SingleParentMeet 🥰 Review UPD: May 2022, Find your Cougar

26 Jun 2020Updated:10 May 2022
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Pros and Cons

Pros

Free to join and search matches nearby
Uniquely catered towards single parents looking for relationships
Access to babysitting services
Low membership costs
Token system for extra features

Cons

Free members can't respond or receive messages
No phone line for customer support
Lack of profile information regarding family life and children
Confusing interface

As the name clearly suggests, SingleParentMeet is a dating site for single parents. However, there is more to that platform as this service offers plenty of additional perks, including a chance to hire a babysitter. Still, its primary focus is on introducing single parents committed to raising their children but not yet ready to give up on their love lives. How well does it fare in this regard? Take a look at our review and find out.

How does it work?

There is a place to go with divorce rates increasing exponentially and dating sites filled with childless singles who see children as baggage. Single parents have a unique set of needs compared to childless singles, who may not understand the life adjustments that occur when you have a child.

Single parents on dating sites are often overlooked or matched with a single who cannot understand the implication of dating someone who commits first to their children.

SingleParentMeet is a niche date site specifically designed to unique needs of single parents looking for romance and a more stable kind of relationship. Most members on SingleParentMeet have children themselves or will date someone that has. This eliminates a lot of the frustration of meeting new people who either don’t understand the implications of being a parent or refuse to get involved with someone who is.

Not only a niche dating site, SingleParentMeet claims to provide a social networking platform for single parents to meet, share experiences, and find support in a community of single parent users. Best yet, it eliminates those awkward situations where you have to explain your family dynamics with someone you have met, who may or may not accept a partner who already has children.

This site also provides for gay and lesbian single parents on their platform because sexual orientation is secondary to the role of being a single parent. All single parents are welcome to meet and find friendship and love on this site.

The sign-up process on SingleParentMeet is simple. Choose your gender search (male seeking woman, woman seeking male, male seeking male or female seeking female). Enter your ZIP code (You must be from Canada or US), and enter your email and your chosen password.

The profile information necessary to create membership does not have to be fully fleshed out at the get-go, but the site sends prompts when members do not fill enough of their profile options. Profile creation is free, and users have the option of filling in the “About me section,” where they can write their own personal descriptions in any manner they like.

Profile interface

Although a member need not fill out much profile information on their registration, there are many means to make your profile stand out from other accounts and present yourself in a clearer light to your potential match. It is in a member’s best interest to exhaust all possibilities to make their profile shine because half-filled profiles never gather much attention in the long run.

Profile Features: Greetings

“About myself” When introducing yourself to others, by a profile, you have the option of answering a drop-down list of questions about yourself. This is a perfect opportunity to describe who you are and something about where you come from.
“What you are looking for?” allows members to show the partner they are looking for
“I would like to add…” lets you express what your passions are, your interests, and goals which you have set yourself.

Personality Type and Personal Details:

A short personality quiz type questionnaire allows members to reveal what personality type and characteristic they have. Some questions may seem personal, but you have no obligation to fill them out in their entirety. Mystery also has its magic.
Then the ubiquitous physical stats re-emerge from yet another site so you can measure weight and describe your body in the most truthful manner as possible.
You then have the option of providing additional distinguishing information such as education, income level, and marital status, as well as all those annoying “living situation” pet scenarios.

Personalized Profile Messages:

If you feel overwhelmed to meet someone new and are searching for conversation, you may make use of questions on your profile to break the ice with a potential match. You have a choice of four questions that will best flush out the real deals from the wannabes.

Pimp Your Profile:

Customise your profile like you would your living room with your personalized wallpaper and even your own icon. This may seem irrelevant, but it will increase your chances of being noticed. Individualizing your profile makes it stand out.

Work Those Selfies

Never underestimate the power of the eyes over the heart when uploading photos onto your profile. You have mobile camera options, Facebook, and computer-stored images to provide your potential partner with a visual feast.

