At a glance – AsianDating.com. Visit.

Criteria	Status
Type:	Foreign Brides & Husbands
Orientation:	Straight Men & Women
Members:	800,000+
Average Online Now:	900-1500
Women Members Origin:	Philippines, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia (in order of frequency and primarily)
Monthly Cost:	From $8 to $30
Languages:	English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese
ADR Rank:

AsianDating.com, formerly known as Asian Euro.com, (visit), despite its name is a worldwide site, and is one of the flagship personals sites of the Cupid Media network, and as such is a class act in terms of layout, functionality, and ease of use.

Points of Interest

• often very, very beautiful, young women
• good, active screening of profiles to weed out fakes
• useful advice warning you against scam attempts
• text, voice, and video communication
• automatic translating of messages if desired
• variety of ways to contact/show interest in someone, from subtle to direct

Membership Levels

Free Member

• basic searching, “show interest”, add 5 photos, read messages from paying members, set up basic profile

Gold Member

• + advanced searching, send/read messages, chat, set up personality profile

Platinum Member

• + can watch video profiles, send/read video mail, use automated translator

There are plenty of women on the site who do have videos and webcams, mostly Philippinos, and being able to watch those videos is a huge plus (there is a dedicated “Video Gallery” section).

This is your dashboard/home page view once a member:

Useful and well laid out, the “Most Popular” page is a good place to start, which features some of the most beautiful women on the site (they’re not all like this of course), and you’ll likely be kept very busy on Asian Dating (visit) if you are active on the site, and upload at least one photo.

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At a glance – Thai Love Links. Visit.

Criteria	Status
Type:	Brides & Girlfriends
Orientation:	Straight Men & Women
Members:	500,000+
Average Online Now:	1200
Monthly Cost:	From $8 to $30
Languages:	English, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish, Thai
Popularity:
ADR Rank:

Thai girls need no introduction as favourites among men seeking Asian brides and girlfriends and by joining ThaiLoveLink.com (visit), and becoming a full member, you will literally be spoiled for choice and will almost certainly meet many women and make some great friends, and possibly more.

Membership Types

What you can do on the site according to the different membership levels, from free, to Gold and Platinum.

Free

• do basic searching, “show interest” in others, add 5 photos of yourself, read messages, make a basic profile

Gold

• as above, and also – do advanced searches, send/read emails, live chat, make an extended profile

Platinum

• as above, and also – watch and make video messages, use Thai machine translator

Let’s look at some of the most useful features on Thailand Love Links.

Video Gallery

The webcams gallery lets you view personal recorded messages of the ladies. Most members don’t have videos however there is a decent minority that do and it’s really well worth it to be able to see the girls talking and get a feel for what they are interested in and what type of person they are.

Here is a view of the “Video Gallery” page:

Most Popular

Next most interesting is the “Most Popular” page, which naturally has the most beautiful women on the site, the ones who have been viewed the most. Don’t get entirely hung up on these particular girls at Thai Love Links (visit) as they are likely to be picky but it is a great sampling of what is there.

Check out Thai Love Links for yourself.

Quick View – FilipinaHeart.com. Visit.

Criteria	Status
Type:	Foreign Brides
Orientation:	Straight Men & Women
Members:	1 million+
Average Online Now:	1500
Monthly Cost:	From $8 to $30
Languages:	English, French, German, Japanese
Popularity:
ADR Rank:

Filipina Heart.com (visit), from Cupid Media in Australia, provides foreign men with unrivalled access to hundreds of thousands of lovely Filipina girls and women (all over 18) who are interested in meeting and possibly marrying.

FilipinaHeart is far and away the most popular international-oriented dating site in the Philippines market.

Membership Levels

Free

• basic searching, can “show interest”, add 5 photos, read messages from paid up members, create basic profile

Gold

• + advanced searching, send & read messages, use IM, set up personality profile

Platinum

• + can watch videos and cams, send/read video messages, use automated translator

Lots of the Filipina women on the website do actually have videos and cams and your being able to watch these videos is a big advantage in the romance hunt.

This is your personal start page once you join up (where you will find a link to the “Video Gallery”):

Nicely done, the “Most Popular” page is where you will find the most attractive ladies at Filipina Heart (visit), here is a view of it:

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At a glance – www.ChineseLoveLinks.com. Visit.

ADR Rank:
Type:	Foreign Brides, Chinese
Orientation:	Straight
Average Online Now:	800
Monthly Cost:	From $8 to $30
Languages:	English, German, Japanese, Chinese (traditional & simplified)
Popularity:

Summary

Chinese Love Links (visit) is less popular than one its main competitors, AsiaFriendFinder, however at AsianDatingReview it is nevertheless rated slightly ahead of the latter dating site due to its superior interface and ease of use.

