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05 April 2007
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Now The Course Of True Love Really Can Run More Smoothly
Gay online dating has now reached a new level of maturity with the launch of gay-PARSHIP.co.uk, the UK’s first compatibility-based online dating service, specifically for people who want a serious relationship.
Britain has a population of over 3 million gay men and women, with a staggering 83% of these people believing there is the opportunity for serious relationships in the gay community. These people have cause to celebrate at the launch of gay-PARSHIP.co.uk, the UK’s first compatibility- based online dating service, specifically for gay and lesbians singletons wanting a serious relationship.
According to research commissioned by PARSHIP, online dating services have now become the most popular way for gay people to get a date – no less than 87% of gay men and 58% of gay women claim to have used them in the last 12 months. Yet until now, the research suggests the right match has remained elusive in Britain’s gay community: over the same period just 18% of gay men and 27% of gay women have had a serious relationship.
Unlike other online dating services, which tend to encourage users to select dates largely on the basis of photos and self-descriptions with a major emphasis on sex, PARSHIP’s heart lies in a unique psychometric compatibility test and a methodology which ensures that its members are only matched with people who are genuinely right for them.
Gay people are clearly looking to set down now in long lasting relationships, which is clearly evident in the thousands of civil partnerships that have occurred across the UK since December 2005, with Out Now Magazine estimating this figure could reach up to 275,000 within the next five years!
44% of gay men and women are actively looking for a long-term relationship and this has subsequently seen a vast increase in the use of online dating, making it a mainstream way of now meeting a potential partner. However, gay-PARSHIP’s unique methodology and approach is highly distinctive, separating it from rival online dating services.
Channel 4’s ‘Gay Census’ discovered that only 14.2% of lesbians and 29.6% of gay men met their partners at a lesbian/gay club or venue. Gay-PARSHIP.co.uk aims to help British singles avoid the traumas of having to find that needle within a haystack, with the use of its psychometric compatibility test. This was developed by a team of leading scientists and psychologists from Hamburg University on the basis of 40 years of research and the evaluation of 80,000 personality profiles. The test evaluates the characteristics, values and interests which determine the dynamics of a relationship. An individual is then matched with someone who has the right balance of similar and complementary personality traits- the requirements for a harmonious relationship.
Comprising of 80 questions, the PARSHIP test, is free of charge to all PARSHIP members, and takes around 20 minutes to complete. The results provide a fascinating insight into the subject’s personality and form the personal profile for each PARSHIP member. On completion of the test, PARSHIP immediately presents each new member with a number of potential (anonymous) partners. Their compatibility with the new member has been determined by the PARSHIP test. The member then chooses which potential partners he or she would like to contact, and uses PARSHIP’s secure and discreet system to initiate and sustain online communication. Dr Victoria Lukats, a psychiatrist with a special interest in research and psychometric tests commented:
“The psychometric test developed by PARSHIP is based on the sort of personality profiles that many large companies now use to screen potential employees. However, in this case it is to look at those traits, attitudes, lifestyle habits and interests which are believed to determine compatibility in relationships.”
Founded in 2001, PARSHIP is Europe’s largest scientific dating service, currently with over 2.2 million members, having tripled its membership in the last 12 months. Gay-PARSHIP is part of a gay dating network with a presence in seven European countries and still expanding. Having launched it’s straight version of the site in the UK during June 2005 to huge success, PARSHIP are now offering the UK’s single gay community the opportunity of meeting potential partners and dramatically increasing their chances of establishing a long-lasting relationship via their online ‘Dolly Levi’ matchmaking service!
So – why not give gay-PARSHIP a try? You too could end up with your very own Prince Charming or Wonder Woman…. Don’t leave it to chance, let PARSHIP do the hard work for you!
