These days, we want it all: the career, the house, the partner, and kids. As awesome as “having it all” sounds, in reality, most of us are so busy with the first step (dream job) that the rest gets pushed aside (sorry, love & romance). If you’re busy with work but you’ve still got dreams of the perfect engagement, destination wedding, and white picket fence, why not give online dating a shot? You’re not alone. Over 100 million Americans are single today! And over half of them are giving online dating a shot. In 2017, the internet became the #1 place where singles met for their most recent first date — while a mere 14% met through friends and another 6% met at a bar. Don’t be that person wasting away at a bar after a hard day of work just for the 6% chance you’ll meet somebody. You use the latest in tech for your job and finances; why not update your dating life? If you’re thinking online dating may just be the answer to finding your person, here are 3 dating sites to get you started.

1. Match.com

Match.com is the golden retriever of dating apps. It’s #1 in dates, relationships, and marriages, and it’s been a go-to dating site since way back when in 1995. If you’re looking for a meaningful connection, Match.com gives you multiple ways to find the right person — you can freely write about yourself and what you’re looking for, share up to 26 photos, and select from numerous search preferences for what you want in your desired match. If that’s not enough, Match Stories can also create a streamlined get-to-know-you with videos, photo, and media mashed together to introduce would-be dates to a collage of the wonderful person you are.

You can create your profile and search for matches for free.

If you’re concerned about the murky waters of dating online, don’t worry — Match.com protects you with an anonymous email network. Your personal name and contact information are kept confidential until you decide to share them with a potential match.

Match.com doesn’t just take your information down to find a compatible partner – they also allow you to choose what type of person you’re interested in, from their salary to whether or not they smoke. Here’s where dealbreakers and flexibility are both important – you want to be honest about what you’re looking for, but you also want to try to be open-minded (you are, essentially, narrowing down your own dating pool).

Once you’ve put in all of your information and your profile has been approved, you can search for matches by mutual matches (people who are looking for someone like you, who are just what you’re looking for) as well as reverse matches (people who are looking for someone like you).

Each day, Match.com gives you your Daily 5 – 5 matches who may be right for you. Although it may feel a little strange to ‘rate’ matches, the more matches you review, the closer Match.com can get to finding your person.

If you miss the good old days of meeting someone more naturally, you can also head to one of Match.com’s events — they frequently schedule exclusive members-only events for singles all the time. Think speed dating, cooking classses, and even mixology classes to get the chemistry going.

Ever have that terrible feeling where you think you walked by someone, felt a spark of connection, then lost them? Match’s Missed Connections feature helps you find people nearby who you may have just crossed paths with before, too.

Match.com is so proud of their work that they keep a database of success stories. If you’re looking to kill the cynic inside you and feel butterflies again, check them out here. Then, sign up!

Beyond the go-to Match profile, you can also get the Match Bundle. With the Match bundle, you get special features like first impressions, which makes sure new users see your profile first. You also get the email notification read feature, which lets you know if your messages are truly being received — or if your latest interest just isn’t available.

If you decide to go for a 6-month plan with Match, Match.com covers you with the I Met Someone GUARANTEE. This means that if you haven’t met anyone within your half-year subscription, they’ll give you the next 6 months entirely free.

Not sold yet? Match.com also offers 25% off to eligible singles.

2. eharmony.com

eharmony.com is the #1 trusted dating site and is celebrated for their allegiance to “a scientific approach for matching highly compatible singles.” Their Compatibility Matching System considers 29 DIMENSIONS® of compatibility to make sure you’re looking at singles who are meant for you.

When you sign up with eharmony, you start with their Relationship Questionnaire and then register to be linked up with compatible matches. The questionnaire is long, but worth it — they’re really digging into your personality and who you’d be compatible with. Give yourself about 30 minutes. You’ll be asked about your core beliefs, how you’d describe yourself, what you value in life and in relationships, and your communication style, among other things.

You’ll want to try to be as honest as possible on the questionnaire — you’re only hurting yourself if you put on someone else’s face for your online dating profile! Now’s the time to really say who you are — so you can meet someone who loves the most genuine version of you.

After the questionnaire, you complete your profile in your own words. To make this easier, eharmony gives you a round of fun but revealing questions to answer. Once your profile is completed, you’re good to go — but you don’t get to see potential matches or message them until you sign up for a subscription.

Like Match.com, eharmony guarantees you’ll meet someone, but within 3 months. If you’ve given the service a shot and you haven’t met someone special by then, they’ll give you another 3 months for free.

eharmony’s member base is diverse – if you’re looking for a specific type of partner, they have all the bases covered. You can search for Christian singles, Jewish singles, Black singles, Hispanic singles, Asian singles, etc.! You can also narrow down the dating pool to localities — or date internationally.

Need an extra boost? Check out some of eharmony’s success stories. Ahh, love has never been so easy and sweet!

Need a brush up on modern dating? eharmony’s Love & Harmony blog covers all of the bases.

3. Elite Singles

One of the most common excuses for not trying out online dating is pickiness. You’re not going to find anyone on some dating website, not someone who’s *good enough*. Sound familiar? If so, your problem is you haven’t checked out Elite Singles yet. Elite Singles is designed with the picky bunch in mind (and hey, you deserve someone on your level!).

Elite Singles narrows the dating pool for you so you’re not overwhelmed with matches that make no sense for you. Over 90% of Elite Singles’ members are 30 and up, and 82% are college-educated.

According to Elite Singles’ website, they promote “Serious Online Dating” because “real happiness starts with a truly like-minded match.” Their match-making algorithm ensures your match is as compatible as possible, and they’re constantly fine-tuning it. You can learn more about their personality test and how it works here.

Each day, Elite Singles suggests 3-7 highly suitable matches for you based on your preferences, education, location, and personality profile. If someone seems too good to be true, they’re not a bot—unlike some other dating websites, Elite Singles thoroughly vets its members to confirm authenticity.

Put some time aside to fill out Elite Single’s personality test — it is as in-depth as dating personality tests can get.

Once you’ve filled out your information, there are 3 subscriptions to choose from, and then you’re good to go and meet people!

Need dating advice? Check out Elite Single’s magazine. It’s full of great advice on all sorts of dating dilemmas — from moving on from a divorce to figuring out if he’s flirting — or not.

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Just because you’re busy doesn’t mean you can’t find love. One in 3 relationships begin online, and 1 in 5 marriages start there, too. With these online dating services, the hard part of finding the person is out of the way. Now, you can send them messages, get flirty, and go on some dates. What are you waiting for?