CatholicMatch.com - Meet Catholic Singles

As a Catholic single in today's world, finding love can be difficult, especially if your faith is important to you. You can be pretty sure that anyone you meet at the Holy Mass every Sunday will be on the same page spiritually, but how do you know if they're looking to meet and date at all?

You may not know what the other singles you meet at work, school, the bar, or anywhere else are thinking and of course, there's that question of whether or not they're Catholics like you.

We recommend joining CatholicMatch, the largest Catholic dating site in the world. Here are some fun facts to get you started.

Fun Facts About CatholicMatch.com

  • 500,000 active users weekly
  • Membership database is composed of 50% men and 50% women
  • Has around 1.5million members worldwide
  • Founded back in 1999, has been matching Catholic singles since then
  • Formally launched online in 2004
  • Largest Catholic dating site in the world
  • There’s an average of 2,000 forum posts everyday

Pros and Cons of CatholicMatch.com

Pros

  • Very active Catholic forums
  • CatholicMatch Guarantee for qualified premium members
  • Catholic-focused dating
  • Mobile app available for both iOS and Android users
  • Great icebreaker features called Emotigrams

Cons

  • Automated matching only works for Catholic singles who have completed the Match Portrait questionnaire

  • No video calling feature
  • Free members won’t be able to read their received messages
  • No way of telling if your message has been read by the other member
  • No way of telling who the premium members are

Sign Up Process

CatholicMatch allows you to register for free using your email address or Facebook account. Although there are not a lot of fields to fill out, all of them are required to be answered.

Most of the questions are about your faith, beliefs, and religious practices. You will also need to upload your main profile photo. You can get the picture directly from your computer or link it from your Facebook account.

Unlike most dating sites where you can create your own username, CatholicMatch will assign you one. By default, your username is 'YourName-MembershipNumber' For example, if your name is Marie and you are the three millionth member to sign up, your username will be Marie-3000000.

CatholicMatch keeps you updated on your progress. The sign up process could be completed in under ten minutes and you will have a fully populated profile ready for you to begin matching with other Catholic singles.

We thought that their questions about personal habits and religious preferences were great to match you with someone else. It wasn't the typical questions that don't get to the center of who you are or who your potential mates are.

Search For Matches

The profiles are organized neatly with all pertinent information well organized. Each profile has a quick view to help you see things quickly, a tab for appearance information, a faith-specific section, a background section, and a personal intro from the match.

There are a lot of different ways to search through the matches including a few we've never seen before. The site features a photo collage of all the new photos that have been uploaded, which you could click on to view the profile of the person who uploaded it.

CatholicMatch's search function is excellent. You can search with any parameter you want. Within the search, you can practically find the perfect person for you and see only those specific results.

Additionally, Catholic Match lets you save searches for quicker access to your ideal matches. If you are searching for multiple types of people, you can even save multiple searches.

Exploring Member Profiles

After you have conducted your search, you will be able to view a list of members in the form of a photo gallery. When you click on the profile summary, you will be taken to the full profile, where you can learn more about them. At this point you can also Like the profile or even send the member a message if you want to talk to them. Members can only send graphic Emotigrams for free, but paid members can send a full message and reply to messages from other members. Other premium perks include seeing who has liked your profile.

CatholicMatch uses an in-depth, well researched matching system. Before receiving any matches, you must complete the task of answering the Match Portrait list of questions found under the Connections menu. Match Portrait is a series of multiple choice questions that determines your life outlook, views, values, traits, and other attributes that will contribute to a healthy relationship.

The Match Portrait takes some time to complete, but you don't have to finish it in one sitting since the questionnaire remembers where you left off. You will then be presented with high quality matches that CatholicMatch has determined have the best chance of creating a long lasting relationship. These matches are presented one at a time so you can specify if you are interested in the member. CatholicMatch will notify you both if there is mutual interest between both members.

CatholicMatch has other dating tools as well. Their exclusive 'Temperament Quiz' helps members get to know themselves and a potential spouse more deeply. A major part of CatholicMatch is its forums, where members discuss a wide range of topics. Through the CatholicMatch Institute, CatholicMatch also helps members learn more about their faith. This section contains blog posts and online courses that not only pertain to relationships but also provide answers to other faith-based questions that Catholics may have.

Give CatholicMatch a shot if your Catholic faith is important to you and you would like to meet someone with similar values and be part of a real community of single Catholics.

Navigating The Website/App

This is the right site if you want to meet people who are Catholics like you. You can use this to check if a person's faith and beliefs are the same as yours. You will know a person's stance on contraception, the sanctity of life, premarital sex, and others.

