THE
NEWSQUEST HERALD -- Jan 26 -- This month a survey - by a British
subsidiary of Europe's largest dating service which has more than 1.5
million members - reported that 3.6 million Britons used online dating
services last year. That represents 65% of the 5.4 million Britons who
are looking for a relationship, according to parship.co.uk. Not only
are more people looking online for love but the mechanics of doing so
have also improved enormously. A few of the UK's top websites; Datingdirect promises "your next date is just a click away...", LoveandFriends provides "internet dating for thinking people", FriendsReunitedDating has "thousands looking for genuine relationships". Mysinglefriend.comhas 15,000 members; a friend can register their single friend who then
has a chance to look over, approve and add comments to the description
before it goes live. Or a single person can nominate themselves,
ask a friend to describe them and, again, approve the description and
add any comments before it goes online. FULL ARTICLE @ THE NEWSQUEST HERALD

Mark Brooks: The European online dating market is hot; growing at the same fast clip as the American market 2-3 three years ago.