not serious. That is not match.com fault - the dating pool is so large. Simply limit your criteria and you will find what you are looking for. It simply takes time and patience, and you have to stick with it.

Some have said the price point is higher than other sites. That may be true, but you are getting what you paid for. Namely, an established site, a trusted site, where you know most certainly you will have one of the best dating pools available to you. There is no question about that. So, simply paying a few more dollars to find Mr. Right or Mrs. Right, is certainly worth it in the long run. As well, lets be honest here - we are only talking about a few extra dollars - the sacrifice is slim to none when it comes to this extra expense,

What about fake profiles. Well, every site has fake profiles, there is almost no way to stop it considering the rise of AI and the determiners of various agencies in Asia trying to infiltrate dating sties for their own clients and customers. Overall, match.com does as good as job as can be expected. The state they review each and every photo and profile before it is accepted. There is nothing more you can do than that, and it is to be applauded, since few dating apps will go to such resort to try to minimize the influx of fake profiles. When we mean fake - it is somebody intentionally catfishing you with fake photos - usually someone very attractive - to get something out of you.

Summary.

In the end, you cannot go wrong with Match.com if you are in the market for a serious or not so serious dating app. It's a good app for the masses.

 

Written by:

Ally Smith