Sick of swiping right and hoping for a real connection? Tinder is great if you’re looking for something casual—that might, but also might not, turn into something more serious—but it’s not the ideal online dating scene if you’re looking to settle down. Here are five online dating sites and apps that are perfect for finding your next long-term girlfriend (or dare we say future wife).

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eHarmony

eHarmony is one of the oldest and most well-known online dating sites, and it definitely caters to people who are looking for more than just “Netflix and chill.” The reason: it’s a big investment, of both time and money. eHarmony is a paid site (a six-month membership will set you back $180) that prides itself on making perfect matches, thanks to a lengthy questionnaire that all its members are required to fill out. It’s a guided dating site, which means you don’t get to choose your matches based on who has the best Facebook photos; the company sends you potentially compatible ladies.

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Chemistry.com

Chemistry.com is a paid, guided dating site that matches partners based on personality-based chemistry (not sexual chemistry). While eHarmony focuses more on lifestyle-based compatibility, Chemistry.com focuses on determining your personality type (‘builder,’ ‘negotiator,’ ‘explorer,’ or ‘director’) and matching you with people who have complementary personalities. 

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Coffee Meets Bagel

If Tinder is a numbers game, Coffee Meets Bagel is…not. This app functions sort of like Tinder—it’s more casual, Facebook picture-based, and you can quickly dismiss or accept your matches—but you only get one match, every day, at noon. In other words, you can’t spend several hours swiping through thousands of people, so you need to be a little more thoughtful of who you’re saying no (or yes) to.

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Hinge

Hinge is an online dating app that uses your social network to find matches who are connected to you through friends. This means a couple of things— first, your Hinge matches are more likely to be people you’d actually connect with (they’re in your social circle, they’re part of your demographic, and they’re friends with someone you probably don’t hate), and second, it’s a lot harder to have a no-strings-attached relationship. I mean, sure, you could just sleep with a Hinge match once…but how will you explain that to your cousin, aka her best friend from third grade? 

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SingleParentMeet

Having a kid completely changes your dating life. For one thing, it’s usually better to err on the side of stability (for your kids’ sake), so tons of random Tinder meetups are probably out. If you’re a single parent or you don’t mind dating one, SingleParentMeet is exactly what it sounds like: An online dating site that caters to single parents and the people who want to meet them (and, eventually, their kids). Not every single parent is looking for a serious relationship, but the ones on a site that specifically caters to single parents are probably looking for more than a one-night stand.

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