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Yahoo!Personals.com Review

Tested: November/24/2011

Website:	www.yahoopersonals.com
Major Features:	Free Registration & Profile (with Photos)
	Free Search (Full Profiles with Photos)
	Free Match Suggestions
	Only Hand-Checked Profiles (No Fakes)
	Find Someone Special or 6 Months For Free
	Easy to Use
	Lowest Price
	Excellent User Reviews
Rating:

Review

If you haven't heard of Yahoo!Personals yet, you must be living under a rock. This popular online dating site was launched in 1997 and now counts more than 10 million members.

Unlike other online dating sites, Yahoo!Personals allows you to search full member profiles with photos and even read all of your messages before you commit to a subscription. You can view profiles without even registering your own personal ad. The search is extremely flexible (age, place, body type, eye color, hair color, ethnicity, education level, lifestyle etc. and keyword search).

The registration and profile setup are free - the only thing you need to create a profile is a free yahoo mail account (yahoo.com or .ca, ymail or rocketmail). If you don't have one, it can be set up in seconds from the profile creation page (for free).

When you create a (free) profile (by answering questions about your appearance, lifestyle, home life, personality, about me, ideal match), it is posted instantly, but it's not searchable until it has been verified. That's a good thing as it reduces the chances of fake profiles dramatically. Further plus factor: the new design is cool and the site is easy to use.

Yahoo!Personals also shows you people how are similar to you your matches (for free). The cool thing about Yahoo!Personals is that you can contact anyone you want for free through "Ice Breaker"-Messages and also read all messages you receive for free. If you want, you can also use the Free Activity Alerts (See Who Has Viewed Your Profiles, New Messages, New Photos from Members you are interested in). But you have to subscribe to email members.

The new "Find Someone Special or 6 Months For Free"-Guarantee is great unfortunately you have to subscribe for 6 months for it. The good news here is that Yahoo!Personals offers the cheapest membership prices of all non-free online dating sites. At $15.99 per month, the 6-month membership rate is the lowest one available out there. Also the 3-month membership ($19.99 per month) and the 1-month membership ($29.99) are affordable.

Bottom Line: Yahoo!Personals offers quite a lot for only $15.99 a month. It even has features you will struggle to find elsewhere. Also the user reviews are convincing. Conclusion: 5 Stars for Yahoo!Personals.

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All Features:

	Free Registration & Profile (with Photos)
	Free Search (Full Profiles with Photos)
	10 Million Members
	Only Hand-Checked Profiles (No Fakes)
	More women than men
	Free Match Suggestions Based on your profile
	Read All Messages For Free
	Send Icebreakers For Free
	Find Someone Special or 6 Months For Free
	Keyword Search
	Save any Search for Free
	Free Activity Alerts (See Who? Viewed Your Profiles, New Messages, New Photos from Members you are interested in)
	Free Dating Tips
	Send and reply to emails (paid members)
	Instant Message with other members (")
	Personality profile to find other members that they are highly compatible with for marriage ('')
	Personalized Video Greetings (")

Pros and Cons:

The Pros:

- Free Registration & Profile (with Photos)
- Free Search (Full Profiles with Photos)
- Free Match Suggestions
- Only Hand-Checked Profiles (No Fakes)
- Read All Messages For Free
- Find Someone Special or 6 Months for Free
- Save any Search for Free
- Easy to use
- New & Attractive Design
- Lowest Price
- Excellent User Reviews
- Free Dating Tips

The Cons:

- You have to subscribe for 6 months for the "Find Someone Special" Guarantee
- The repeated password-verification is annoying

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User Comments:

by Laurie Inscho Geneva, N.Y. - Rating:

If it wasn't for Yahoo personal's I would have never met, my now husband.We were both very honest about what we wanted.Both of us were on the bad end of being cheated on.When I first saw him, my heart melted, but because I was scared, but at the same time I was attracted to him. I made the first move, yes I kissed him first. We talked for a long time, and started to get to know each other. Normally I am the person who makes the call to see someone after our first date, but I wasn't, I told him , the next move is up to you. Well he called the following day, we talked for awhile, I was very nervous, but excited at the same time.We started spending alot of time together. The following month, we decided to live together, so I moved to Geneva, and I'm still here. We got married a year later. The yahoo personals do work, I would recommed to everyone.

by VJ No. Geogia - Rating:

I have read the other reviews, many are very disgruntaled men. So I want to add a positive one. I have used Yahoo and Match.com 4 yrs ago and now. I live near a moderate sized town with very limited bar or social activities to meet women other than at work. So, on-line dating is a good avenue for me. Sure I have met many on-liners that were not truthful--espec in the "average" size section. I have also met many that were honest,caring and quality women...more than my years in the bar scene in larger cities. You get what you aim for. I am honest and direct in my profile about me and what I am looking for!! I had to "weed through" an average of about 5 to find one, but that is better average than the bar scene and I would spend a lot more than $30/mo. I dated one lady for close to 3yrs. So, complain if you must, but be truthful about who's fault it really is!!

