Last Updated 7 December 2009

These programs focus on dating, matchmaking, and personals ads, with the revenue being based on a percentage of the price for paid memberships/subscriptions to place and/or respond to personal ads, or, occasionally, a small (<$1) bounty for users placing free ads.

2 Of A Kind - Your site's content must be non-adult. International publishers OK, but must have a primarily US audience. Two tier. Net 15, minimum $100.

ABC Singles - Based in the UK, and targeted to a UK audience. Pays in British pounds for sign-ups. Non-UK affiliates OK.

ABK-Soft - Promote their Able Dating software for building dating / matchmaking sites which earn revenue with subscriptions. The package includes the ability to set up an affiliate program.

Affiliate 4 Dating - Russian brides / Western men matchups. Pays a bounty per profile, and 50% commission on subscriptions. Two tier. Pays twice per month, minimum $50, by PayPal, WebMoney, or wire transfer (others available for fees.) International publishers OK.

Anastasia Web - Russian mail order brides. Net 45, minimum $50, by check, PayPal, wire transfer, WebMoney, Western Union, or Unistream. International publishers OK.

A Pretty Woman - Visitors can seek a Russian mail-order bride. Doesn't clearly specify commission structure. International affiliates OK.

Ashley Madison - Oriented to men seeking extramarital affairs. Pays twice per month, net 15, by check, PayPal, or US direct deposit. International publishers OK, and accepts some non-English language sites.

Bride.Ru - Russian mail-order brides. Promises a variable (depending on conversions) CPC rate, starting at 10¢ per click-through. International publishers OK.

Cebuanas - Matching Filipina women with foreign men. Lifetime commissions for renewals. Two tier. International publishers OK.

Chn Love - Chinese dating and marriage. Pays by check or PayPal, apparently in US dollars. Based in Hong Kong, but international publishers OK.

Connection Zone - For the Udate affiliate program. Variable percentage of new paid sign-ups, with amounts depending upon the total monthly revenue.

Cute Only - Russian dating site connecting western men with women from the former USSR countries. Net 7, by PayPal or WebMoney. International publishers OK.

Date.Com - Offers a bounty for users who upgrade to a paid subscription.

Dating Ad Network - CPM network and banner exchange. Seems to be owned by the same parent as Romance Net (listed below.)

Dating Buzz - Personal ads, directed to various different countries. Although they are based in South Africa. Net 70. International publishers OK.

Dating Exchange - A banner and pop-under exchange for dating/personals/matchmaking sites. Requires top-of-page positioning. Ratio and other details aren't clear.

Dating Gold - Seems to be liberal with traffic sources, including 404s. Pays per email registration, or per subscription with recurring revenue. Pays on the 5th and the 20th of the month, by check, PayPal, ePassporte or wire transfer, minimum $50.

Dating.lt - Net 30, minimum $100, by check or wire transfer. Based in Lithuania, but international publishers OK.

Dating Soft - Seems oriented to developing your own branded dating portal with their databases (localized for different countries.) Minimum payment $100, Net 30.

Designer Love - Based in Canada, but has listings in other countries. Two tier. Net 30, minimum $50, by check or Paypal. International publishers OK.

DIY Dating - Set up your own site, populated with their listings. Based in the UK, but seems to have listings for other countries.

Dream Mates - Offers $1 for every free registration. International affiliates are OK, but the personal ad leads must be from US or Canadian visitors.

Easy Flirt - Offers "white label" and co-branded dating sites, where you own your site, and they feed their database of listings. Includes some non-US countries, in appropriate languages. Based in France, but international publishers OK.

eLoveMarket - Seems to be foreign brides - Russian, Thai, Phillipina, etc. Offers recurring revenue.

Friend Circles - Offers free personal profiles for communicating with friends, and for finding new friends and mates. They are vague on their requirements and terms for advertising.

Friend Finder - Promote sign-ups for browsing and placing personal ads. Two tier. Non-US publishers OK.

LavaLife - Pays 15% commission for subscriptions, with an extra $1 bounty for female profile-posters in their mainstream section, plus bonuses after 25 sign-ups per month.

Live Date Search - Somewhat oriented to Russian Brides type listings, although they specifically warn about scammers seeking money. Two tier. International publishers OK, but they want mostly English-speaking and western countries for traffic.

Love City - Two tier. International publishers OK.

Lucky Lovers - Seems oriented to the "Russian / foreign brides" market. Pays commission on initial subscriptions and on renewals. Pays by check, Western Union, wire transfer, or PayPal. Non-US publishers OK.

Metro Date - Bounty for free profile signups. Pays monthly, minimum $100. International publishers OK, but they only want traffic from USA, Canada, UK, Puerto Rico, Australia, or New Zealand.

Pay Date - It appears that you must sign up for a free membership, in order to refer others. When we checked on 10 April 2009, their home page mentioned expected upgrades, "in 2006," so they might be defunct.

Planet Personals - Dating / personal ads targeted to a UK audience. Offers 25% commission on fee for initial customer sign-ups.

Romance Net - Offers a CPM ad network and a 4:5 ratio banner exchange network. Somewhat oriented to "foreign brides" type of content. Based in Canada, but international publishers OK.

Shaadi - Based in India. Subscriptions to matrimonial listings. Pays monthly, minimum INR 990 for Indian publishers, and minimum INR 5,000 (approximately US$100) by check, PAN, or PayPal. International publishers OK, but they seem to be only paid via PayPal or wire transfer, with a minimum INR 25,000 (approximately US $500.) It appears that all publishers must send an email and also snail-mail invoice to request payment.

Top Lop - Listings of women from Ukraine and Russia.

World Dating Partners - Seems to offer some kind of "white label" program. Minimum payment $100. Based in the UK, but international publishers OK.