Quick Summary:

Hookup potential: 3/5 Features: 3/5 Design: 3/5 Content: 3/5

• Simple layout with helpful features
• Good search functionality
• Minimal number of ads for other sites displayed
• Member’s Photo Gallery is difficult to navigate
• Some features transfer you to another site without warning

The Full Story:

The registration procedure for signing up with Red Personals is quite involved. You need to enter a variety of personal details–five pages of information in total.

The home page of Red Personals that you immediately see after logging in is simple but has a lot of helpful features for someone who is looking for a sexy date / one night stand. For example, it links to a page that provides all of the search features together. If you already know the nickname of a particular member you can simply type in the nickname to bring you to that member’s profile. The Simple Search feature lets you filter the ads made by members according to their gender, age, location and sexual preference. The other way to look for potential dates or sex partners is by browsing the Member’s Photo Gallery. Photographs of members are presented here, 30 photos per page. This is something Red Personals could afford to improve on. The only way to navigate this database of pictures is by clicking on the “Next Page” or “Previous Page” buttons. It can be clunky and frustrating.

For Gold Members, there are four additional ways of looking for a partner. One that is very convenient is one that shows a list of the profiles who are currently online. If you are in a hurry to get hooking up, this is a great feature! You can also filter the “who is online” results by choosing to show only couples, women or men. You can also sort the order of the photos shown by nickname or distance from your location.

Another advanced search feature for Gold Members is the Photo Browse, which is a slightly improved version of browsing the Member’s Photo Gallery. It shows the ads created by members that describe themselves and some photos of themselves. You can filter by gender, preference, age range, state, and country. The Profile Search will also let you search for certain keywords in the profiles or headline of members. The best search feature for Gold Members, however, is the Advanced Search tool. Here you can see the importance of those several pages of information that you needed to enter to sign up. Aside from the usual filtering criteria, you can also choose base on eye color, hair color, weight range, race, religion, drinks, smokes, marital status, number of kids, and education.

What is referred to as your “ad” within Red Personals is actually a compilation of your personal information that other members are able to see when they are browsing for potential dates. It contains information such as age, sex, location, distance, marital status, race, hair color, eye color, sexual preferences, AIM user name, self-description, photo, etc. A feature that I find interesting is the Purity Test because it lets you know how experienced a particular member is regarding sex with the opposite sex, sex with the same sex, use of drugs, exhibitionism, bondage, etc.

The Forums section is helpful because you can get a lot of information on dating, various kinds of sexual orientations, and associated information. You can make friends with other members who use this section through participating in discussions. If you want to know more about a particular person than what has been provided in the profile, the Forums section is the place to go.

Live Cams are available for viewing but they’ll cost you. A related section is the “Online Video Dating” which will bring you to a different site, one which is definitely there to make some money off of you.

My Mailbox is an important tool for sending and receiving personal messages within the site. This is part of the available communication system that will assist you in finding that perfect NSA partner.

Red Personals has enough of what you need to keep you satisfied. Just be wary of the upsells and grit your teeth and grind through the signup questionnaire; it’s really worth the time investment for the enhanced search capabilities that it ultimately facilitates.

Quick Summary:

Hookup potential: 4/5 Features: 4/5 Design: 3/5 Content: 4.5/5

• Strong search functionality.
• 3,000+ streaming videos.
• Allows trial membership.
• Erotic games on offer.

The Full Story:

Many webmasters or makers of adult dating sites mistakenly think that a site that allows for multi-tasking is a good one, and that multitudes of patrons would be enticed to join because of this. While this is true in some cases, there are sites that simply come across as too confusing–they just have too many features and complications that make first-timers intimidated instead of being encouraged to pay for a membership.

Thankfully, Eroticy is not one of these kinds of websites. It has many features, but its webmasters have managed to organize these features in such a way that you don’t see them as clutter.

This is a place where people can explore and affirm their sexuality. Eroticy is a website that is both adult dating and adult content. When you sign up, you are led to the “Your Eroticy” menu. It is here where you input your weight, height, and the other personal data. This includes what you want in terms of sexual relations. Uploading your own photo is not exactly a must, but is a big help getting feedback and hits to your profile.

Let me now go to the second section — The Community. This is where you can browse through profiles. This section is also where sending emails to others is done. The search parameters are one of the chief criteria for a site to be judged as good, bad, or mediocre. The search functions of the site are above-average, since I was able to search for particular places and qualities. For example, I tried “Heterosexual Caucasian Women in Texas, 20-25 years old, and into Threesome Play.” Believe me, I found a lot of hot and gorgeous hotties in the site that met my requirements.

Eroticy also has a web chatting option, basically a standard offering in this genre of sites. You may not be looking for a serious relationship, and this part is a good service for meeting friends simply for the sake of platonic relationships.

