UDate.com is a widely known romance personals and dating site. They offer a totally risk free trial membership to access some features this site provides before deciding to get paid and full membership.
Creating your profile is easy. You just have to fill out a form answering questions about you and your ideal match. After that, you’re ready to go and explore.
Benefits of Gold Membership
- Communicate with other UDate.com singles by the use of Whispers
- Contact other members by Udate.com mail
- Get the spotlight in search listings like Match and Online
- Customer Service VIP access
- Access improved Online and Match pages viewing cameo photos
- Get VIP invites to Udate.com happenings and parties
Communication
Trial members can send 3 free emails to contact other members and to let yourself be known. Reading and replying to mails received from Udate.com singles requires the need to upgrade your membership by paying online. You will have unlimited mail messaging once you are a full or gold member. You can also access the instant messaging feature called whispers. This tool allows you to have a chat conversation with other members who are online.
Control Your Photos
Unlike other online dating sites, Udate.com enables you to hide your photos from the public’s eye. This is called “Sorry only for my friends” feature. You can customize your photo settings in your controls page.
Match Feature
This tool gives you search listings of members matching your specified “criteria,” “controls,” and “regions” settings. You will find these settings on the left hand portion of your screen. You can always change the traits and attributes you wanted for your ideal match. Udate.com members who “passed” your settings will be displayed on the right portion. You can click on their names and pictures to view their profile. From there you can send them email, whispers if they’re currently online, or simply add them in your friends list.
Two Way Match Feature
The Two Way Match feature is a one of a kind tool developed by Udate.com. Here, you can see members not only matching your criteria but also members who perceive your qualities as their ideal match. It’s a perfect match indeed.
Online Match Feature
If you’d like to get fast results in real time with your ideal match, then the Online Match feature is for you. It will provide you with search listings of ideal matches who are currently online. This way, you can engage in whispers feature right away and get to know the person behind the profile. Who knows? You might end up with your Mr. / Ms. Right.
New User Match Feature
This tool searches your ideal matches in the wide array of newly signed up singles. Be the first to catch their attention, and hopefully their affection, by making yourself known through email.
Block Feature
The Block feature is your ultimate protection from other members harassing you in some way. If you feel the need to totally close everything to another member, from your profile to your communication means with him/her, then use this tool. Please be careful with this feature since Blocks are irreversible and totally permanent.
Friends Feature
You can add links of member profiles to your Friends list. You can easily track them without going through the hassle of searching. One advantage of this feature is that when you click on “Who’s On” button, you will get a list of online members with your online friends listed at the top portion, making it easier for you to connect with them instantly.