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So what is a friendship website? When my wife and I set out to make a couples only, friendship only website it was genuinely because we wanted to do our bit to promote a quality website. The clear intention was to make a friendship website, couples only, friendship only and that's exactly what we have done. When members join it can be a very effective way to meet new couple friends and you soon realise that there are in fact many couples out there who simply want the chance to make some new friends whilst being secure in the fact that the site cannot be confused for other means.
So how does it work? When we put this site together three years ago we already knew there were dozens of dating sites and a few friendship and dating. It's fair to say that friendship when you are single can of course lead on to dating, it's how I met my wife, but if you are already a couple then some people (our members!) want to make it crystal clear what they are looking for. We have stuck through with this and will continue to do so. It means that if you join us you know exactly what we are about and a clear indication of what you can expect to find if you join the site. We know that's important to you. You now know its also important to us as well!
What about 4friendshiponly? The site is very focused on both couples and friendship. We also mix in a healthy dose of privacy. Let me expand on that. Our members are never shown on the front page, non members certainly cannot browse the site. The site is not about gossip, it's about friendship and if a couple are genuinely seeking friendship then they won't be put off by joining for free. Once they join then of course they can browse the membership but importantly they cannot send random messages to all and sundry. They first have to invite you, you have to accept. Doesn't that sound reasonable? So what if you make some new friends and you choose to leave? You may have heard tales of leaving information behind on websites but we ensure a members profile, pictures and any events they have organised are 100% deleted.
How safe is the website?We have member couples genuinely from all age ranges and we treat privacy, security and confidentiality as very important. It starts, as mentioned previously, by not allowing casual internet browsers to see your details. We then personally check all new member profiles before they are visible to existing members. If the profile is simply inappropriate it's deleted. If it's a little vague then at our discretion a new joiner is given the opportunity to amend it. This extends for 24 hours but in our experience about 70% of very vague or essentially non existent profiles have a false e-mail address so the new joiner never receives our invite to improve their details. Any alterations automatically put a members profile 'on hold' to be checked again. This includes both text and images. It may seem a little extreme but members with a false e-mail address are deleted, we don't feel they are genuine and cannot respond to mails from the site. Want to make a friendship? It helps if the people you ask actually hear from you otherwise it's just a waste of time for everyone concerned. Your personal e-mail address is never revealed on the site, it's simply used for log in and to contact you with information and requests from the other members. If you do choose to accept a friendship request then as a guest member you can exchange basic messages. If you upgrade to full membership then why not use the chat room? You can get to know your new friends and it's secure and confidential to the site.
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