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Lavalife connects people for dating, relationships, and intimate encounters. The intimate encounters provides an alternative to the dating scene for people looking for open-minded casual relationships and something different from other dating sites. Lavalife is one of the largest alternative dating sites, and always has thousands of people on-line to chat and instant message. In addition, it provides some excellent features as follows.
Token Based Membership
Lavalife uses a token based membership. This means you use tokens to buy services. For example, you pay six tokens to contact another member through anonymous email. You have to buy a minimum amount of tokens, but it is less than the price of a subscription on most of the major dating services. This can amount to a good cost savings for people who do not spend a lot of time online, yet have a few people they would like to try and contact. In addition, this can be a nice addition for people who have a membership to another dating site, and would like to have access to more members.
Backstage Passes
This allows members to control who sees their photos. Members can take provocative pictures of themselves and only allow certain members to see them.
Video Instant Messages
Members can take short videos of themselves and send them to members while using instant messages. In addition, members can make a short clip of themselves for a Video Greeting in their profile.
LavaLife by Phone
Lavalife has a very active phone and party line service. The service provides free access for all females. In addition, it brings people together within a specified geographical region. Members can record profiles for other members, leave voicemail, and chat within the dating, relationship, or intimate encounter community. |
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For very active members, lavalife can add up to a lot of money. These members might find a subscription based service more beneficial. In addition, for those wanting a serious relationship, Lavalife provides no matchmaking services and limited profiles. Profiles do not display test results of members, such as personality tests or lifestyle quizes. You can only refine searches to find a match, it does not attempt to match your compatability with other members. |