Some of the beauties (on the “Most Popular” page)

Chineselovelinks is a typical example of a Cupid Media online dating site and is focused on singles of Chinese ethnicity, whether living in mainland China or expats, looking for friends or romantic relationships with men and women in other countries, whether of Chinese ancestry or otherwise.

Some of the more ordinary looking ladies on the “Who’s Online” page

Membership Levels

ChineseLoveLinks.com (visit) offers free membership however if you are serious about meeting any of the Chinese ladies on the site upgrading to Gold status is required. A further step up is Platinum, which allows you to send and view cams and videos.

Free Member

• can search, “show interest”, add five photos, read messages from paid up members

Gold Member

• + advanced searching, send messages, free members can read your messages, instant messenger chat

Platinum Member

• + can make and watch cams, can read and send video messages

Your dashboard view

Love Stories

Stories of happiness and romance at Chinese Love Links. Visit.

The Man:	The Girl:
Rob says: I found ChineseLoveLinks to be a perfect way to meet genuine people and with no rubbish. When I first visited ChineseLoveLinks and saw a stunning lady named Crystal in Shenzhen I immediately took paid membership and contacted her. After 3 months of talking online to her and then finally meeting her for dinner I proposed marriage. We had a lovely traditional Chinese wedding in March 2009 and honeymoon in Yunnan. Her English is getting better although we still use an electronic translator for a lot of conversations. This amazes our friends, but we never stop talking, laughing and planning our future. Life is great, we are both very committed and happy, and very much in love.	Yongping says: Thanks to ChineseLoveLinks I met the most important and special person of my life. I could see immediately from his profile picture that was such a cute and sincere man, from his warm, natural smile and I couldn’t help but feel interested in him. After only one day he returned my interest with a sincere email message. We began speaking to each other regularly, by email, chat, and finally on the phone although we never use cam because he is not comfortable with that. Now after nine months have passed we have had ups and downs but our love has strengthened. I want my darling to know that it doesn’t matter to me at all if he is rich or not, how much he has, what matters to me is his love. Because we are going to build the future together.

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At a glance – Vietnam Cupid. Visit.

Criteria	Status
Type:	Foreign Brides
Orientation:	Straight
Members:	300,000+
Average Online Now:	150-300
Monthly Cost:	From $8 to $30
Languages:	English, Vietnamese
Popularity:
ADR Rank:

Lowdown

The online dating and singles scene in Vietnam is not nearly as well-developed as in neighbouring or comparable countries like the Philippines or Thailand but this in itself can be an advantage, considering that the ‘market’ is not saturated.

ADR rates Vietnam Cupid a 3.5, a great site but with participation rate on the small side.

Vietnam Cupid.com (visit) is managed by the Cupid Media network, a very professional outfit, and the site is consequently a joy to use with many useful features like “Who’s Viewed Me” and “I’m Favourited By…”, etc.

Don’t forget to check out the video gallery, where you can see the lovely Vietnamese ladies ‘live’, one of the best ways to gauge the ladies’ personalities.

The “Most Popular” page is where you will come across the most beautiful Vietnamese women on VC (visit), as sampled on this page.

Membership Levels

You can sign up as a free member and do plenty of basic browsing and searching but to get to know any of the Vietnamese ladies on the site you’ll need to take out a paid membership.

Free

• basic searches, can “show interest” to women, add 5 photos, read messages, write basic profile

Gold

• + advanced searching, full send/read rights, online chat, extended profile

Platinum

• + can watch videos, send/read video messages, use Vietnamese to English translator

Love Stories

Stories of success at Vietnam Cupid. Visit.

The Girl	The Guy
Kim says: So many thanks to Vietnamcupid. I never really believed in the virtual world but I chatted with lots of people and also met a few people in person. None was serious enough to take the next step but then I met this great guy through Vietnam Cupid and we chatted for a few months and he was willing to drop everything in England to come to Vietnam for 3 weeks and we got engaged. I love him with all my heart and I can’t wait to be his wife.	Richard Says: Anh and I were very lucky. Her profile had no photo, but I liked her words very much. I sent her a message and she responded with her email address. We chatted for 4 months, I recently travelled to Saigon to meet her, and we fell very much in love. She introduced me to her family who were all very generous and sweet. At the end of my trip, I proposed to her on the beach in Vung Tao. (Photo was taken right after she accepted) We will be married in August. Thank you very much VietnamCupid for helping me find my love.

