Top Dating Websites That Really Work.

So you’re looking for love, just like millions of other Australians. But where exactly should you be looking? Do free online dating sites offer a good service at the right price? Our investigation looks at key things like price, privacy, and demographics and found that online dating scams are rife, and some privacy policies and terms and conditions are riddled with disturbing provisions.

Lots of apps and websites claim to be able to use data to sort through profiles for better matches, do they work? (Credit: Javier Hirschfeld/ Getty.

Please refresh the page and retry. Even as lockdown restrictions start to lift, and we can meet prospective partners in the park or soon the pub, dating apps still have a part to play. As the internet plays an ever greater part in our social lives, with sites such as Facebook helping us to keep in touch with our friends, it’s inevitable that we use it to help run our love lives as well. Modern matchmaking service, eHarmony, claims over half a million couples have found love through their site.

Synonymous with online dating, Match. Create a detailed profile, then find your potential partner through a criteria search. Those averse to swiping left may enjoy EliteSingles – a site that uses a personality test to match users based on their compatibility. The site only sends between 3 and 7 matches per day – all of whom have been manually verified. T he site and app are both free, but you need to subscribe to send messages to your matches. While profiles are quite detailed, they are kept behind a paywall.

Likewise, you will need to pay in order to send messages to prospective matches. Best for: meeting a variety of overs singletons in your area.