Let’s Go Video

You have the option of video greetings to set the stage for your romance. It’s great for bringing together all those virtual aspects into one performance. People are innately perceptive when it comes to speech rhythms and mannerisms in a manner that they are not wired to decode written clues. Let your matches hear your voice or watch you in actual life.

Matches/Communication

Terrible news for free members. To avail yourself of any meaningful connection with your chose match, you must purchase a membership with SingleParentMeet. You may browse to your heart’s content, but you can only look but not touch, message-wise.

Wonderful news, though; you are not entirely muzzled with your free membership, and a couple of avenues are open to you and a potential match.

Flirt, Flirt, Baby.

If someone’s profile really floats your boat, you have the option of sending them a message in a bottle called a “flirt.” This will make the object of your mute affections aware of your existence, and who knows?
If you find a profile you like but have not subscribed, you may store their profiles in a neat little line under “favorites.”
Play out a microcosm of universal relationships and seek matches that you cannot connect with. Think prison glass and puppy-dog eyes. Get a subscription already.

Paid Communication features:

Messages are Unlimited:

You send messages to any member regardless if they are paid subscribers or not. Sending instant messages, emails, and audio/video chats, it’s entirely up to you.
Find out who has been ogling your profile, sent you flirts, liked, or made your profile one of their favorites. Get a better idea of which people may welcome your returned attention.
Highlight your profile and messages above the riffraff in the manner that it should. Use your membership to boost your profile to the top of the search results lists.
Access all video and audio feeds of other members to give you a real taste of what you are in for.
Use the “Live Chat” feature to connect with online members in real-time. Not only can you use instant chat, but you will have access to live video/audio chats at your leisure.

Members structure and activities

SingleParentMeet is owned by an incredibly successful Media People Group, which boasts ownership of several niche dating sites that have achieved significant success (BlackPeopleMeet.com, SeniorpeopleMeet.com, and BBPeopleMeet.com, among others).

This site has 50,000 active weekly members and claims a total of 77,000 users from the USA alone. Google Store record is 500,000+ downloads, so it seems this site has seen some support from its designated niche demographic.

Users age

Unlike generic dating sites with centralized and easily designated age demographics, SingleParentMeet is different because it has two pronounced user age demographics. In fact, the demographics seem to spread across 18-24 all the way to 44 years old, with a small peak in the 34-44-year-old demographic.

Sexual preferences

It is refreshing that a site dedicated to parents does not fall into the heterosexual myth of parenthood. Up from the first entry to register on the site, it provides you with the gender options of not only male seeking female and male seeking male but the alternative of females seeking female and male seeking male single parents.

This is a great introduction to a site dedicated to parents that are bold enough to place a homosexual parent union on the same standing as a heterosexual one. Because being a parent is not defined by biology at all, despite what the conservatives might say.

This inclusive introduction to SingleParentMeet reflects the times we are living in, where outdated and religion-imposed sanctions no longer define sexuality or the traditional nuclear family unit.

Race And Ethnicity

SingleParentMeet enforces no obligation to provide your ethnicity as a registration prerequisite nor a search filter function.

Religious Orientation

Religious affiliations are not a prominent part of registration options, at least in a compulsory sense. However, they can be used as a manual search filter if that is the way a member chooses to search.

SingleParentMeet dating website features

Video and Audio Introductions

Upload audio and video introductions to supplement and enhance your profile on site.

What? A babysitting Service as Well?

Not only does this site provide single parents with a platform to meet like-minded individuals, but they also provide you with access to reputable child minding services in your area just so you can meet for that first (or second or third) date. This is ingenious and also in tune with the basic needs of the single parent demographic.

Profile Activity monitor:

As any single parent knows, you don’t always have the time to be playing on your phone. SingleParentMeet allows you to catch up after kiddie’s bedtime and find out who viewed your profile, sent you mail or smiles, or added you to their favorites. Because you deserve it.