Join for a free trial at Vietnam Cupid.

At a glance – Indian Cupid. Visit.

Criteria	Status
Type:	Foreign Brides & Husbands
Orientation:	Straight Men & Women
Members:	170,000+
Average Online Now:	20
Monthly Cost:	From $8 to $30
Languages:	English
Popularity:
ADR Rank:

Summary

Indian Cupid (visit) is focused on the intra-Indian market, whether Indians abroad, like in the UK, USA, Singapore & Malaysia primarily, or at home, and is not intended for foreigners, ie non-Indians, seeking an Indian bride. Those looking for an Indian bride or husband who are not themselves of Indian ethnicity should try AsianEuro, InterRacial Cupid, or International Cupid.

Until 2009 the site was called “Matrimonial Link”, dormant and located at MatrimonialLink.com, but was bought by the Australian company Cupid Media and the old domain redirected to a new one, indiancupid.com. As of writing (August 2009) the site is still quite new in terms of its membership base, which is rather small.

Joining

The registration process for IndianCupid is unusual for a Cupid Media site, with questions particularly focused on sub-continental social and religious mores and issues, such as

• income level
• residency status in your country
• caste
• parents’ occupations
• number of brothers/sisters already married
• nakshatram (nakshatra, like star sign)
• manglik (if birth date is inauspicious for successful marriage)
• blood group

The “caste” question only applies if you select Hindu, Muslim, or Christian as your religion, and thereafter you are presented with a very, very long list of possible ‘caste’ options, although in the case of Muslim and Christian it refers to sect or denomination rather than social strata.

And the kicker, “Profile creator”, that is, who got you to join IndianCupid and wrote your profile, your mother, cousin, sibling, etc, or yourself.

Interestingly also, the “Family Status” question gives only three possibilities, Middle, Upper, or Rich, apparently less well off people aren’t welcome, or aren’t expected to join the site.

After logging on we were greeted with the news that there were only 12 members online, however this was early morning Indian time….as the day goes on the online numbers will increase modestly but it is definitely on the small side.

Let’s do some searches – women aged 18-21 with photos= 91 results, about four fifths actually Indian, the others Caucasian, none online now, about 30 of them having logged in within the last month.

Women aged 18-49 in Australia – three results, two Indians. Same search criteria for the UK – 17 results, two non-Indians. For India itself, only 149 results with photos.

Membership Levels

Indian Cupid.com (visit), offers the standard range of membership options for a CupidMedia site, they being:

Free Member

• searching, “show interest”, add a few photos, message reading but not sending

Gold Member

• + advanced searching, sending of messages, live chatting

Platinum Member

• + watching video profiles/cams, send/read video mail

But a caveat, as of writing there are no video profiles to be viewed, likely this will change as the site grows.

Smaller may even sometimes be better, why not take a chance on Indian Cupid.

At a glance – Asia Friend Finder. Visit.

Criteria	Status
Type:	General Dating – Chinese
Orientation:	Straight, Bi, Gay
Members:	8 million+
Average Online Now:	4000
Monthly Cost:	From $10 to $40
Languages:	English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Popularity:
ADR Rank:

Summary

AFF, Asia Friend Finder (visit), is largely aimed at the Chinese market, both within China and without, particularly America in the latter case, and is at the more “risque” end of the dating spectrum. AFF says:

premium members get a lot more attention and better chance to have real encounters

and

You can find eager singles near you and contact them for less than $10 a month!

If “encounters” with “eager” women is what you are looking for, then AFF may well be for you. Visit.

AsianDatingReview.com ranks Asia Friend Finder (visit) at 3 stars, the lowish rating because AFF strikes as a low-end and old style dating site, with pop unders and annoying flashing banners, but if you are looking for casual or even long term relationships then Asia Friend Finder (visit) certainly has plenty of ladies to choose from.

Membership Levels

Asia Friend Finder.com (visit) is fairly pushy from the outset about getting you to become a paid member, on login you are immediately redirected to the payment page and unsuspecting folk may think that paying is a necessary step as a part of belonging to the site at all, which in a way it is….

This is what you can do on the website by member category:

Free

• not a lot – you can search and view results but can’t click through to view member profile pages (but can use the pop up info box, see image above)

Silver

• view full profiles, contact members, send/read messages, limited access to cams

Gold

• + full access to cams, view large size photos, access to member’s IM addresses

Extras

• Allow Standard Members to send you email at no cost to them – $13-20 monthly
• Highlight your listing in all search results and emails – $7-9 monthly

Get a free trial at Asia Friend Finder.