Chemistry Review

The chemistry dating website is a premier dating site for single individuals looking for serious relationships that may end up in a marriage. It is perfect for Christian men and women looking for soul mates with similar interests. It also extends its service for its homosexual members for a wholesome and long-lasting dating experience.

The dating site is a part of the MarriageMinded Community by the People Media. So the profiles of the members have access to all the sites owned by the community without any additional cost. It was launched in October 2005 when online dating was not considered as conventional as it is now. They sought to bring change in the dating scene of the present community. Match.com came up with the idea of ‘Chemistry’ for more serious relationships discarding any chance for casual hookups or blind dates.

How does it work?

The website considers chemistry a prime factor for a long-lasting relationship, making this aspect their priorities that have incorporated a section of personality assessment on their website. Through this, the website matches users according to their similar interests and hobbies. The site believes that there is no bad combination of different personality types; rather, each person has a unique effect on them, which might help the other with a different nature.

Sign-up & Login Process

For the sign-up process, the site uses the minimum personal pieces of information necessary for its users’ safety. The requirements include only birthday, email address, and zip code. No Full name is required; you can create a username of your own for your recognition convenience.

You have to take a lengthy yet efficient personality test with over 20 questions. But in these 20 questions lie the website’s essence, which determines your personality furthering affecting what kind of people you will be matched with. However, the users are also given an option to skip the assessment if they want. You can use the website both as a free user and an upgraded user. The registration process of Chemistry.com is fairly easy and non-invasive.

Profile Interface

The site allows its users to upload a total of 30 pictures in their profile, and there is a strict set of guidelines on what pictures you can put on your profile. The guideline includes:

• Solo photos are preferred.
• No nudity on profile pictures.
• No copyrighted images.
• No offensive things to be on the pictures.
• No propagation of illegal acts like drug use, violence, and obscenity through pictures.
• No-spill of personal information should be made through profile pictures.

There is a single profile visibility setting on the Chemistry website, which means that all categories of users can get access to the profiles of all kinds of users, whether it is a free user or a premium upgraded user. The profiles are intricately detailed, and people can see when the person was last online, which is helpful.

There is also a Top Interests section on the profile where you can add your hobbies and other curricular activities. However, you don’t have access to what informations you can show on your profile. This helps to make your profile more about you – as a person and your aspirations and interests. The personality assessment on the website might prove to be a bit time-consuming, depending on how seriously a person takes the test. It includes questions on political views, religious views, ethnicity, etc.

You also have an option of Stream, where you can update posts like status and also a log of your match’s recent activity that gets updated from time to time.

Matches/Communication

Chemistry.com website helps its users to match with other users based on their personality assessment test. They display five featured matches for their free users, which changes every day. And if the recommendations are not according to your interests, you can search for people through the search option and look for people you think you can create good bonding with. You can filter your search based on categories provided as: currently online, age, location, ethnicity, height, body type, zodiac sign, and other preferences.

Initiating a conversation is made easy as the website suggests Message ideas. A set of four questions is suggested that helps you break the ice and allows the smooth flow of conversation. There is also an option where the users, instead of sending a message, can opt to “flirt” with any user that interests them. A chatroom is a safe space where the users are notified every time other user pings them. Free users have an option of communication, and the paid users can access the chatroom. And if you come across a person of your interest, you can add them to your favorite list, and on the other hand, you also get the option to block a person if they make you uncomfortable in any way.

Members structure and activities

75% of users account from the U.S. that comes down to approximately 350,000 users from the USA. The member activity of the website is 350,000 weekly.

Users Age

On average, the website is used by men and women in their 30’s and 40’s who are looking for serious relationships or marriages.

Sexual Preferences

The majority of the website users are men, which accounts for around 80% of the totality, and the rest are female users. Sexual preferences of all kinds, which include Straight, Gay, or lesbian; every one of them is welcome to use this platform.

Race and Ethnicity

People of all race and ethnic categories are free to join this website.

Religious Orientation

Christians mainly use the platform.

