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People who join PARSHIP are single and genuine. PARSHIP is the relationship site they have chosen as they look to find love … As a professional dating service, PARSHIP attracts professional people who expect more of life and a relationship.


PARSHIP’s members range wide in their ages and their backgrounds. Marriage is the aim for some of them, while the priority for others is simply a fulfilling relationship … In this section, PARSHIP’s advisers cover a variety of issues faced by single men and women in their quest to find someone really right for them.


difference free and paid

The Difference Between Free and Paid For Dating Sites.

Whether you choose to work with a free site, or one that charges a subscription will largely depend on what you are looking for.  to the article

work and dating

Professional dating – how to juggle work and dating:

Isn’t it ironic? We know that a strong loving relationship does us so much good. It can improve our wellbeing, our confidence and our health, all of which leave us better able to do a great job at work. And yet what gets in the way of us starting that loving relationship in the first place?  to the article

Can distance and children be a problem in a new relationship?

Can distance and children be a problem in a new relationship?

I've been on Parship for a week or so and am chatting to a couple of nice ladies. I was wondering a couple of things. Firstly there is one lady who lives in Oxford, with me in Bath this seems like a long distance. Would you say it's worth pursuing?  to the article

Just can't get over my ex, but want to move on...

Just can't get over my ex, but want to move on...

I met someone in my early 20s, just after I left university. He was my first serious boyfriend and I felt could talk to him about anything and we did lots of things together and I thought we had a good relationship. We lived together for a few years and then he wanted to break up, saying he didn't think it was working out.  to the article

Dating Dilemmas

My friends and relatives disapprove of my dating

Paula Hall is PARSHIP's dating expert. Today, she offers advice to a widower trying to move on from the death of his wife.  to the article

Specific issues

Specific issues

The issues faced by single people as they look for love are diverse and often fascinating.


The questions for men are often different from the questions for women, especially when it comes to ‘traditional’ norms of behaviour as two people get to know each other. A divorced person with children will have different concerns from someone who is in search of their first serious relationship ... But fundamentally, they are all looking for happiness with someone who is genuinely compatible with them.


Do you have marriage in mind, or is it just that, for the moment, you want to find a girlfriend or find a boyfriend? … Do you have children? Do they live with you or your ex-partner - or are they now grown up and making their own lives? Could a long-distance relationship be viable for your? Or do you need to have someone just moments away to feel secure and happy? Do you want to continue to live in your own home, or would you be prepared to move somewhere new to be with a new partner?


Religious practices can also have a bearing on a budding relationship. Registration for PARSHIP does not involve stating your religious beliefs, but, as a serious relationship site, it is often the choice of single people who like the idea of Christian dating. Overall, PARSHIP appeals to anyone who wants to maintain high standards in their search for love.