Match

Registration Process

Create your basic profile with a username, email, and password. Then comes the ‘match’ part of Match.com where you’ll answer a lengthy series of questions about your lifestyle, hobbies, interests, values, background, etc. These answers will be featured on your profile, as well as, used towards matching you with potential partners. Next, create a short headline and personal summary to represent you. The final step of the process is to upload a photo of yourself via Facebook or your computer.

Profile Set-up

The majority of your profile is set up during the registration process where you answer questions about yourself and what you’re looking for. This is a smart move by Match.com because it means that you won’t be sifting through blank profiles on the site.

Profile Help

If you aren’t confident in writing your own profile, you can hire one of Match.com’s professional dating experts to do it for you for $39.99.

Notification Settings

It’s easy to customize your notifications by going to your account settings and choosing which notifications you’d like to receive.

Approved Photos

Your photos must meet Match.com’s photo criteria with guidelines such as no nudity, no animations, and no racism – the usual stuff.

Messaging

Send and receive messages like you would on any other messaging platform. There is a cool feature where you can enable a filter to reroute messages from members whose age or location isn’t what you’re looking for to another inbox. This saves you time and prioritizes your best matches.

Daily Matches

Members receive daily matches chosen for them based on the Match.com algorithm. Like modern-day dating apps, you can approve or pass on which matches spark your interest.

Member Search

The most comprehensive member search out there! Match.com gives you the power to find exactly who you’re looking for down to what kind of sports they play and interests they have. There is even a keyword search in case you’re looking for someone who talks about, let’s say, poodles in their profile. And of course, you can keep searches simple with a basic age and distance search, too.

As one of the pioneers of online dating, Match.com led the way in delivering many of the standard online dating features we now take for granted. There are also several special features we liked a lot.

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Vibe Check

Vibe Check is a great way to see if you have chemistry beyond back and forth messaging before you invest time in going on a date. A video date lets you see one another and connect in real-time to see if sparks fly.

Top Picks

Match will send you their best recommendations daily so you don’t have to endlessly scroll through profiles of people you’re not compatible with.

Dating Experts

Have you ever wished that there was someone to give you personal advice and guide you? For example, how should you respond to that latest message? Does your profile stand out enough? How can you ask someone on a first date in a way that will make them want to say yes? Match’s Dating Experts are there for you, and the first call is completely free!

Trending Topics

Having the same conversations over and over again on dating sites can get pretty boring. That’s why Match has come up with Trending Topics. You’ll be presented with relevant conversation topic ideas inspired by things like the season or current events.

Date Check-In

This is an amazing safety feature that more sites should consider incorporating. Match will message you during your date to make sure that all is well. You can also add the contact info for 3 family members or friends that you want to be aware of your whereabouts during your date.

Events

Due to the high number of members and success rate of Match.com, the site also promotes social events where members get together at venues near them, have a drink, enjoy fun activities and get to know each other better. With a Match.com subscription, you can get special discounts on these very successful dating events.

Verification

Members are prompted to verify their identity by linking to other online accounts such as Facebook or Twitter. Once you’re verified, your profile will display a verification badge.

Report a Profile

You can report users whom you feel are inappropriate or fake and Match.com with manually suss out the situation.

Hide & Blacklist

You can hide a profile that you don’t want to see popping up in your searches (but they can still contact you), or you can blacklist a profile that is the same as blocking (members will not be notified that you’ve blocked them).

Incognito Mode

View profiles and browse matches without other members being notified that you’ve visited their profile.

Dating Safety

Match.com takes your safety seriously. There is an entire section dedicated to dating safety tips and advice for both online and offline interactions.