Online dating sites have really become more exciting over the last decade. More singles then ever are turning towards the internet as an easy way to make new friends. There are more members then ever and some of the best places to meet singles are on the free online dating sites. Free online dating sites are fun.

The expensive membership sites are just not good anymore. No need to mention any names, but you know who they are. Some of them may even go out of business soon. Who will care? That is what happens with any business that uses greed to set a price instead of reason.

Not all free dating sites are worth checking out. A good dating site will have so many single members; you will seldom run across the same member. Also, the members will be a group of people you are actually interested in.

New sites are springing up all the time and there is always room for a better site. Each site that is better attracts more people as the word quickly spreads. Why are these sites so popular? Basically, they are fun. A good site will be easy, fun and effective.

The sites are effective because you get to perform searches based on your criteria. For instance, you can ask the system to show you all the blonds that are between the ages of 22 and 36 that live within 50 miles of you. You can even narrow it down more and ask the blonds be non smokers. If you are really picky, you can ask that the blonds belong to the Capricorn sign and request that they also be under 6.0 tall. You can even set your profile not to allow any smokers to message you.

With all of this criteria, there will be returned results on a popular site! You will surely find many results unless you are too picky. You can also set your profile not to allow married smokers without a picture and over the age of 55 to contact you.

Or you can just sit back and let others message you. Getting messages from other users is always fun. You can view their profile, look at their pictures and decide if you want to write them back. You can set your profile not to show the other users you are peeking at their profile if you want to surf more discreetly. This way, you will not give false hopes to a user that you look at by mistake. Sometimes a closer look will discourage you!

To make the some sites more entertaining, users are sometimes offered free points. The more they log on, the more points they receive. They can use the points to redeem prizes, which are simple clip art pictures. The pictures become a gift that you can purchase with points and send to other users. You can send flowers, chocolates or even a cute little puppy in a box!

Do you know anyone who is single and sometimes bored? Tell them to look into free online dating sites. They are effective and fun.