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Whether it's romance or just friendship you're looking

6/2/2004

Whether it's romance or just friendship you're looking for, iVillage UK can fix you up with a date
Does this describe you?
• My computer and I know each other very well- we spend a lot of time together
• I use the internet and email to keep in touch with friends and family
• I'd like to meet fun and interesting people but am short on time
• I'm dying for a new romance but can't seem to meet anyone new
If you answered yes to two or more of these questions, iVillage.co.uk can show you how to meet new people and spice up your life- without leaving your desk. iVillage.co.uk, the 24-hour online information resource for women, has teamed up with the UK's biggest online dating service, DatingDirect.com, to launch a unique match-making service. With Dating Direct at iVillage you can find people have a laugh with, or maybe even love, all from the comfort of your computer. The service, with over 115,000 active users, launches this week at ivillage.co.uk/relationships.

The tailor-made program works as follows:
• Register online and you will receive a unique password and ID
• Create your profile and if you wish, add your photo
• Search a huge database of singles (free of charge)
• Other members will be able to view your profile and send messages to you using the anonymous mailing system. Your last name and real email address will always remain anonymous
• If you'd like to contact a member, you'll need to upgrade to a Full Membership. With a Full Membership you can use the facility to contact other members and the Power Search function, which allows you to narrow down your search for the ideal date
'We all spend so much time online, that meeting people, exchanging emails and flirting online is a natural. And who knows, it might lead to love. iVillage UK's online dating service provides a safe and fun way to meet like-minded people,' says Tina Gaudoin, Editorial Director of iVillage.co.uk.

Online Dating is located at the Relationships channel ( ivillage.co.uk/relationships/) at iVillage UK. This channel includes features such as Should I Stay or Should I Go, How to Do Dating, Challenging Abuse, and Understanding Men. Tools such as the Compatibility Quiz and the Goddess Quiz, and online support and advice from iVillage community members and experts such as the Dating Doyenne, Sally Ann Lasson. Daily polls on the site gauge women's responses to various relationship issues and hot topics from 'dating and alcohol' to adultery.