Is OkCupid the same as match com?

The online dating sites Match.com and OkCupid can now add another happy couple to their list of successful matches: themselves. IACs Match.com, which owns a family of dating sites including Chemistry.com, People Media, and SinglesNet, purchased OkCupid for $50 million on Wednesday.

What is an OkCupid match?

Heres how it works: when you set up your profile, youre given a series of questions that you can elect to skip or answer, which then contribute to your match percentage with prospective matches (a.k.a. how compatible you are with someone). Youre only required to answer 15, but the average OkCupid user answers 50.