One of the important distinctions to make when shopping for an online dating service is what exactly are you looking for? If you’re looking for a fun date for the weekend, then a relationship site, such as eHarmony, is probably not the right site for you. So what’s the difference?

A dating site is fairly self-explanatory. It’s a meat market, with you searching through thousands of personals and refining your search by such criteria as eye color and education level. You’ll surely meet more singles through it, but compatibility will be almost entirely up to your own intuition. (more…)