e-Dater OnLine Dating

Any parent knows just how special children are. So when it comes to dating and finding love online, it seems only natural that there be a spot that focuses on singles with dependents. Enter Single Parent Mingle. Although this is definitely an adult oriented site, you know what you’re getting right from the start. If you’re a single parent looking for love or someone who has no qualms about taking on more than just a love interest, this might be the site for you.

The profile quality on the site is pretty impressive. It allows you to fill out a number of different questionnaires and personal essays that give you the opportunity to delve a little deeper into who you really are – and a chance to see a bit more about others, as well. In the searches we conducted, less than 20 percent of men posted pictures in their profile while over half of the women flashed their photos. This makes us a little leery of what’s in store as people serious about finding love generally know that pictures are a must for most. However, having a child in school might play into this picture. Mom or dad may worry about the effect this could have on their children. Either way, the profile quality mark for Single Parents Mingle is decent and shouldn’t cause you much worry.

SingleParentsMingle.com scores a 10 for presentation thanks to a professional design and the ability to change around the color schemes to suit your personal tastes. All you have to do is click into the “account” section and scroll down to “themes.” I picked the yellow theme – what about you?

Not only is this site pretty and presentable, it also makes it easy for you to drill down into the profiles to find facts based on answers that may or may not have been given when you signed up. Some sites make a number of questions mandatory right off the top, but Single Parents Mingle doesn’t — which is a fault from where I sit. And even worse, it fills in a number of the answers to the questions automatically, so if you choose to only fill in the few that are required, certain answers will confuse people more than if they just saw an N/A in any given search field. Despite all the issues I have with the way you can scoot past filing out a profile, this doesn’t affect the search options score. The one thing it doesn’t have is a keyword search option. This is usually the defining factor in a perfect 10 score so Single Parents Mingle will have to deal with falling one shy of perfection.

If quick contact is your thing, this site offers chat rooms and instant messaging. You probably only need instant messaging to get you connected quickly, but having extra features never hurt. As a result, this site comes up a little short in this area.

The free access level on SingleParentsMingle.com is a decent. After knowing the number of people on a dating site, the free access level is the second most important thing to consider. The best sites for free access let you respond to emails sent by members who’ve paid their dues. Single Parents Mingle stops short of this marker requiring you to pay to play. You can send smiles showing interest, search profiles and drill down to find people really close to where you live. It even tells you when each of the profiles were last online – which is very important in determining if the site has enough members in your area to meet. You can test-drive the site pretty easily, but free access cuts out before the good stuff begins. If you’re new to online dating and are trying to learn the ropes then you may want to consider a site that has a little more free access to begin with. However, if you know your way around dating sites and the $20 monthly fee is laughable to you, the free access level should be more then you need to make up your mind about the value of this site.

Singe Parents Mingle hits a homerun when it comes to extra features. The site offers numerous options to amuse its members and help make connections. There’s a chat board chat rooms, greeting cards and an “ideal match” service that helps get you pointed towards the “right” members quicker. It also has a fun color-coded personality test for you to take. We’re not sure on the science, but it rates pretty high on the entertainment scale!

Single Parents Mingle is a site for experienced daters or those who don’t mind taking a $20 chance. Do a free search in your area for possible matches and if all looks good, you may not be a single parent for too much longer!