Match.com – well, as the name of this website suggests, it has been designed and beefed up with features to help you find your match – your soon to be lifelong partner, a date, someone to hook up with, and everything in between. The question is – is it good enough? Let’s find out:

The BEST Feature Of Match.com
When it comes to searching for a potential mate, Match.com came up with something that no other online dating site doesn’t have – keyword search function. YES, looking for a date at Match.com is like doing a search in Google.com and browsing through the pages. All you have to do is type in a word that you think is relevant to the type of individual you are looking for and Match.com works in the background – doing all of the grunt work, until it returns results and profiles that match the keyword.

It seems like Match.com comes with it guns blazing – boasting a search engine that has been designed specifically for profiles. No doubt, this is one of the best advancements in the online dating industry.

The WORST Feature Of Match.com
Having tried many different online dating services and websites, Match.com, by far, is the only one that posts annoying and sometimes even irrelevant ads so much…so much that it would even interfere with what you are reading or doing. For sure, Match.com is already making a lot of dough through the subscription alone. I think throwing annoying ads at their users is uncalled for.

Other Niceties Of Match.com
Aside from being clean and well organized PLUS having a systematic navigation page, Match.com offers niceties that shows why it is one of the oldest and most popular online dating sites that ever existed. Through the years, the brains behind this online dating website continues to improve their service. They are not like their sister site (Udate.com) and other online dating services that remain stagnant – never moving forward.

When it comes to features, Match.com is extremely rich! While it is true that many of them will cost you a couple of bucks beyond your subscription, many of them are worth every penny – helping you find your date much easier and allowing you to interact with Match.com users in a safer and better way.

One more thing that I like about Match.com is their excellent handling of the communication phase between users. When you are about to send an email to someone you set your sights on, you will spot a very user friendly email screen that pops up – showing the picture of the person you are emailing and what they said about themselves.

This gives you easy reference when you are left scratching…thinking what to write to this potential partner of yours. HOWEVER, the real winner is the Seven Terrific Tips for writing an email message. This helps you create a message that comes with more impact that you otherwise would never think of!

Along with that, they also include a personality survey as well as quizlets that will let you know yourself better. Appropriately called as Self Discovery, these surveys and quizlets are very easy and fun to take and view. Are you a snob? Are you looking for a high maintenance honey? Answer one of the Self Discovery surveys and quizlets from Match.com and find out!

Bottom Line
I have been on Match.com for like 3 months now and I’m liking it. While I have already communicated with other people and yet to meet someone, the time I have spent with the site is still pretty short (and I’m not in a rush by the way). The features, easy navigation, and innovative search functions make interacting with fellow Match.com members a breeze!

It won’t take long before I find someone worth meeting.