Originally Posted by DateDoc

Most of the off the shelf dating scripts are garbage. It would probably end up being cheaper and better to have a basic one coded. A lot of the crap that comes with a dating site script is not necessary. All you need is a way for members to find local people and be able to contact them. IM would be nice but it isn't even necessary. A geo landing page would probably be as bling as you'd need to go. Maybe add a forum.

You can cut down on spam by adding a setting that allows people to only email a member that lives within xxx miles of them. Make it so the member can adjust it if they want to but crank it down by default.