Online dating sites are a great way to meet singles online, whether you are looking for a relationship, marriage, friendship or a casual encounter.

More and more online dating sites have appeared over the past few years, and there is now a wealth of choice and variety for meeting singles online. Some of the big players include Spark Networks, who have a range of dating sites; their flagship singles website JDate is very popular. Another big contendor in the online dating game is PlentyOfFish, which offers a completely free online dating service. There are plenty of other free dating services out there, but PlentyOfFish is by far the biggest and best known.

Other popular dating sites include LoopyLove, Pocada, Dating Direct and Date the UK

Online dating is particular popular in the USA, Canada, Isreal, South Africa and the UK.

Many niche dating sites now exist which offer dating services based on sexuality, ethnicity, religion, nationality or age.

So, grab yourself an online dating membership, put up your profile and get started finding other singles online.