Overall Results:
In the chart below you will see the overall results for AmericanSingles compared to the average results of all 10 reviewed online dating sites including Match.com, the overall winner.
| Average 10 Sites |  |  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score (1-10) | 6.89 | 6.70 | 9.23 |
| Search/Find Members | 6.80 | 7.06 | 7.65 |
| Communication with Other Members | 6.16 | 7.73 | 5.91 |
| Free Membership | 5.74 | 5.00 | 7.50 |
| Prices | 5.61 | 6.78 | 5.87 |
| Number of Monthly Visitors | 2,321,000 | 178,000 | 7,100,000 |
AmericanSingles scored 5th place of all the reviewed dating sites. This site ranked second in the “Communication with Other Members” and “Prices” Categories, and third in its ability to “Search/Find Members.” Unfortunately, this site received the lowest number of visitors and is the least popular among all the websites, otherwise it would have been rated among the best. However, if you live in a large city, then you will find many people on AmericanSingles and will most likely enjoy much of the site’s features as well as the low price of membership.
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Free Registration:
AmericanSingles.com offers free registration that allows you to view profiles of people who correspond to the preferences you have specified.
Type of Dating Website:
American Singles is a match-based dating website geared towards heterosexuals, gays, and lesbians. The site shows you potential matches based on your zipcode and the answers you give in your profile. The site is geared towards helping people make a connection that best suits them. Maybe you are looking for a date, friendship, marriage, long-term relationship, physical intimacy, email, chat, or activity partner. Whatever the level of your preferred involvement, American Singles can help you find it.
Filling Out Your Online Dating Profile:
When you first register, you can set up your profile, a process that takes about 10 minutes. If you choose not to finish your profile, you can complete it at any time afterwards or edit and change any of the information you have entered. The information on your profile is quite complete and includes a lot of information about you, which is what other members will see about you.
Seeing Other Singles Profiles:
Once you register to the site, you can start to see the profiles of the different members whose profiles have the characteristics for which you are looking. You will see a list of information about every member, which is the same list that other members will be able to see about you.
- Photos. Over 95% of the profiles at American Singles have at least one photo and many have more than one, so you will almost always be able to see what your potential date looks like.
- You will see some basic information about the member: age, physical characteristics,and some other basic information.
- Personality: View a member’s lifestyle & background information.
- Interests: How does the person defines her / himself, specifically:
- How is his or her personality best described?
- What s/he enjoys doing and likes to do in her/his free time
- What are his/her favorite physical activities, favorite food, music, and things s/he likes to read
5. Relationship: Here you will be able to see how the member views relationships.
- How is his of her ideal relationship?
- How were his or her past relationships?
- What is s/he looking for in a relationship?
- How is her or his ideal first date?
Profiles are ordered by newest members, most active, closest to you, or most popular. You will be able to see how active the person is on the site and when s/he last logged in.
The ability to see all this information with free registration gives you a good idea of the types of people you can meet at AmericanSingles before you spend a dime. The site will automatically show you the profiles of people who comply with the characteristics you have set for your matches (preferences).
Preferences for Your Dating Profile:
In your preferences, set what specifications will find help you find the partner or friend you’re looking for. You may choose to specify the age and height range, distance of the partner you are seeking, as well as ethnicity, marital status, plan on having children or not, custody situation, willingness to relocate, activity level, drinking and smoking tendencies, languages spoken, education, body type, and religion.
You may also answer the following questions in your own words:
- What is your idea of the perfect first date?
- What is your perception of an ideal relationship?
- What have you learned from past relationships?
When you are seeing someone’s profile, you can do one of many things. You can contact the member, let her/him know that you have looked at her/his profile and that you liked it (Hot Listed). You can contact the person through different means including chat rooms, message boards, or an e-card.
You have the luxury of being able to see at a glance who has viewed you, emailed or IM’d you, hot listed you, viewed you, or sent you an e-card. You will also be able to know which members are online at a specific moment, in case you want to contact or chat with any of them.
As a random tidbit of added entertainment, American Singles offers a fun video game called “Cupid’s Quest.” I shot arrows at tens of hearts as evidence of my dating prowess. Just don’t get bombed or it’s game over for you.
Online Dating Paid Subscription:
Paid membership allows you to communicate and check your compatibility with any member. Rates for subscriptions are as follows:
- 6 months at $9.99 per month. You still pay $9.99 each month after that.
- 3 months at $14.99 per month. You still pay $14.99 each month after that.
- 1 month at $24.99.
What I Liked Most About AmericanSingles:
This website is very intuitive and has an interface which is very simple to use. The site offers complete information about each one of its members, which gives you a very good idea whether a member may be a good match for you or not. You can see this information before you sign in and with a free membership. With this information, it is up to you to take action and see if this relationship will develop into something special or not.
What I Liked Least About AmericanSingles:
You cannot do any communication with a free membership, chat rooms included. However, the price of the memberships is quite affordable. Another drawback is that some of the profiles have not been active for a while.