BLACKSINGLES.COM: YOUR CHANCE AT TRUE LOVE

www.BlackSingles.com is where black singles meet to chat, instant message, and meet with other African-American singles for friendships, online dating, and more." This was what I learnt after running an online search for BlackSingles.com. A friend of mine who went through a horrendous divorce three years ago has been raving about a guy she met on this online dating site, and I had to find out more.

There's no denying the appeal of BlackSingles.com if you happen to be looking for a fun, easy to navigate dating service that offers tremendous variety in terms of members and communities. The page layouts are simple, friendly to the eye and the content in general is uncomplicated and unfussy.

As our world grows smaller, we hear plenty of talk about how we need to have a meeting of cultures and how fostering inter-cultural harmony is the need of the hour, and what better way to do that than multicultural dating? While there is not too much of that on evidence yet on BlackSingles.com, the nature of the site ought to see more and more non-Black users joining in to find, if not true love, then at least friendship.

I ought to know, because I joined up with some trepidation, unsure of my reception and wondering whether I would feel out of place as a single, 30-something White. Well, my fears proved unfounded, because within days of joining up, I had a 20-strong friends list, and three of those friends live near my locality. We're already planning a weekly lunch.

That's what I like most about www.BlackSingles.com. There is a great sense of camaraderie and easy familiarity within the communities that I think is really refreshing. And unlike a lot of other online dating sites, there is no sense of sleaziness or smuttiness here. Everything is clean and above board and for once, the testimonials from members actually seem real.

And the membership is truly diverse. From young singles to mature parents, there's something here for everyone. And the navigation is simple enough for the most basic user, with the pages loading quickly and links prominently displayed. Let's face it, not everyone is equally adept on the Internet, and the BlackSingles.com staff seems to have taken that into account.

Oh, before I forget, did I mention BlackSingles.com's cool affiliate program? You ought to check it out, you know. I daresay it would be a classic case of mixing business with pleasure for many!