DatingDirect

Here we'll have a more in-depth look at DatingDirect. This internet dating site has recently been bought by a French company and they have made many improvements to the site. Probably why it's membership has been growing! If fact it makes the claim of being the UK's largest internet dating website.

One of the unique features of this internet dating site is the fact that it has just introduced video messaging. That's right- you can see the person as you message them! Gone are the days of sitting in your pyjamas with no make-up on emailing away! However this feature is a more life like way of communicating which means you can get to know a person better before deciding whether or not to meet them.

Dating Direct has the standard postcode, age, religion, has children searching. In comparison to some other internet dating sites we have found the search facility less intuitive. It can be quite a difficult to change your search criteria once you have fixed them.

The profile pages are well set out. The profile photos on the site can be enlarged so you can actually see them properly. Some other internet dating sites don't have this function so seeing what the person looks like can be a bit of a guessing game.

As with match.com you can search by income but it's not very precise saying only high, medium or low. The site does not specify how much you have to earn in each category so it's personal opinion only. Beware if this is important to you!!

Occupation is only divided into sector so you can't get an accurate idea of what job a person may do. Sometimes you find that people mention it in their profile.

When searching through the profiles the layout can be a bit distracting and if you click away from the main search pages it can be a difficult to get back to where you want to be. However if time is on your side this isn't too much of a hardship.

As with all the other internet dating sites, DatingDirect will contact you when someone has winked or emailed you. You will have to be a paid up member to respond, though you can check out their profile for free.

That's it for now. More information will be added as required.