Matchmaker.com

Matchmaker is one of the oldest dating sites for the marriage-minded single, which started as a bulletin board system in 1986. Now, Matchmaker is operated by the online dating leader, Date.com, and their connection is obvious right away. They practically use the same website template, and once you sign up you will see that the two websites share the same profiles. It’s basically like signing up for two different poker websites that both take you to the same tables. You only need to sign up to one of the two matchmaking services for you to be able to use both of them.

Matchmaker is the perfect dating site for the more mature individual -- singles on this site are typically 35 and older, educated, diverse backgrounds and interests, and are serious about finding a lasting and serious relationship. When you first sign-up you will have to complete a compatibility questionnaire to make finding your ideal partner a little bit easier. You can gain insight and gauge the compatibleness of their shared interests and key values, which will help you and them mitigate the surprise factor when you finally meet.

MatchMaker.com is very easy to navigate which makes for a super user-friendly site. There is a navigation toolbar on top of every page allowing for easy access to where ever you might want to go. Matchmaker comes with the standard communication tools found on most dating sites - a chatroom, instant messaging, email, and a "Show Interest" option. Users can also send voice and video greetings to contacts and members that they want to initiate a friendship with (This is Matchmaker.com's forte). Of course, paying members have more access to the communication tools and can initiate contact with whomever they like. Free members can just wait for a paying member to contact them.

The site carries a large membership database and Matchmaker.com claims there are over 6,000 members online at any one given time. Normally, they have thousands of new profiles added every week, so residents of all but the smallest towns should have no problem finding local people to check out.