About Us
We launched Dating Jedi in 2021 to combat the loneliness epidemic taking over the US and the world. As dating got more challenging and more people gave up on finding partners, we took up the fight to bring back the fun, excitement, and romance that make our lives worthwhile.
Dating Jedi is a small team of four with expertise ranging from psychology training to research and data analytics and everything in between. We tackle all things dating, from the new-fangled vocabulary that doesn’t make sense to anyone over twenty to nit-picky dating site reviews that uncover their pitfalls and highlight the unmistakable benefits.
On Dating Jedi, we are fascinated with all types of relationships. Whether you’re looking for a booty call, a sugar partner, or a soulmate to spend the rest of your life together, we’ve got your back. With our relationship advice and dating guidebooks for all the major destinations within the US borders and beyond, you’ll have no shortage of useful information.
But our primary goal is to create the largest, most comprehensive catalog and ranking of popular dating sites. Not only do we personally test each dating platform on Dating Jedi, but we also compare them to each other to help you navigate dozens of offers and choose the best site or app for your dating needs.
How We Develop Dating Jedi Reviews
We craft every dating site review after testing it personally for at least a few days, though usually, our trials run from a few weeks to a month, depending on the membership type. Over the years, we’ve perfected our review approach and divided it into five stages:
1. Free trial. One of us goes through the ropes of registration and setting up a dating account, just like you would. Next, we test all the free features available from the onset. We explore the settings, terms, search filters, and user profiles to get a feeling for the platform.
2. Premium upgrade. As most reputable dating platforms offer premium functionality, we invest in a credit package or short-term subscription plan. As that usually unlocks messaging, video chat, and other features, we have fun experimenting with those. We try to test each feature at least once, though we focus on the most cost-effective solutions. This stage helps us assess the response rate and the likelihood of getting a successful date on each platform.
3. Online research. We set out to make every review objective and unbiased, so we leave the research step for later to avoid preconceptions. Still, we study news reports and scandals surrounding the platform and skim through user reviews and common complaints, weighing them against our experience with the website or app.
4. Benefits and pitfalls search. Before we finally write out our findings, we go through the dating site one last time to see if we’ve missed anything and look for the hidden gems and fine print that could cause trouble. We include both in our reviews to ensure you make an educated decision when selecting the dating platform.
5. Findings analysis. Finally, we condense our experience into the standard review format designed to introduce you to prices, features, pros, and cons of each dating site while letting you compare them with ease. You may also notice we update reviews occasionally when we come across new information or helpful tips.
As you can see, we take dating site reviews seriously and strive to deliver useful and actionable insights to save your time and money and make your online dating journey exciting and trouble-free.
Core Aspects of Our Dating Site Reviews
With so many online dating sites, how do we choose the platforms to test? And how do we come up with our rankings? We focus on seven factors in our selection process:
- Popularity among daters
We found that the more singles are active on the platform, the easier it will be for you to find your match.
- Reliability and reputation
We cover scandals, lawsuits, and rumors surrounding dating platforms to give you the full picture of every brand.
- Price range
We review affordable and luxury dating sites so that daters with any income can find a suitable online dating platform.
- Dating functionality
Like most daters, we value the variety of communication options, intuitive interfaces, and clear subscription terms.
- Dating profile quality
After dozens of reviews, we’ve seen every iteration of a dating profile, from single-line bios to detailed accounts based on intense personality tests.
- Customer support experience
Although we rarely rely on customer support managers, we test their response time and willingness to help to share with you.
- User reviews and ratings
Our hands-on tests may not always be representative of the dating experience, so we study other customers’ takes on the dating site to see if we missed anything.
We found that this approach works well, though if new factors come into play, we’ll be sure to account for them, too.
About Our Team
Dating Jedi is a team effort, and every member plays an important part in making this project what it is:
Robert Campbell is our editor-in-chief and the mastermind behind the dating site rankings.
Amber Jenkins is the most adventurous of us and the creator of both Local dating and International dating series.
Andy Park is our primary researcher and an online dating insider responsible for the detailed dating platform reviews.
Erin O’Brien is an online dating guru with an unquenchable curiosity about relationships and dating and the author of our dating advice series.
And if you wish to learn more about our team, check out our detailed profiles here.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact us via [email protected] or our contact form. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to be the first to get the latest updates and stay in touch.