I prefer webNetwork than phpfox or handshakes. I'm using WebNetwork from webscribble.com. What do you guys think of it?
Build something unique. Your chances of having success are much higher. The one I am using is unique, and I have the chance to constantly work on it and develope it as needed.
I have developed a lot of dating sites (not for myself, but for the customers) and can confirm that only custom creative solutions gaid their place on the market. By the way I had to work with Dolphin from Boonex. To my mind it is terrible (developers sorry, you did a lot of work). I do not believe in good solutions for free. From my experience in most cases free costs more than non free (in web, not sure about other areas because I am using Linux ). Good site always requires a lot of work from the owner or web developers (better both). Hope it was not an advertising about aeDating - going to try it again. Last time I did I was not impressed much.
I have just found that aeDating is the same Dolphin That is why I was not impressed much previous time.
Handshakes is nice, but I really don't like the way it looks. I think PHPFox could look better, but I really don't like the look of handshakes. I've seen some tight PHPFox showcase sites. I guess I'll have to see some handshakes sites that have changed the default look before I find it a little more appealing. Ofcourse if any of these scripts had as large a user modding, skinning, support, graphics, and editing community as say IPB, things would be much better.