Its homepage shows new members, users who match your search filters, your match portrait, birthdays, and a photo gallery. You will see some articles from the site as well as a link to the forum on the sidebar.

Taking the matching survey will allow CatholicMatch to show you matches based on how compatible you are. Matches can be confirmed or declined. They will remain in the 'decline' or 'confirm' tab for 30 days.

You can also search for users based on the website's advanced search filters. You can choose age, location, race, body type, and others. You can also join forums to discuss different topics with other members. In order to enjoy the full features available on the site, you should have a paying membership status.

Membership Types

Catholic Match offers free membership as well as a subscription service that includes sending and receiving messages. Subscribers who subscribe for a longer period of time can also get additional perks such as the CatholicMatch Guarantee.

As a free member, you can search and view other profiles. Send Emotigrams, upload up to 50 photos for your profile, participate in matching, and even see who has viewed your profile.

If you become a paid member of CatholicMatch, you will be able to send an unlimited number of messages, customize your Emotigrams with personal messages, access the community chatrooms, get priority customer support, and, as mentioned above, the CatholicMatch Guarantee.

Premium
 Members

1 Month

6 Months

12  Months

Cost/Month

$29.99 per month

$14.99 per month

$9.99 per month

Membership Add Ons

CatholicMatch Guarantee

CatholicMatch will give you an additional 6 months at no cost if you don't meet someone special during your six-month subscription. There are certain rules that apply, including but not limited to:

  • You can marry in the Catholic Church
  • Complete and honest profile with a profile photo and at least five other photos
  • Take part in the matching feature
  • At least one new person should be contacted each week. It must be a message or emotigram that includes personalized text.

You can redeem your guarantee if you do not meet your match by the end of your 6 month subscription at CatholicMatch by visiting the Guarantee page within the last 7 days of your subscription and clicking the green redeem button.

If you do not do this, or if you do not qualify, your subscription will automatically renew (unless it has already been turned off). On the Guarantee page, you can also track your eligibility during your 6 month subscription.

Temperament

A proto-psychological theory states that there are four basic types of personality: sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and phlegmatic. Humans can be any of these, or even a combination of them. Looking at the results can give you incredible insight into how to deal with the person energetically.

CatholicMatch offers a Temperament quiz on one of its affiliated websites to give you a better understanding of your personality. Results are displayed on your profile so you can easily compare them with those of other members.

  • Choleric - Leaders who are energetic and goal-oriented
  • Melancholic - A thoughtful, sensitive, and quiet person
  • Phlegmatic - Peacemaker easy to get along with
  • Sanguine - People-oriented, fun-loving, and enthusiastic

Interview Questions

As an icebreaker, you can use Interview Questions before you begin chatting with another member. You can create up to 20 multiple-choice questions on your profile and let others answer them. If someone has a 'deal-breaker' habit or belief for you, this interview can be a great way to find out. The results of the interview will be delivered to your inbox.

Emotigrams

CatholicMatch offers exclusive emoticons called Emotigrams. CatholicMatch makes it easy for users to make a quick and easy introduction without having to worry about finding the right words. You can send someone a bouquet, a rosary, or a cup of coffee instead of saying hello.

The Photo Wall

Our favorite feature of Catholic Match was the photo wall of newly uploaded photos. It is a collage of all the new photos that have been uploaded by members in your area that you can see from your member's home area. It's a great way to get a ton of potential matches really quickly. The person's username and details appear on the top right of the screen after you click on the picture. If you click on that, you will be taken to their full dating profile.

CatholicMatch.com Mobile App

There is a free CatholicMatch app available for Android and iOS users. The app is easy to use and is preferred by many members. The app has the same features as the desktop version, members who don't own smartphones can still access the mobile version of the website.

The mobile app allows Catholic singles to stay connected with other users even if they are not in front of their computers. This is very useful especially when you’re too busy at work but still want to keep in touch with your matches and friends on CatholicMatch.

CatholicMatch.com Conclusion

By using CatholicMatch.com, members are guided by their values and relationship with God, not by scientific formulas. Thus, this dating service provides single Catholics with the best opportunity to grow in their faith and find true love by providing an environment focused on the values that make a successful marriage.

Their profile tools emphasize faith and family while determining common or complementary interests and traits. CatholicMatch is designed to help single Catholics fulfill the Sacrament of Marriage.

To join, you must either be Catholic or actively preparing to become Catholic. If you want to date within your Catholic faith, go ahead and try CatholicMatch.com today.

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