Friendfinder.com

A very large site, with an enormous membership, largely because it has lots of affliate sites, aimed at particular sectors of the market.

    Special Features  

• Chatrooms - as a whole, Friendfinder has what is probably the biggest range of niche chatrooms on the online dating scene. There are 15 chat rooms on this part of Friendfinder - some of which are targeted at regional audiences; e.g The East Coast Room, The Midwest Room, The Mountain zone, and so on. You can also enter a private chatroom for a fee.
   

• Detailed profiling which includes provocative "personality profile" - great for getting to the heart of what people really think!
   

• Voice recording option in profile.
   

• Magazine - useful articles from "I want to advise my friend to disappear!" to "Older men want younger women - WHY?" - great reading!
   

• Anonymous mailing system which re-directs e-mail left for you on the site directly to your own ISP for you to collect at will.
  

• Large membership - you'll never want for someone who at the very least, want to chat with you!
   

• You can do most stuff for free on this site.
   

    Lows

• Customer support available on this site isn't all it could be, especially if you have a free membership.

• It's east to get lost in the huge database - new members come in and you fall further down the scroll list. Gold members are always placed at the top of the list.
   

• Basic membership is free.

• Silver membership - $19.94(1 month - $99.94(12 months).
  Offers unlimited viewing and mailing, instant messaging, advanced search.
  
  
• Gold membership - $29.94(1 month) - $139.94(12 months). 
  As Silver, plus top listing and search placement, faster support