Niche Sites

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Big dating websites often market themselves on their high number of active users, which is appealing precisely because it ignites a sense of confidence that your search for love will be successful. However, what if too much choice puts strain on your search rather than aide in its success? The fact is, the more profiles that are on a database, the more time and effort required for you to sift through and find someone who seems to be a possible ...

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Niche Dating Services and Long-Distance Communication

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Long distance communication

From time to time, I have conversations with people who find something odd when they use niche dating services: many of the people who contact them live very far away. Often, these people wonder if this is some type of scam or, if not that, they wonder if they’re doing something that’s attracting this long-distance attention.

For example, a ...

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Lovestruck: Online Dating for the Busy Professional

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To business professionals, the idea of dating simply feels like it is not an option. The demand of our jobs or personal lives makes the idea of actively seeking a relationship seem impossible. For many, the common thought is that a relationship is something we will pursue when things “slow down”, next month or next year or who knows when.

Given this situation, ...

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Dating Site Review: CatholicMatch.com

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Recently I’ve been writing about how niche dating sites can offer more success than the big dating sites simply because the service has already narrowed down its members to those with the single quality most important to you. Because I’ve been offering this advice, I wanted to review some niche sites and I’m starting with CatholicMatch.com.

Look and Feel
My first impression when visiting the site was the beautiful photography ...

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Are Niche Dating Sites Worth My Time or Money?

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Note: In discussing this topic I’ll be using a Christian dating service as an example but I hope it becomes clear that this advice can be applied to many different types of niche sites. I use this example as I have some personal experience in the area. I also have a friend who has had success using a Christian service after having no luck with one of the “big” sites and I draw many of my thoughts from conversations with ...

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