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Summary
With more than 2 million members, JDate is currently the biggest Jewish dating website that has a very high success rate in the competitive online dating arena.
Registration
The registration process is composed of a series of questions, although overall, it is quick and easy. It takes about three minutes to complete. The questions are standard in most dating websites, such as location, age or birthday, educational background, and lifestyle. However, since this encourages Jewish dating, some inquiries pertain to kind of Jewish religious practice as well as frequency of synagogue visits. Based on the choices of Jewish sects, it’s possible for non-Jewish singles to sign up.
Profile
Some parts of the profile are already filled out based on the answers you’ve provided during the registration, saving you a good amount of time. The other portions are also optional, although to increase your chances of getting matches, it’s best if you fill them out as well. A number of questions pertain to dating preferences like favorites, idea of fun, the kind of partner you’re looking for, and details about your past relationship.
Matches
The system generates daily matches, although the list can be easily sorted out based on match percentage. This percentage is calculated according to the answers found in the profile. Thus, the more comprehensive and accurate your profile is, the more the matches become more precise. Matches can also be filtered according to gender preference, age range, and location. You can also narrow the search to display members who are online and/or those with profile photos. On the side bar, you can refine your search using criteria like religion, marital status, smoking, ethnicity, height, body style, who goes to temple, who keeps kosher, education, and languages spoken, to name a few.
Communication Options
The communication options in JDate are similar to those found in other dating websites. These include e-mail and chat. An interesting way to strike up a conversation is the Kibitz Corner, which is composed of trivial questions like methods of commuting.
General Look
JDate is a well-organized site. As expected, it has plenty of member pictures, but they don’t appear cluttered. The combination of shades of blue and white make the pages pleasing to the eyes. The profile photos and texts are clearly visible, and they’re not too big to crowd the pages. It’s easy for you to move around and check out its different features.
Special Features
There are a couple of cool features found in JDate. One of these is the Member Spotlight, which highlights a specific profile in your search matches. It’s distinguishable since the box is colored yellow, but unlike other highlight features in other dating websites, this doesn’t come off as intrusive or annoying. The website also offers Color Code Personality Test, which should provide you with a deeper understanding of your dating motivations. Members who take the test are assigned with a color based on the results of the test.
JDate is one of the dating websites that promote offline meetups through events, which may or may not be sponsored by JDate. You can check out these events in the Community section.
Cost
A subscription to JDate allows you to not only browse but to communicate with other members and potential partners in the website. It offers four plans:
• Standard Plan (1 month) for $39.99/month
• Standard Plan (3 months) for $33.33/month
• Standard Plan (6 months) for $24.99/month
• Premium Plan (6 months) for $31.99/month
Under the Premium Plan, you will be entitled to exclusive features like Member Spotlight and Read Notification.
All plans require one payment per cycle, although you are more likely to spend less per month the more months you sign up. Also, it’s common for the website to offer discounts as much as 55%.
Conclusion
Although JDate tries to be inclusive, it remains to be a dating website designed specifically for the Jewish community. With standard dating features, plus a few bells and whistles, it comes out as familiar, so new users won’t have a difficult time using it, but exciting to keep you active.
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