We are very different from other sites.  Here are just a few features that you are unlikely to find on other dating sites:

• Our members are all single parents or family-minded singles who are happy to meet someone who has a ready-made family.  This includes parents whose children do not live with them, or have grown-up and flown the nest.  It also includes people who don't have children (but are happy to meet someone who has), or may want children of their own in  the future.
   
• Everyone you see on our database is an active member & currently seeking a partner - profiles of inactive members are hidden from view.  Most dating sites carry hundreds of profiles of members that have long since lost interest in order to "pad out" their site.  We think this is very unfair on you if you choose to contact them.
  
  
• Try before you buy - send unlimited Mini-Messages to to other members to see who's interested in you, and view the profiles of members who contact you.
  
  
• You can speak to members on the phone  via our CallSafe phone re-direction service which conceals members' real numbers, or leave a message for them on their Voicemail number (only available to full members).  Not offered on any other online dating service. 
  
  
• No-Time-Limits membership upgrade available.  Stay with us for as long as it takes you to meet your ideal partner - without paying another penny!  Rarely offered on other dating sites!
  
  

• Members who do not have internet access are also included on our site (with alternative methods of contact).  Many single parents do not have access to the internet, or do not trust other online dating sites (at least 50%).  These members will not appear on any other website on the internet - so don't miss out!
  
  

• Telephone Helpline available.  Not usually available on online  dating sites.

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Since 1986, a high proportion of our members have found a partner through KNO, and continue to do so.

We know that because we receive phone calls, e-mails & letters almost daily telling us so & ndash but don't just take our word for it - see Testimonials.  You will find lots of letters from happy members, plus national newspaper and magazine articles that have carried our success stories.  We've even had a TV documentary made about us!

However, we do not take the credit for this - we provide the means - our members make the relationships!   For some it happens very quickly, for others it takes time.  But if you are patient, positive, enthusiastic, and have a cheerful disposition - you have a very high chance of success.

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As a FREE member, you can

• Upload your profile & photo
• Search the database by region and county or by age group and distance from your postcode 
• Send Mini-Messages to see who's interested
• View the profile of members who contact you
• Send Mini-Messages back to members who contact you

• Send as many Personal messages as you like
• Read all your messages, and respond to them with a Personal message
• View members' exact location (town)
• Talk to members on the phone - most members have a CallSafe number (our FREE telephone re-direction service - real telephone numbers are never revealed), or Voicemail number - where you can leave a message for them to get in touch with you.
• Get alternative contact details for paper-based members.
• Get a FREE CallSafe or Voicemail number of your own so members can call you.
• Join Buddies  Friendship Service  FREE (just "Mates" not "Dates"). 
• Chat to other members online in ChatterBox .
• Contribute to MotorMouth  - our discussion forum.

Please see How We Work for further information.

• Click here to be taken to our Registration page
  
  
• Click on "New Member" box on right-hand side of Registration page.
  
  
• Upload your profile (takes 3 minutes).

Interests & Hobbies:  Include anything in this section that you enjoy doing - even things as simple as the TV programmes you like to watch, or activities you'd like to do in the company of someone special.

• 3 months (90 days) costs just £ 16.95
• 6 months (180 days) costs just £ 29.95
• No-Time-Limit* use of the site costs just £ 49.95 - recommended!

* No-Time-Limit membership allows you full use of the site for as long as you wish.  You can also also put your membership on "hold"** for up to 6 months at a time - as many times as you like - to see how a new relationship works out without losing your membership (only available to No-Time-Limit members).  We highly recommend this option - you can stay with us until you are absolutely sure that you have met your ideal partner without paying another penny!

Yes you can!  You can also pay by sending a cheque, postal order or cash.  Make your cheque/PO payable to KNO/PFP and send to:

Take a close look at the sites that are totally "free", and you will find that they are littered with advertising directing you to other sites, which are selling products or services often totally unconnected to dating.  Every time you click through - they earn commission!  The "dating" part is the front they use to draw you to the site.  The owners of these sites have no interest or expertise in the field of dating, and don't monitor the profiles listed.  It's basically a "free for all".  You will have no guarantee that they are genuine, single, available or, in the worst-case scenario, even exist.  You could waste a lot of time, or suffer a lot of heartache before you realise that the old saying is true - "you only get what you pay for".

