True.com - Online Dating, Romance, Chat Rooms & Love
With today’s fast-paced lifestyle, real-life dating is slowly becoming passé and more online dating communities are turning up. Out of all these, True.com sits comfortably as our 4th favorite dating sites.
Formerly known as TrueBeginnings.com, True.com is known to be one of the oldest dating sites around. After a series of effective media promotions propelled its popularity among internet users, it now boasts of its fairly large network of 11 million - and counting - members.
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What sets apart True.com from others dating sites is its emphasis on its member’s safety and credibility, making sure that anyone who is registered as a member will not be harmed in any way by suspicious people. In its commitment to maintain the site’s trustworthiness, True.com screens all of its members against one of the largest database of criminal records, making certain that not one member was and is convicted of felony, and sexual crimes, among others. It also screens its members against public records to be sure that what they wrote as their marital status - registering members should be single - is indeed true. Anyone who is found to have a criminal record or to have lied to be singles are discouraged to join the community, lest they risk being sued.
True.com takes upon itself to carry out a civil action to anyone who disagrees with their rules. For some this might seem a exaggerated, but you have to remember that as you are communicating through the internet, you become more susceptible to be scammed by con-artists as you can’t see them and can’t interpret their nonverbal signals. True.com has found a way of resolving that problem, and as a result, its members, mainly female members, do feel safe in that kind of environment. A proof of this is that the male-to-female ratio of True.com members is almost even, which does not happen oftentimes as more men spend time as members in online dating sites.
Because safety screenings happen to be a bit expensive, the fees for a premium membership can be costly as well. Although True.com does allow you to register for free, you will not get the same benefits as that of a premium member. The premium membership fee are as follows:
- 1 Month (30 days) - $49.99
- 2 Months (60 days) - $79.99
- 6 Months (180 days) - $129.99
In signing up for True.com, you must first submit your email address so you can surf through the site. If you are not yet decided on signing up, the site offers a free trial for as long as 7 days, in which you are granted complete access to all the features True.com has to offer. You have to make sure, though, that you keep track of how many days there are left in your trial, or else the site will charge you - you have to give your credit cart details before you can get hold of the free trial - for a month’s membership.
Aside from the safety advantages, True.com gives out accurate psychological tests so that you can know more about yourself and your personality and the characteristics you want in a person. The test is called the True Compatibility Test, a test mainly of a multiple choice to where you select one answer each number to find out your own personality type and that of your ideal romantic partner. It can be very helpful in narrowing down the list of people to those whom you are compatible with, which, in turn, will produce better results once you are on the dating stage. The True Compatibility Test is so useful that it has been featured in Psychology Today, and is the only test offered by a dating site to be supported by the magazine to date.
In addition to this, a Sexploration Test is also available for anyone who wish to know their sexual profile and to see if the sexual profile of their ideal partner matches theirs. A lot of people can attest to the fact that a couple has great chemistry if they are great in bed together. According to True.com, 8 different types of sex personalities can emerge, from the mild well-mannered lady to the downright wild romper. By determining your sex personality, you waste less time and energy in going through some people that are incompatible with you. You can also be sure that a person whose sex personality complements yours will definitely mean more pleasure in bed.
Another feature that can definitely be beneficial to any members is their coaching center, where you can get more tips for a better dating experience, from creating an eye-catching profile to meeting and conversing with people whether online or out in restaurants. You can also receive personal advices from True.com’s love guru, Fite. Some webpages, meanwhile, are set aside for FAQ’s (frequently asked questions) about love and romance. You can also view the True U Magazine that are packed with more love advices and inspiring stories of dating successes. If you want the feeling of being in a date but think you’re not yet ready, then True.com’s virtual dating feature can be just right up your alley. With just your voices and a recorded video, you can almost realistically have a date with another person before setting up an actual date outside the internet.
Other things that you can do at True.com are the following:
1. You can send instant messages (IM) to any member
2. You can send emails through the integrated email system
3. You can go in and out of various chat rooms, whether public or private
4. If you have a webcam, you can contact other members through video chatting
5. You can bookmark other member’s and their webpages so you will have an easier time searching for that person in the future
True.com has earned a lot of good reviews mainly for its reputation as the safest online dating site at present. However, there are still some minor details that needed nitpicking. For one, the membership fee is pretty expensive as compared to any online dating sites. This can be somewhat reasonable given the fact that, as mentioned before, screenings for crime convictions and verification of marital status cannot be thought of as cheap. Besides, if you are a person who puts a lot of stress in security, you know you are getting your money’s worth.
The second disadvantage of registering in True.com is that, if you are a non-paying member - meaning you registered via free membership - you cannot reply to any email. Some online dating sites, such as Match.com and FriendFinder.com, allow free members to reply to an email, but prohibits free members from initially sending emails. For the member’s convenience, it might be better if the same approach to email sending is adopted by True.com. But then again, this is the advantage of not registering for a premium membership.
The third disadvantage of True.com is that it doesn’t reveal how long it has been since a member last visited the site. This can be especially frustrating when someone is trying to contact, over and over, another member when in fact the latter hasn’t opened his account in over 3 months, and no one will ever know.
Despite these small complaints, there is no big reason why you will not want to sign up for True.com. It guarantees a safer online dating scene, offers innovative features such as virtual dating and online coaching, and a large network of active members to boot. So sign up now and check out a community of online of true online daters.