Chemistry dating website features

• You May Also Like – These are matched website thinks have the potential to be compatible with you
• Profiles & Photos – When viewing singles’ profiles, you can view how you can match them. There is a separate section that tells you about the personality of your match and yourself.
• Matches – You can receive matches every day, which are personalized.
• Interested- People who have shown interest in you while visiting your profile.
• Matching System – Broken up into new matches and active matches. Active matches are singles with who you are currently communicating. The Matching System also shows what stage in the communication process you are in.
• Chemistry Starters – These are fun activities made to break some ice, which helps you in better understanding your match.

Safety & Security

The website claims to have been certified by VeriSign, which means that the users access the website using a secure connection in the first place. And the personal information that they acquire from its users is only used to make it more efficient and functional in its respective nature. The website also is non-invasive as it does not ask for personal pieces of information during the sign-up process. It completely depends upon the users what information they want to publish in their biographies. Even the payment options are secure as they are signed up with VeriSign and so do not share any financial pieces of information with any third parties. They use the same cookies and web beacons as any other website. And if the users feel that a lot of information is out on the website, they always have the option of opting out.

Is Chemistry Legit or Scam Service?

The biggest proof of the dating site not being a scam is because of its parent website Match.com. Over the years, the website Match.com has proved its legitimacy with many regular and satisfied customers. And because of that reason, the website is still up and running for over a decade now. Though this website, in particular though, has not acquired the success rates as of the names associated with it, what company becomes successful in just one day. MarriageMinded company has always been successful in its past endeavors, and so will be this one, and they believe in this.

Subscription types and price

There are two kinds of memberships available: Free Services and Fee-based Services.

Cost prices for various subscriptions are different:

Duration	Costs	Total
1 Month	34.99 USD/ Month	34.99 USD
3 Months	21.66 USD/ Month	64.99 USD
6 Months	12.49 USD/ Month	74.94 USD

The price structure is super affordable, although new members will be charged a one-time processing fee of USD 3.99. There can also be additional taxes depending on where you live. Payment cannot be made anonymously.

Free Membership

Under Free Services, users can create a profile; they can assess their personality; they get full profile views and can access pictures and see who saw their profile.

Paid Membership

However, Fee-based Services are comparatively more than the last one. Here along with the Free Services, you also get to send and receive messages; you can add people to your favorite list and get notifications when someone pings; you can also see who flirts with you. There is also an option available: ProfilePro, where they contact professional writers to create your profile. There is also the Best Value plan where you get to work on the aesthetics of your profile, different colors for your nameplates, and also makes your entry more visible than others.

Website design and usability

• Signing up on Chemistry also avails you on the other platforms of MarriageMinded Community with no additional cost
• The site allows the users to see who viewed their profile.
• The site for security purposes itself signs you out if they see no action on the page for a few minutes.
• The site allows both free and upgraded users more room for exploration.
• The site cares for its users’ safety, not just virtually but also physically. It so has incorporated several guidelines and articles on its home page, guiding people on their safety online and meeting other people they meet.
• The website lacks the part of complete decorative aesthetics but has not let it affect the functionality of the website.
• The site’s accessibility is very easy, with simple navigation with the menu buttons on the top.
• The website is designed in a way that it takes in the preferences of its users. It is designed in a way that the subjective opinion of the users is not overridden by the website recommendations themselves. One example is the search button on the website, where you can explore users if you don’t like the recommendations.
• They maintained their prime focus on the chemistry between two people with the help of the personality assessment section on their website.

Mobile application

The website does not have a mobile application as of now; for Android or iPhone, but its website is responsive across all platforms. You can access the site’s mobile version with a different layout, which is more comfortable for some users with just swiping and tapping.

Contact information

All the contact information is provided in their Help Page section. They take around 24-48 hours to respond to their mail Chemistry.com. They can be reached through postal service on their P.O. Box at People Media, P.O. Box 12627, Dallas, TX 75225, or via their phone number – 2145763272.

Conclusion

At first, Chemistry may look like a typical dating website, but it does have some unique features that were new in its time. The personality assessment is one of them, designed by Helen Fisher, focuses on bringing people who would have good chemistry. However, the website lacking its app is one relevant disadvantage which would surely be overcome in the coming years. And also, the website aesthetics is something that is suggested to be taken into account. However, the website is worth a try.