Affair Handbook

The Ashley Madison hack was one of the most significant events of 2015. Not only did it bring the quiet affair dating industry to the forefront of social consciousness but it devastated lives all across the globe. Marriages and families broke apart, leaving distraught children and pissed off wives at home. For some, however, it was an awakening to a better relationship. Many people used it to make their marriages stronger than before. Then there is the rest of us, those that weren’t affected personally and are still interested in marital bliss with a little on the side. Where is there left to go and is anyone else out there?

Chemistry

Nearly 10 million people have used this site for their online dating go-to. It has a lengthy personality questionnaire that is put to good use to choose your possible date matches. There are also compatibility quizzes, games and icebreakers, once you have completed the personality questionnaire and been categorized. You are an Explorer, Builder, Negotiator, or Director. All the people in each category’s answers and results are compared to further enhance the matching process. One of the coolest features on this site is the feedback. Your activity and actions on the site are tracked and you receive helpful ideas, tips and hacks to improve your chances.

OKCupid

OKCupid has been gaining momentum since the minute it first appeared on the screen in 2004. It resonates with all age demographics even though its first rush of users were mostly 18 – 35 years old. It is well-known for its long and eclectic personality questionnaire which changes and evolves every year. Questions can be suggested by users and after a vetting process, become part of the official user personality questionnaire. Your results come into play when you are able to see just how much of a friend or enemy you can be with each individual user you’re interested in.
 

LavaLife

Back in the 80’s, LavaLife was a real brick and mortar (actually it was in a basement) establishment. It connected singles via telephone for party line chats and sexy talk. In 1997 it made the move to the land of online businesses and never looked back. It separates its information into three categories: Intimate Encounters, Relationships and Dating. You can use all three sections and have a different profile for each. There is a huge array of communication options here as well. The instant messaging service includes video, sound and private photo sharing. You can make phone calls through the site and even record your personal profile. One neat feature is that you can see the last login time for each user.
 

How About We

Two buddies, Aaron Schildkrout and Brian Schecter, started this service in 2010 and it’s been quite a success. This place has a reputation for getting users offline and face to face faster by asking How about we
and letting you fill in the blank. This type of take on dating forces more creative and ingenuitive date ideas. It is designed to encourage what is missing in other sites, the actual date. They wanted a site that helped get people offline and together and it worked.

Lovestruck

Lovestruck is international and has a presence in every major city in the world. It is a location based service that connects users in the same geographical area. It most benefits time strapped professional people with busy work and social lives. They connect people close to each other to save time. They also host events and activities.
 

Dating Directing

Just as its name suggests, this site focuses on the basics, giving its users more access to each other and less time spent playing around. It is similar and connected to Match.com so it has a huge pool of users from every continent. It shows you six possibly interesting date choices each day in an email.
 

My Single Friend

This site operates on the uber-cute premise of being introduced by a friend. People can join and refer and introduce you! They say that their approach is an attempt to dispel the cringe factor of having to beef up those online profiles and think of ways to be witty, clever and attractive. The only downside here is if your friends like to embarrass you or you embarrass easily.

The Ashley Madison hack hysteria touched a lot of lives – Read Whats Its Like To Be Exposed By The Ashley Madison Hack – but there are millions of people still interested in dating affairs and hookups. There are still plenty of sites around and more coming online each year. Like everything else in life, there will be big stumbling blocks like that debacle but lessons are also learned during those times. The dust has settled. Take a look around. There are still plenty of places to go.