There are some things on our site you can do for free - such as upload a free profile & photo  to "test the water" before you pay to join - but ALL profiles/photos are very carefully vetted before they appear on the site - and we reject those that we feel are unsuitable!  You can also send as many Mini-Messages as you like to people who interest you to see if you get a response.  For full access to the site, we charge a very reasonable amount to sustain a highly professional service totally dedicated to single parent dating.  We do not try to inundate you with products or services you are not the least bit interested in.

Absolutely!  Our members are all at different stages in their lives.  Some have been divorced or separated for some time, and now feel emotionally ready for a long-term relationship again.  Others just want to expand their social lives for the time being, and share evenings or days out with people in a similar position.  We run Buddies for that reason.  All members who want to make friends of both sexes (just "mates" not "dates") carry the Buddies icon on their profile.  You can sign up for Buddies after you've become a full member  - at no extra charge!

Please see Buddies for further information. 

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• Firstly, your paper-based membership with KNO must still be in date.  If you're not sure - email  us at  help@kno.org.uk  with your name and address and membership number (if known).  If you are out of date, you will have to register as a new member (see How do I join? above).
• If your paper-based membership is valid,  Click here to be taken to the Registration page.
• Click on the "Activate your Account" box at the bottom right of this page.  You will only need to do this once.
• Enter your membership number* and postcode, and click on "Next".
• Enter an email address, or check the address is correct if there is already one in the box.  Please make sure your email address is valid, active & correctly typed.
• You then need to create a Password.  Please make a note of this, as it will be your Password to log-on to the system.
• This will take you back to the log-in page.  You can now log-in as a Member (on the left-hand side of the screen) using the same email address, and the Password you've just created.  This will take you to your Personal Home Page.
• Whenever you return to the site, you can use the Log In box on the Home Page at www.kno.org.uk

If you encounter any problems during the above process, please phone 0871 572 0477  (9am - 7pm Mon-Fri), or email us at help@kno.org.uk

Most certainly!  We do everything possible to ensure that the people who join us are genuine, and are suitable for the type of service we provide.  We can, and do, reject applications from people whom we feel are unsuitable for the type of service we provide.

You can speak to a real person on the phone from 9am - 7pm Monday - Friday (with no irritating queuing).  If we are busy -  please leave your name and phone number and we will get back to you as soon as we can.  You can also e-mail or write to our office (a proper address - not a PO Box No), or leave messages on our telephone answering service outside of office hours.  We will respond a.s.a.p. and be delighted to help you.

We know of no other online dating sites that offer any kind of telephone assistance.

Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) block messages from senders whose email addresses are not in the recipient's Address Book or on their Safe Senders List.  To ensure your KNO messages reach you, please add admin@kno.org.uk and marketing@kno.org.uk to your  Address Book or Safe Senders List.  Instructions on how to do this for the most commonly used ISPs are below:

• Once signed in, click "Options" in the top right of your screen.
• On the left-hand side of the page, click "Safe and blocked senders" which is under the "Junk email" section.
• Click on "Safe senders".
• Add admin@kno.org.uk  and marketing@kno.org.uk, and click "Add to list".

GMail

• From your Gmail inbox, open the KNO email you have received.
• Click on the arrow next to the reply button on the top right hand corner of the email.
• From the drop-down menu, click on "Add sender to contacts".

Yahoo Mail

• Click on "Contacts" in the menu on the left of the page.
• Click "Add Contacts"
• Add name (Kids No Object) and email addresses (admin@kno.org.uk  and marketing@kno.org.uk).
• Save contact details.

AOL

• Click the "Spam Controls" link (lower right area of your Inbox).
• When the "Mail & Spam Controls" box appears, click "Custom sender list".
• Choose "allow email from" option.
• Add the domain name "kno.org.uk"
• Click "Add", then "Save".

AOL 7 & 8:

• Go to Keyword Mail Controls.
• Select the screen name you are using to receive emails.
• Click "Customize Mail Controls For This Screen Name".
• For AOL Version 7.0:  In the  section for "exclusion and inclusion parameters", include the following domain: *@kno.org.uk
• For  AOL  Version 8.0:  Open the email.  Click "add address" icon.  Save it.

Outlook 2003:

To make sure you can see emails as they were intended to be seen (including images), add our email address to your address book and safe sender list.

• Right click on the email subject line.
• Choose "Add Sender to Address Book".