Although Match has a lot different features, the simple layout of the dating site and app makes it relatively easy to navigate and understand. It’s totally free to join and test out the matching and search features to see if this platform is right for you.
When you join Match, using an email or social media account, you’ll fill out an in-depth profile that focuses on your interests and lifestyle. The profile has four main sections:
- About Me: demographics for relationship status, ethnicity, body type, faith, etc.
- Summary: an open-ended blurb in your own words.
- My Interests and Topics: book club, playing cards, cooking, volunteering, sports, etc.
- What I'm Looking For: quick facts about the type of potential partner you prefer.
You can fill in these optional sections and introduce yourself to potential matches by highlighting your most important and appealing attributes. Match uses your profile information and stated dealbreakers to suggest mutually compatible members in your area.
Free members can edit their profiles, add photos, search for matches, send likes, and access the Match dating app for an unlimited period of time. Free members can also send a private message to another person IF that person is in their Top Picks list. However, if you want to talk to every user on the site, you’ll need to choose a three-month, six-month, or 12-month membership plan. Members who upgrade their accounts automatically gain access to messaging features, privacy filters, and priority access to Match Events, among other premium features. Subscribers also rank higher in search results on the site and app.
Match is a pretty self-explanatory site/app. Its search tools allow you to narrow down the dating field to people who meet your standards in terms of distance, personality, looks, interests, and lifestyle. You can also filter the results to show only profiles that have photos or are online now. And you can search by keyword. Additionally, Match offers a unique Reverse Match and Mutual Match filters, which curate a list of profiles who are looking for someone like you.
Match is available in 38 languages and has an active user base in 50 countries worldwide. You can find people of all ages, orientations, and backgrounds on this general dating platform. The dating site has a relatively even split among the genders: 32% identify as millennials, 39% as Gen Xers, and 27% as baby boomers. A strong majority of Match’s user base (84%) has attended college or earned a college degree.
If you’re looking for a reliable place to meet quality dates, you can’t do much better than Match. This dating site have numerous tools designed to direct you to viable date prospects and help you meet your match.
Match has cultivated a safe dating environment by actively policing its network, screening all new profiles, and empowering users to block or report profiles on the site. Anyone can report a concern to the dating site and expect a response within 24 hours. Match encourages users to flag any profile showing inappropriate or fake content or exhibiting abusive or otherwise harmful behavior.
All profiles reported to Match undergo a thorough investigation process and may be removed from the site entirely if the team sees evidence of malicious intent or behaviors.
Recently, Match has implemented innovative Verification tools to allow users to build trust on the dating platform by connecting through a valid social media account. Match will give users a badge that shows up on their profiles if they verify their Facebook accounts, email addresses, phone numbers, Twitter accounts, and other social media profiles. This is a completely optional feature, but it can help you build credibility with potential love interests.
Match.com has also recently added a Vibe Check feature that facilitates video dates so newly introduced couples can feel each other out without having to go to a crowded bar or coffee shop.
