Our Top Five Recommended UK Online Dating Agencies

Choosing the correct UK online dating agency can be an overwhelming process. We have therefore listed the five agencies that we feel are the best in the UK currently in terms of Functionality; Site Popularity and Value for Money. Our advice would be to register for each as a guest to see if they offer you the functionality and type of person that you are looking for. If one or two feel right register for a month or so and see whether they meet your expecations. As part of the registartion process you will need to start to get an online profile ready so that those kindred spirits interested in meeting you can learn a little bit more about you. Once you have registered for your choosen sites check out our Guide to Writing An Online Profile.

Udate
Udate is one of our favourtite sites simply because it does all of the basics right and it has a huge membership base which means that there are loads of people online day and night.
You can join for free and set up a simple profile whilst you trial the site. One of the main advantages of Udate's service is their "Matching" service where other users whose interests match yours are "bookmarked" for your attention.
Udate has all the features that we would expect such as photo galleries, a who's online section, the ability to easily change your profile at your myudate section and loads more. To start emailing or instant messaging other site users you will need to sign up. Currently Udate is offering site membership for as little at £9.99 per month if you take out a six month membership. Three month memberships start at £13.33 per month and a single month membership is £19.99. We love this site and think that it desrves five stars! To set up a free trial profile at Udate click here.

match.com
Match.com is another huge site with tonnes of features and thousands of users online at any time night and day. They currently are running a fantastic promotion whereby if you sign up for six months and fail to meet that special person, your next six months are free! You can browse their user base from the home page to see who might tickle your fancy and if you want to set up a profile it could not be easier. The site has all of the great features that you would expect from one of the largest sites in the world (they claim to have 8,000,000 users worldwide) and their Make Love Happen™ Guarantee which gives you an additional six months membership for free (if you register for the first six months) means that we give Match.com Four Gold Stars. Currently Match.com is offering site membership for £11.66 per month if you take out a six month membership with a three month membership starting at £16.65 per month and a single month membership at £29.95. It is a little bit more pricy than Udate (hence four and not five stars) but if you add in the free six month membership if you register for six months initially it represents in our eyes a cracking deal that hopefully will match you with your ideal partner.
To set up a free trial profile at Match.com click here.

Dating Direct
Direct Dating is another fantastic dating web site packed full of features and another with a huge database of profiles and people online. Direct Dating has a number of features that we love. First of all you can now receive details of site members who may be of interest to you via "Cupid Mail" or SMS. Secondly the folks at Direct Dating have teamed up with "Chemistry"events to offer all their members the opportunity to attend off-line parties at venues up and down the country. Lastly we love the geographical search facilities at Direct Dating which allows members to search for users specifically in their local area. All in all this ia a great site that really strives to offer it's members the best deal that it can. This attitude extends to their pricing policy where users can join up for 3 days (£4.95), 7 days(£9.95), one month(£19.95 per month), three months(£13.31 per month), six months(£12 per month) or a year's membership for £8.50 per month. Dating Direct is a star in our eyes so we have awarded it five stars.
To set up a free trial profile at Dating Direct click here.

Meeting Place
Meeting Place is solely focussed on bring people in the Uk and Ireland together. Fee Introductory Membership, an easy to complete profile section and low subscription rates make Meeting Place a great site to meet new people in the UK and Ireland. We particularly love the "Fancy a pint?" contact point. There appears to be a steady stream on new members joining all of the time and are loads of people on the site whenever we sign in. Their pricing policy is very competative and memberships range from £10.99 for one month, £25.00 for three months and £45.00 for six month. It's not as big a site as Udate or Direct Dating but that can be a good thing and given it's great prices we have awarded it four stars.
To set up a free trial profile at Meeting Place click here.

Party Flirt
Party Flirt is the new kid on the block, packed with unique features and aimed at those looking to meet someone between 18-35. The site is bang up to date with all of the latest features and members can chat via web cam live chats, send text messages to one another and upload video profiles to compliment their photo galleries. We love the "Hot or Not" rating system and the whole feel of the site is fresh, dynamic and young. Being the new kid on the block it doesn't have as many users as Udate or Direct Dating but those who are online are mainly between 18-25 and are a wild bunch. Prices to become a member are unbelievably cheap at £6.00 for 14 days, £9.00 for a month and £3.33 per month if you join for six months. It's a top site for those young at heart and we have awarded it four stars.
To set up a free trial profile at Party Flirt click here.

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