Advanced searching tools:

Distance
Activity
Religion
Keywords
Zodiac sign
Active status
Username
Recent members
Birthdays

Play the yes or no game:

In a Tinder hot or not style, play your hot or not in the “I’m Interested” game that informs the site better about your match choices. Daily matches:
Peruse your five daily matches curated by the SingleParentMeet site.
Echo alerts let you know whether a single parent hottie likes you back.
Chat, message, view videos and reply to messages
If you come across someone perfect for your single parent friend who refuses point blank to consider dating sites, you can send her an email where she can access that perfect matching profile without being a member of
Care.com is a wonderful feature in SingleParentMeet that provides users access to reputable childminders in their area.

SingleParentMeet dating website features

Safety & Security

It was disconcerting for a site dedicated to single parents that members were not vetted for being on the American or Canadian sexual offender list. Even though that fact is given some form of prominence on the sign-up page, it is something that should be considered more seriously for a site catering to single parents.

That being said, they invite input from the security research community to aid and better their security online. Not only that, but the site uses physical and tech control concerning any unauthorized access to their site. This means that any data users share with SingleParentMeet remains with the site and is never disclosed to any other parties.

Of course, SingleParentMeet cannot foresee each unknown threat by cyber threats that may emerge, but they are dedicated to improving their security to protect their members.

Is SingleParentMeet legit or scam service?

SingleParentMeet has been around for a while and has an established track record for pairing singles with children. This site is owned by People Media, a subsidiary of Match.com, an online dating service with successful dating sites in over 50 countries across the globe.

Despite competitors who wish to demote the site, SingleParentMeet is a legitimate online niche dating site.

Subscription types and price

The prices of SingleParentMeet occupy the midrange in terms of comparative niche dating site costs. The membership does auto-renew, so it is advisable that members cancel their subscription before it crosses over into the next billing cycle.

Free membership

Free profile
Free photo uploads
Free browse of matches
Send flirts
Like photos

Paid membership

1 Month 16.99 USD / Month 16.99 USD
3 Months 13.02 USD / Month 39.07 USD
6 Months 7.64 USD / Month 45.85 USD

Features:

Send and receive messages
Send flirts
ConnectMe
NotifyMe
MatchMe
PromoteMe
Use of tokens
Send virtual gifts

Token Charges:

25 tokens $1
110 tokens $4
280 tokens $10

Additional Features from tokens:

NotifyMe. This feature will notify you when another specific member is active on the site.
Virtual Gifts. You may send virtual gifts to woo your potential date if that’s what they are into.
PromoteMe can bump your profile up on the search and match pages for a temporary period.

Website design and usability

The website interface is accessible to users, even those who are not tech-savvy. This site is clean with no pornographic content, which is expected on a single parent dating site. The site is also free from annoying pop-up adverts.

The interface is responsive and intuitive, and any user will find it easy to navigate. This being said, the design is old-fashioned and unstylish. Maybe that was the intention of the design?

The color scheme is a bit off-putting with a murky, not-quite-green border. Luckily, the aims of the members are not of the cutting-edge sort.

Mobile application

The sleek interface of the SingleParentMeet translates really well into its Android and iOS app versions. Both versions of the app are available for free download from their respective stores.

The mobile app is really handy if you are on the move and want to search for other single parents nearby. It is also less busy than the website version, which is more important when navigating a hand-held device.

Contact Information

Company: SingleParentMeet.com People Media Inc.

Address: 8750 North Central Expressway, Suite 1400 Dallas, Texas 75231 United States

Phone Number: Customer Care at 866-320-0106, 7:00am – 7:00pm CT, Monday – Saturday

Email: via website contact form

Conclusion

SingleParentMeet has addressed an overlooked demographic that cannot be represented in the generic millennial dating site. They have impressive additions like babysitting services and in-depth profiles that show their commitment to providing their demographic with their own specialized needs.

The site has a host of features and avenues for parents to communicate with the people who most understand them. Although there are many negative reviews online, most of the ones we read were members ranting that they had received no attention. And you can’t fix that. Maybe it is because they like to rant.

SingleParentMeet has all the wonderful basic sense with a bit of the frill expected on a modern niche site catered to single parents. It is definitely worth checking out if you are committed to raising your children and still want to find friendship and love.