Cupid.com Review

The UK Singles Site to Find Someone Special

Although not a new site, Cupid.com used to be called OK Cupid for those in the know. There are over 1 million active members in the UK, so you're sure to find that special someone if you're single and looking for love.

Cupid dating operates on tried and tested principles and does not require you to wade through a long and complicated "personality test" that some sites ask you to complete.

We got one of our single guys in the office to register online and see what this site is all about.

Easy online registration via Facebook

The great part about Cupid is you can use your Facebook profile to register your free account. None of the information or the fact you've signed up will appear on your Facebook account. Or you can simply enter your name, email address and location to start the process.

Once you've completed this, you need to use the email activation code you're sent to ensure that you're a real person.

When you've validated your email address, you just need to provide a little more information about yourself such as your own profile, photos and personality that will help people find you when searching. You can do this all now or wait and do it later. When we applied there were already another 3,532 members who had joined today.

Searching and Using the Site

When you perform a basic search, you're provided with people that are near the location you added when you signed up. The advanced search allows you to specify how far away people are and a whole host of other options.

These include their lifestyle, if they've previously married, their ethnicity, their body shape and style, their height, eye colour, as well as their hair colour. These options allow you to drill down into who's available based on your criteria.

You can review all matches online without having to pay anything. As with all dating sites, if you want to get in touch with people you'll need to make a small payment, and Cupid is the same in this regard.

Payment Options for Cupid.com

There are four very competitive membership plans available, and you can check everything out by using the low priced trial membership for three days.

• Three-day trial - £4.98.
• One month - £39.99 per month (total £39.99).
• Three months - £29.99 per month (total £89.97).
• 12 months - £19.99 per month (total £119.94).

These prices are competitive with the other dating sites but the other great thing about Cupid is that they have an excellent Facebook app to keep in touch with what's going on. With the paid option you can:

• Send and reply to unlimited emails.
• Use the online instant messenger.
• View peoples' personal photo albums.
• Get priority support.
• Use the facebook app.

With your free and paid accounts you get access to the following features:

• Use the online search tools.
• Review all people that match your search.
• Create and save searches.
• Send winks at other members.

We Recommend Cupid.com

We really like this site. There are plenty of good matches that we found based on our criteria and it's a very easy site to use.

You can create your profile for free, and the three-day trial is unique in the UK.