The 12 most useful and successful dating sites

New technologies have entered our lives and have changed our way of relating to others, and although there is always someone who is against it find a partner online, the truth is that the digital world allows us to meet many interesting people, especially those who are far from our circle of friendship near.

On the other hand, new technologies also allow us to contact people with interests similar to ours and who are close to where we are. This fact has allowed the development of very useful websites to link for those people who, due to lack of time or other reasons, have problems finding people who attract them.

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The best websites to flirt

There is a wide variety of websites to flirt and meet people. Some of them are more serious and are aimed at achieving a stable relationship; however, others are ideal for finding candidates for casual relationships. What are the best "sites" to flirt, flirt or have something serious? In the following lines I present a selection with the best sites to flirt.

1. Meetic

Meetic is surely the most popular dating site, in part because it acquired Match.com in 2009. It is considered a serious page, in which its participants are looking for a stable partner, or at least a potential person to be one. If you are looking for sporadic relationships, perhaps this website is not what you are looking for. Meetic has put great effort into the development of this platform and is responsible for achieving affinity between couples through similar tastes and compatibility.

2. Badoo

Badoo is possibly the best-known dating website, and although it is possible to find a stable partner on this page, there are also many people who just want to have a good time in the company of other users they are attracted to. Although it has lost popularity in recent times, it is still one of the most popular and successful. You can connect to Badoo from your computer or from your mobile.

3. eDarling

It is similar to Meetic, and it is also a very popular dating site. Usually used by users with a mean age higher than the previous one, and as its advertising slogan says "it is for demanding singles". Therefore, its purpose is the search for a partner and not an adventure.

4. Ashley madison

Ashley Madison is a well-known dating portal that has nothing to do with the previous ones, since its main users are people who want to have extramarital sex. That is, it makes it easier to commit infidelities. It is very well known, and a few months ago it was hacked. Its users were threatened with revealing their identity.

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5. Victoria Milan

Similar to the previous website, we find Victoria Millan. That is, it is a website for married people or people with a partner who want to commit infidelities, although in practice it can be used by single people interested in a high age range. This "site" provides a service with the utmost discretion for those individuals seeking an adventure outside of their relationship.

6. Twoo

Twoo is a website to meet new people and, therefore, to flirt. It is intended for those individuals who seek to meet online dating, so offers many options to interact. Its aesthetic is innovative and daring, and it is also ideal for making friends, not just for ending up in bed.

7. POF

POF, which is the acronym for Plenty of Fish (many fish) is a very popular page and it enjoys great fame because users are usually successful. It is famous not only in Spanish-speaking countriesIt is used throughout the western world. POF has more and more followers, and is ideal for when you are looking for sporadic relationships and not complicate your life too much.

8. Parship

Parship is a website that, despite not being well known, seems to be very effective. Each week it has 23,000 new users, with 51% men and 49% women, the success rate is usually around 40%, and 52% of its users have a high academic level. To improve the chances of finding a partner, users fill out a personality and interests questionnaire.

9. C-date

C-Date is a dating site that helps you make exclusive, no-obligation encounters. It is different from other websites, as it highlights the erotic and sexual experiences. Among your options it is possible to find single people, love relationships, flirt, games, voyeurism or chat.

10. Okcupid

A website that began in the United States in 2004, and is currently successful in many countries. It can be used both on a computer and in a mobile app. According to this page, it has 40 million active users.

11. Passion.com

This website is one of the dating websites with the highest probability of flirting, but what you are looking for is not exactly a long-term relationship, but something casual and passionate. It is one of the meeting portals that has the best opinions. In it it is possible to find all kinds of profiles of people.

12. Amigos.com

Although the name indicates that this dating page is to find friendship, it is actually a page that allows singles to find friendships and whatever comes up. It is one of the most popular websites although its design is perhaps a bit outdated. Its functionality is good and your success rate as well.

Dating apps

Although the web pages can also be used on mobile phones, there are dating apps that are only available in a mobile application and not on a computer. Happn and Tinder are some examples, but there are more. You can know them in our article "The 10 best dating apps. Essential!”.