Gay Cupid Review
Our Overall Score: 76%

GayCupid is a dating site specifically for gay men (or otherwise men in general seeking gay experiences). It belongs to a larger network of online dating sites targeting various niche markets that include PinkCupid.com (GayCupid's lesbian sister) and AsianEuro.com (for people of every sexuality either from Europe and Asia or wishing to meet people from Europe and Asia). As such, GayCupid uses the same basic online dating templates for search, profiles, and communication tools as these other sites. Click here to learn more!

Bonus features include gay news, gay travel information, current gay scene updates, a gay Events Calendar, and advice on gay dating and online dating. Gay Cupid can be read in English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German or Japanese. Platinum level members get a free translation service allowing them to communicate with people who don't speak the same language as they do. GayCupid is a rated-PG site and allows no adult content.

Relationship Types:

• Homosexual Men
• Bisexual Men
• Penpal
• Friendship
• Romance / dating
• Marriage
• Language Practice

Regions:

• Global site serving the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and dozens of other countries.

Free Trial Membership?

• Yes!

Features included in free membership:

• Place an ad with a photo
• Use the Auto-Match Maker
• Search member profiles
• Use the Show Interest feature to let other members know you're interested
• Find out who's shown interest in you
• Create a Favorites List of your favorite members
• Receive messages from other members
• Chat in the chat room

Features not included with free membership:

• Are allowed unlimited contacts (unlike some competing sites that charge a fee for every address).
• May initiate contact regardless of gender.
• Perform even more powerful searches.
• Can add an additional and more in-depth personality profile.

Cost:

• $24.99 per month
• $49.99 for 3 months
• $74.99 for 6 months
• $99.99 for 1 year

Number of Members

• GayCupid has approximately 20,000 members, all of whom are men seeking men.

Safety / Screening Process of Members:

• GayCupid.com does not screen members, but does confirm email addresses for validity.
• GayCupid.com relies on a confidential email system that uses a Membership Number for contacts and anonymous mail forwarding to guard your email address and personal contact information, (including your actual identity) closely.

Search Functionality / Options:

• Browse by country
• Browse popular cities or states for gay dating
• Browse Men Seeking Men
• Browse people looking for Dating
• Browse people looking for Penpals
• Search by Category:
• Str8/Bi
• Muscle Mary
• Tranny
• Femme/Queen/Fairy
• Bear
• View Profiles in
• Photo View
• Basic View
• Detail View
• Profile View
• Create and view Match Lists
• Favorites
• My Matches
• My Interest List
• Who's Interested
• Block List
• Buddy List
• Who's Online
• Who's New
• Chat
• Video Gallery

Organization / Ease of Use

Very easy to use:

• Create a profile
• Add a photo and/or a video if you wish
• Contact members and reply to contacts
• Automated translation service available with Platinum service level, for members to communicate who don't speak the same language.
• Easy Video Recorder lets you add videos and voice greetings to your profile.

Member Interactivity

• GayCam Chat Live! Video webcam chat
• Gay One-On-One Chat (Move to the right here)
• Gay Chatroom
• Create Your Own Chatroom
• Contact by email - each member is given their own inbox (even Standard free members)
• Instant Messaging by text, video, or voice
• Text, voice, and video chat
• Show Interest button to quickly let your interest in specific members be known
• Favorites List
• Block List
• Send your whole Profile to another member
• Video Gallery

Refund Policy:

The only refund offered is of pre-paid fees relevant to the period following termination if Gay Cupid terminates your membership.

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