by xi, California - Rating:

The best I can say for Yahoo is that I got a lot of responses to my profile, so I could weed out the creepier bunch. Those who I did meet tended to have lots of personal issues, but I did also meet nice normal people who I am still friends with to this day. So I think Yahoo is fine as long as you keep expectations low and learn to avoid the crazies.

by David Lewis, American Canyon - Rating:

When I first started a profile on Yahoo Personals I had so much fun and looked forward to chatting with as many women as i could and soon was. I would check every morning and raced home to check after work. It wasn't long before I met "THE ONE" you know the one you never thought you would ever find. The one that changes you because you want to change and be the very best you can be. I met Nicki and we fell in love. I love her like I never loved anyone in this world. We spend every moment that we can together. We plan on getting married and living together forever. Ours hearts have become one. If you are honest and true this could happen to you. Thank you Yahoo! Life is so good. Thank you God for giving me Nicki!

by Renata Undt, Blue Point, N.Y. - Rating:

After much indecision on whether or not "on-line" dating was for me or not I decided to join yahoo personals. I thought what do I have to lose. I made contact with a few guys but nothing seemed to click. I decided to end my subscription when I got a message from a guy that seemed like a wonderful match for me. I decided to rejoin just to be able to respond to him, and boy am I glad I did! We talked on the phone for a week before finally meeting. We knew from the first conversation that there was something special there. Gary will tell you that the minute he drove up to the resteraunt and saw me outside he knew I was the "one". We had a great night and didn't want it to end! That was on Friday. The following Monday I went into the hospital for a scheduled surgery. Gary was waiting for me when I got to my room. Due to complications I winded up staying in the hospital for over a week and he was by my side the entire time. He brought me home and nursed me back to health. We have not spent one night apart from that very first day in the hospital. We got married 2 1/2 months ago, and are trying to start a family. I never believed in love at first sight, but my opinion on the subject has since changed. We were married exactly 5 months after we met, and my life is truely complete and amazing. Imagine the joy I would have missed out on if I had not taken the chance to join the personals and take the first steps to meeting mr. right! Thanks yahoo!

by Larry O'Donnell, Quitman, Texas - Rating:

Dear sir or Madam, I stongly reccomend Yahoo Personals because contrary to some singles opinions (which I strongly disagree),it is a very efficient and well managed place to find a friend or mate for life. I have met some very nice ladies and some that were just playing games. There is a very large number of potential ladies that are down to earth and truthful. All members of Yahoo Personals are taking a chance of finding a real true mate. Even though sometimes it does not work out to your satisfaction, at least you took that important step to find someone who does really care and is thoughtful of your feelings. I still have not found the lady I really want as a permanent soul mate, but in the end I really do think I will find the one who will really accept me for my faults and that we will finally be as one. My advice is to keep on searching for the right one for you. For men and women this takes a lot of work and eventually your effort will pay off. THere is always someone out there for you. Go for it. SIncerely, LarryO' Quitman, Texas.

by Rose, Riverside, CA - Rating:

I have tried many dating websites and finally met someone on Yahoo personals. However, I believe it was just luck and great timing. Whatever it was I still thank Yahoo for bringing my boyfriend into my life. I'm 35 and was wondering if I'd ever meet anyone with the same goals. Well, he emailed me, we went on a date, and we've been dating for six months with the intent to eventually marry. If Yahoo personals wasn't available, I would have never met him, he lives 45 minutes away. So I'm extremely grateful to this website.

by Liz Dickinson, Minnesota

Kevin and I met on Yahoo Personals August 8, 2004 (I still have the 1st email he sent to me). We chatted briefly online then he asked for my phone number. Our 1st phone call lasted over 3 hours! He was on the road a lot so we spent HOURS talking on the phone. When we met for the first time it was like we had known each other forever. We became best friends then we fell in love. On December 26, 2006 we were married and I have never been happier. Whenever people ask how we met, I say Yahoo Personals. It's a fun and easy way to meet people. And at a fraction of the cost of the other dating sites, it was one of the best investments I ever made.

by Sonya, Indianapolis, IN - Rating:

I had never tried the whole online dating thing before and then I decided to check out Yahoo personals and I am so glad that I did, I found my soulmate on there, we talked for a few days before we found out he actually knows some of my family. He is a really great guy, we only got to go out once and then he was deployed to Iraq, but we have been together for six months now and we deiced that when he comes home in October we are going to get married. Honestly I don't know what I would do without him in my life, I have never been so happy as I am now. Thanks Yahoo Personals.

