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If you're searching for love online, or have decided to give the digital dating world a try, the choices can be endless if you know where and how to look. There are dating Web sites geared toward every preference — straight, Latino, biracial — and every status — single or married. Yes, that's right, married. We break down some of the choices to help you make the searching a little bit easier.

Melissa Rentería | 210SA contributor
 

ANIMAL ATTRACTION
If your pet is such a big part of your life that you need a partner who understands that, then this site for pet lovers is for you.
Pros: The site isn't just for dating. Networking and friendship searches are also available.
Con: Some of the pet parents might be a little too intense for even the most avid pet lover.
How it works: Users can search the site using various criteria after an initial sign-up.
Price: Sign-up is free and the site donates to pet charities each time someone registers on the site.
Online: animalattraction.com

BLACK AND WHITE SINGLES
Black, white and bi-racial singles — or anyone who prefers or is open to interracial dating — can find love.
Pros: Users know other members are open to interracial dating.
Con: Unique travel-connect feature gets you in touch with members who might be traveling to your area could only lead to a long-distance, short-lived romance if neither party is willing to move.
How it works: Sign up for free and search for singles in your area or from across the country.
Price: Basic membership is free, but VIP packages starting at $14.95 allow users to take advantage of all the site's features.
Online: blackandwhitesingles.com

QUIEROLATINO
This new site — it launched on Feb. 7 — bills itself as a community for single Latinos who are serious about searching for love.
Pros: Affordable, easy to navigate and has an events feature to find places to go on dates.
Con: Because the site is so new, users might not have much to choose from.
How it works: Browse the site using search criteria such as age and geographic area. Anyone can search, but only paying members can send messages to other members on the site.
Price: Membership packages start at $24.99 a month; a three-month free membership is offered to new users.
Online: quierolatino.com

ASHLEY MADISON
Who said married people can't date? If you're the cheating kind, then Ashley Madison is the place for you. This site uses the tagline “when monogamy becomes monotony.”
Pros: Very affordable and there's no shortage of members on the site.
Con: The site's look — a horrid purple — is cheap and tacky, and some of its members look like it, too.
How it works: Anyone can search, but members purchase credits to communicate with other members. However, even non-paying members can communicate with members if they're willing to accept the messages collect.
Price:  Depends on how many credits you're willing to buy.
Online: ashleymadison.com

ANTOPIA
Singles with herpes or human papilloma virus (HPV) can join without being judged.
Pros: There's no hiding or feelings of embarrassment.
Con: Users might feel like they've joined a leper colony.
How it works: Users can search the site after paying the initial sign-up fee.
Price: Sign-up is $17.
Online: mpwh.net

SINGLE PARENTS MINGLE
This is the place for those dating while trying to raise children alone.
Pros: You have a greater chance of finding an empathetic mate.
 Con: Some members are going through custody fights, and you might not want to get caught up in that mix.
How it works: Users can search for potential mates after signing up.
Price: Membership is $19.99 a month.
Online: singleparentsmingle.com