Resources: Dating.com

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The website is user-friendly and fast. It will save your messages for 2 full months. The 'saved messages' folder is a blessing!

You can review your entire message history with a specific member by clicking the 'clock' icon against their username in your mailbox. Neat!

The chat window will pop open noticeably when someone messages you. But there's a hitch. Any drop in connectivity speeds will show you as 'offline'. So if you don't want to play 'hide and seek' with potential dates, you are better off with AIM, MSN or YAHOO Messenger.

Dating.com allows you to call a member with their consent. Since the call is placed via Dating.com, the phone number remains a secret from the caller. It's a great feature for those who prefer talking instead of typing.

Unpaid members can respond to all messages from paid members. However, it takes a paid membership to initiate a chat conversation or mail message.

Dating.com was once advertiser-sponsored and had active chat rooms where you could meet exciting singles. Ever since the site turned 'paid', there has been a remarkable drop in memberships and the chat rooms were taken off the website.

It's not all the fun it used to be, but definitely worth a look!

Click here to visit Dating.com