by Dennis, Poynette, WI - Rating:

I met a wonderful woman from Yahoo Personals and I asked Her to Marry me and we have set a date for May 2008. We moved in together as of July 1at of this year. Between the two of us we have six Children. I could not imagine my life with out Her. She has been there for me thru some trying times. I love you Michelle and cant wait for you to be my wife. Dennis

by JIM COWELL, LOMBARD, IL - Rating:

I was pleasantly surprised with my second date from the Yahoo personals, she didn't post a photo so I didn't know what to expect. She is absolutely beautiful, smart, very caring, loving, and an all around great lady. We have been dating now for nine months , and I think I will be asking her to marry me over the labor day weekend

by Cherissa Boyd, Winnetka, Ca - Rating:

I tried online dating for a couple of months with other sites, and I was very nervous after having a few bad experiences and just getting out of an 11 year relationship. I was about to give up when a friend told me about Yahoo Personals. The first day I signed up I did a reverse search, Looking for someone who wanted to meet someone like me and Mark's profile came up. I emailed him and he wrote me back saying that he liked my profile, we emailed each other and talked on the phone for a couple of days, then we decided to meet in person. We met at a local Starbucks about 8:00pm where I had my teenage children to spy on us. We knew from the start that it was a perfect match because we spent about 6 hours together on the first date. I got home about 2:00am in the morning and did an extensive background check on Mark because he was just too good to be true. We have spent every day together since our first date and we share so much joy and laughter about how we met. One month after we met Mark asked me to marry him and I accepted his proposal. We are both in our late 40's but we feel like teenagers again because we are so deeply and passionately In Love. We have both been married and divorced and learned alot from our past relationships. We feel that we both have been given a second chance for happiness. We are engaged to be married on March 24, 2007, 6 months from our first date. We are definitly compatible and have alot in common. We are Soulmates, and we would have never found each other if it wasn't for Yahoo Personals. Thank You so much and we recommend your service to everyone.- We are very Greatful for this service.

by K A R, Pennsylvania - Rating:

I met a very nice guy on Yahoo personals quite a while ago. We talked over email for a month or so then we decided to meet. We found out we have a lot more in common and the yahoo rating system was exactly correct and we are a perfect match. It turns out we are the same age and only lived ten minutes away from each other. We would have never met without the personals. We have so much fun together and hang out all the time now. I always thought that the internet dating was stupid and didn't work but I proved myself wrong this time. I have found the perfect man and he treats me like a queen. When I signed up for the personals I only wanted to find dates, but there was something that stuck out about his profile to me. It turns out that I might have found the man that I will spend the rest of my life with. Thanks for all your help and letting a shy country girl find prince charming.

by johndoegoodguy, Des Moines - Rating:

I am presently dating a very nice lady. I am thrilled wiht her. She seems happy with me. We went to the same high school. She was a year ahead of me. My class had 421 students. I do not know how many were in her class. We did not know each other. The computer said we are not compatible. She is extrmely organized. I am extemely disorganized. We seem to undestand this and it is working.

I have dated other people from YAHOO. They have not gone so well. I have dated from other sights also. I do not think Yahoo is any better or worse than any other dating sight. I feel HONESTY is the most important part of any dating. My friend is honest. I have been honest. We enjoy a lot of the same things. Neither one of us lied about our age or weight. We both dislike smokers. We both like Harleys. We both have 2 jobs.

I think we have found each other. It is because we were both HONEST. No suprises when you meet is GOOD. We both know what we wanted and neither one of us misrepresented this. If a relationship starts out dishonestly it has only one way to go. It can only go wrong. I have discontinued my personal add. It is because I have met someone. The fun has started but the work to maintain the relationship has also started. We both know that we are going to have to put in effort. We have to try to make this go on. It started HONESTLY. It has a much better chance things will work out. I wish all people trying to date

by Valerie, louisiana - Rating:

HI there to all those people who don;t believe in internet dating. I met the man i have been looking for all my life, and i finally found him on yahoo, no i am not a bimbo that goes online looking for men, in actuall fact i met him on here skipped by his profile, and went to the club here in our town, he came up to me and asked me to dance, that is when i found out he actually emailed me and i did not answer, now we have been inseprable for a month, and i hope it is for life, he hugs me holds me and i don;t ever want to be out of his arms. And so to those who feel internet dating is all about subscriptions take a look around, it really is hard meeting someone out there unless you like the bar scene, then you may meet someone that is not right for you anyway, so take that chance it could be worth all the waiting. GOOD LUCK TO ALL Valeriexxx

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