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| What free dating site offers the best experience and relationships? |
This one was fun - We took 200 single women, 200 single men, 200 single gay women, 200 single gay men and 200 profiles created by people already in relationships for an added perception for this experiment. This experiment was conducted over a span of 6 months.
So which site is better? What site has a better quality of singles? Are these sites gay friendly? Does the ease and accessibility of free dating sites cause infidelity? What site has the best looking people?
With so many single people out there, it's hard to find someone genuine these days! So lets see what results we came up with when we put these two sites to the challenge.
OKCUPID (OKC)
Web interface
426 of 500 liked the interface.
Mobile app interface
369 of 500 liked the mobile interface.
Felt registration was easy
403 of 500 felt it was easy.
Quantity of results via search demographic
489 of 500 felt their search retrieved quality results.
Number exchange as a result of communication
469 of 500 had a number exchange from communication.
Offline meeting as a result of communication
472 of 500 met someone in person offline.
Sexual activity as a result of communication
336 of 472 experienced some sexual activity.
Safe sexual activity practiced
118 of 336 practiced safe sex.
Std as a result of sexual activity
64 of 118 tested positive for an std.
Felt was gay friendly
192 of 200 felt it was gay friendly
Relationship as a result of communication
164 of 500 found a relationship on OKC.
Stalking or harassment (Online)
302 of 500 experienced genuine stalking or harassment online.
Stalking or harassment (Offline)
184 of 472 experienced genuine stalking or harassment offline.
Experience led to contact with law enforcement
32 of 184 had contact with law enforcement.
Cheated on significant other
42 of 100 people in a relationship cheated.
Left current relationship for new relationship
9 of 42 people in a relationship started a new one.
Overall positive experience
247 of 500 had a positive experience on OKC.
Overall negative experience
253 of 500 had a negative experience on OKC.
PLENTY OF FISH (POF)
244 of 500 liked the interface.
Mobile app interface
16 of 500 liked the mobile interface.
Felt registration was easy
429 of 500 felt it was easy.
Quantity of results via search demographic
478 of 500 felt their search retrieved quality results.
Number exchange as a result of communication
466 of 500 had a number exchange from communication.
Offline meeting as a result of communication
482 of 500 met someone in person offline.
Sexual activity as a result of communication
413 of 482 experienced some sexual activity.
Safe sexual activity practiced
239 of 413 practiced safe sex.
Std as a result of sexual activity
98 of 239 tested positive for an std.
Felt was gay friendly
196 of 200 felt it was gay friendly
Relationship as a result of communication
332 of 500 found a relationship on POF.
Stalking or harassment (Online)
407 of 500 experienced genuine stalking or harassment online.
Stalking or harassment (Offline)
194 of 482 experienced genuine stalking or harassment offline.
Experience led to contact with law enforcement
66 of 500 had contact with law enforcement.
Cheated on significant other
56 of 100 people in a relationship cheated.
Left current relationship for new relationship
19 of 56 people in a relationship started a new one.
Overall positive experience
371 of 500 had a positive experience on POF.
Overall negative experience
129 of 500 had a negative experience on POF.
Plenty Of Fish seems to have left people with a better experience overall. Even though it's interface is the most unattractive in the entire dating site pool, there is still something golden there. The std facts were shocking to us but honestly the infidelity of the 200 in a relationship is what really opened our eyes.
Interesting Facts
- Initially we only asked the people who met someone offline if they found a relationship, apparently some people felt they found a relationship without actually meeting in person. After further proof of these relationships we decided to count all participants in the relationship question.
- The message responses from women were brutal on both sites. The finding of women being more selective when it comes to looks on these sites only supports our perception.
- Fake profiles were discovered throughout both sites in the same aspect. Most of these profiles were used to promote a service or to exploit unsuspecting users of the opposite sex in a spiteful way. The explanation for this was simply some people are crazy.
- 62% of the men who had a sexual encounter claim the woman initiated the act, while 49% of the women say the men did.
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