Now, what about the hot stuff of this site? Is the content of Eroticy worth your time? Indeed, the site has a big adult content collection that is every bit the match (or more) of any competitor. Eroticy has no less than 3,000 streaming videos (non-exclusive). If you think that the site only has run-of-the-mill one-minute clips, then you are wrong. I was able to get clips running from five to forty minutes. Choose your category: Double Penetration, BDSM, straight sex, etc. Whatever your inclinations may be, Eroticy has it.

Generally, most of the videos in this site are of good quality. Having Windows Media Player in your PC is a necessity. You could also enjoy additional incentives: about fifty streaming video sites such as Anal University and Asian Hunger, just to name a few.

I am not yet done! As a member of Eroticy, you get access to all of the following: live house cams, amateur chat, 3,000 pic galleries. The live house cam shows gorgeous chicks with their webcams right in their own homes.

Does Eroticy have more? Yes it does have more to offer to its members. You get access to erotic narrations both in audio and in written forms. The site even has a Sex Education part that gives informative Q and A tidbits. When you get tired of chatting with that redhead Russian or reading erotic stories, you can take a break. You can sample the site’s fun games such as Ass Blaster or Anal Invader.

Eroticy also presents an informative guide on swing clubs and escorts for certain territories. Then, the site has a sex shop where you can do some shopping.

Do you have to be a member at once? Of course not, that is the reason why the site’s webmasters have put up a free trial period, so that you can get a feel of the site’s offerings. One feature that makes this adult dating site one of the most popular is the Eroticy TV, which allows you to view streaming videos. Eroticy not only has sex webcams, it also has voyeur webcams. (These are webcams of the site’s members who are currently logged on.)

Just so you know the price range, allow me to mention them. I’ve rounded off the figures: $25/a month, $120/180 days, and $180/year. Reasonable sums for the amount of content and the number and quality of services you receive if you ask me.

So, if you want an online dating place that is easy, fun, and has a lot of offerings, then this site is worth your time and money. Check out Eroticy now, and judge for yourself.

Quick Summary:

Hookup potential: 4/5 Features: 3/5 Design: 3/5 Content: 4/5

• User-friendly navigation
• Different kinds of memberships
• Member profiles verified manually
• Good search functionality

The Full Story:

Some people may be turned off by the name of the site, but the site is simply being honest about its purpose. Hornymatches.com is a place for horny individuals to hook up. Unlike a mainstream dating site, Hornymatches.com does not offer us any weary platitudes about love, the meaning of life, or other pseudo-profundities. If you want a no-nonsense adult dating site, then Hornymatches.com will be to your liking.

Another thing I like about Hornymatches is that all their member profiles are manually verified. So what does this mean exactly? Unlike other sites that cheat members by posting fake profiles (and that allow fake profiles to be submitted), you will be unlikely to find a single bogus profile at Hornymatches.com. The site’s verification process is done by real people who check each and every profile thoroughly.

The site’s layout is simple and clean. Pages are basically white. The site has a single means of communication with other members – internal email. This email function, however, is exclusive to members. You may find this annoying, as it means that the site’s functionality is pretty limited if you’re on a free membership, but HornyMatches is hardly alone in taking this “tease don’t please” approach. You can at least browse and search profiles for free.

The “local” search is confined to a radius of thirty miles from your location, and searching is done through checkboxes and keywords. I also tried the site’s Cupid function, which allows for more accurate “matched” results.

The links for Navigation are Home, My Account, Search, Browse, Webcam chat, Cupid, Network, and Help. As a member, you’ll find that your main page is quite similar in appearance to a webmail inbox. On the left part of the screen, you’ll find new messages, total messages, new winks, total winks, new additions, and total additions. At the right side, you’ll get to see the exact number of people logged in–I don’t know if this is the number of paid members or both members and guests combined.

A positive attribute of the site is that Hornymatches.com can be viewed in German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, and English. You can upload videos, do database searches, and view other members’ profiles. What about free membership? If you haven’t paid the site’s membership fees, you can only see a profile picture. The profile is simple: age, picture, what he or she is looking for, and lifestyle particulars.

One thing I look for in a dating site is the ability to block emails. Nothing irritates me more than a person I’ve crossed off my list sending me messages repeatedly. This site allows members to block emails from selected people.

Hornymatches.com’s membership pricing plans are at the expensive end, but their membership database size is huge, which implies to me that people are enthusiastic about the site. First-timers may feel that memberships are overpriced, but I think that after a few days checking the site out, chances are they would find the money was worth the admission. In rounded figures, the costs are: $30/month (silver-recurring), $35 (gold-recurring), $60/3 months (silver-recurring).

The site has 2 kinds of memberships: silver and gold. For a higher-status membership, you could do a more sophisticated searching, get a faster technical support, and get access to other features. The site’s browsing functionality is excellent. You select the country, then the province, and then you go to the categories. Try it, and you’ll discover that browsing and navigating are user-friendly.

All things considered, this site does a good job of allowing people from all walks of life to meet others for fetishes, casual sex, flirting, or platonic friendship. You have a good chance of finding others in your area who share your passions and interests. It doesn’t matter if you’re very gay or very straight or even bisexual, Hornymatches.com will hook you up.