There are several unique aspects to the Lavalife service. For one, Lavalife has three different communities. The Dating community is for people looking mainly for dates to go on. The Relationship community is for people looking for love, romance or serious relationships, sort of like what you would find at eHarmony. The Intimate Encounters community is for people looking for a good time, if you know what I mean. Choose the community which best suits your needs at present. Another unique feature of Lavalife is the pay structure. You pay $14.95 for 50 credits. These are used to contact other members, at a rate of $1.25 per instant message session. You also pay $1.25 per email to another member. If you receive replies from the person you email, subsequent emails are free. Basically, you pay every time you cast out the net. The bad thing is it costs you when you run into a dry spell. The good thing is you are paying as you go. If you dont have time to seek a match one month, youdont have to pay a monthly fee to retain membership.

Lavalife offers the usual frills for members. You post your profile for free, while you also get a free private email account. Security is paramount at Lavalife, so the private account is a reassurance to those someone untrusting of internet dating. You are offered the smile feature, that is just a way of letting another member you are interested.

Finally, there is the backstage pass. If you want to share private information or photos with a member, you can invite them into your backstage. Only those invited are privy.

Lavalife tries to be different than the other services. I think it has succeeded. The pay-per-contact may not be for everyone. But I think it is worth the $14.95 for a person to give it a try.

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