OpenCupid was brought to you by a team of Internet professionals, who are passionate about online communities and the freedom Internet provides as a communication medium.

Here are some of the features Open Cupid portal provides:

• Simple, 2 step registration
• Matchmaking (auto search based on user-specified criteria)
• Cupid mail (users can receive automated matchmaking results)
• Search for online members, search members, communicate through private instant messaging with members
• Customizable profile view
• Browse and narrow profiles with smart filters
• Invite / tell a friend
• "Online/Offline" user status
• Personal Media Gallery (audio, video and photo albums with categories)
• Personal Blogs
• Friends List
• Guestbook
• Friends Only and Registered Only permissions to GuestBook comments
• ShoutBox (Message all visitors at the moment browsing the site. Like a bulleting board)
• Gmail Like Mailbox Conversations Archive
• Speed dating or special meeting events subscription
• "Random Quotes"
• One-click lists with online users
• Top-rated profiles lookup
• Zodiac signs in profiles and search results
• Newsletter
• "Last logged-in" information
• Essay (extended "About me" section)
• Profile ratings
• Number of profile views with possibility to list the members who viewed the profile
• Automatic member gender prompt for profile search
• Dating polls
• Automatic photo upload system
• Search results can be presented in the form of a photo gallery
• Photo ratings
• Password-protected members' photos
• Personal Weblog commenting
• Double-blind virtual kisses
• Double-blind messaging
• Messenger with storing system
• Advanced control panel for members (profile status and all-contacts information)
• Media (video and audio support for profiles)
• Configurable Flash-based online live-chat system
• HotList (buddies,favorites)
• Block members (members can block all correspondence from certain members)
• Support of A/V Instant Messenger and A/V Chat
• Choose event, from a great calendars, order ticket and get matching ids