Register free by simply entering your first name and date of birth. You'll also need to tell us if you're a man looking for a woman, or vice versa. Next, enter your postcode. Don't worry, no one sees this and it helps us find matches close to you. Remember, you can specify how far afield you're prepared to look for love.
Remember to add a photo at this stage. Your profile will get a lot more interest if you add a photo. For the best advice, read our 'Making the best of your profile' article. Now you're ready to search!

So, what’s an acronym? It’s a short version of a phrase that usually contains the first letter of each word within the phrase. They have been around since, well, forever, but were particularly brought to the fore in the 1970s and 1980s with the advent of newspaper lonely hearts ads, as each word cost money and potential suitors wanted to keep their costs down! Nowadays, text speech contains many acronyms (as well as other bizarre shorthand words) so we’re all pretty used to them, but do you know what they all mean?