| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 7/14/2008 4:06:27 AM | | You're chances of meeting someone the pay sites are about the same as meeting someone on here - slim to none....Sorry but it is the truth.....If you are going to do something with your money don't spend it on match, yahoo, or Eharmony....All of those sites are a joke. Spend you money on a new hobby or invest it for your retirement, don't just throw it away....Or better yet spend it on one of those foreign bride sites lol | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 7/14/2008 5:50:59 AM | I'm a member of a pay site--well 2, but got so frustrated with the lay out I contacted the 'owners' and ended up getting the remainder of my sub for nothing. There is one that I like very much--youdate. I find that the men are more apt to meet...they are more settled in their lives...I don't have 20 year olds messaging me for a shag...I prefer that site 100 times more for dating than this one. As a social site this one is heads and shoulders above.
Guess I'm one of just a few that don't mind paying!! | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 7/14/2008 7:47:36 AM | I've spent a total of 6 months on e-harmony.
The matching algorythm is complete bull, but the guys apparently get WAY more matches than girls (like 7 - 10 a day for me). Of course, the thing is that unless they've also paid, you never get a response (but that's the same as any pay dating site)
Didn't manage to create any relationships out of it but it was certainly the best site I've ever used to get to a first date stage (versus POF from which I've met one person in 4 years and lavalife which I also only met 1 person). Think I met at least 10 people through e-harmony.
The thing to do is sign up, then quit, and they'll start offering you discounted packages to rejoin. :P | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 7/14/2008 7:56:20 AM | I bet you'll find the same people on pay sites that you find here......
I know two awesome couples who met on match.com. In fact, I call one of them the "match.com made in heaven". **giggle**
If you're willing to invest time and effort in your searching, and you are very serious about finding the man/woman of your dreams, and you are honest about who you are and what you're looking for, it can work.
I'm sticking with the free POF. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 7/14/2008 7:24:44 PM | | I used to have a lot of success with match.com when you could pay and get responses from anyone else as long as YOU were paying. Now they suck. Both persons have to be paying members in order to converse. I haven't had much success since this change came about. Also, match.com does an exceptionally poor job of filtering scammers. One site that might work for you is hotornot.com. it's very inexpensive and you can contact anyone once you pay the 5.95. However, the volume of people to meet is probably comparable to POF. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 7/15/2008 1:14:23 AM | | It depends if you are really willing to spend the money or not. You could be spending around fifty dollars a month. Would you be ok with that? Seeing as it could take months to find someone , that fifty dollars a month will really add up. If you are ok with spending hundreds of dollars with no guarantees , then go for it . If not just stay here and join up on some other free sites too. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/1/2008 2:37:45 PM | | With E Harmony they have an automatic renewal. I failed to notice this and so when my month was up they automatically renewed and charged me. So, be warned that if you try it and aren't satisfied make sure you let them know you're done ! | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/1/2008 2:56:41 PM | You do realize you're asking the wrong people, right? Of course no paid site has worked out for any of us! Why do you think we're still here? It only takes one good relationship to make it "worth it."
Actually, I've found that the sites vary by location. In my area, the only matches eHarmony ever sent me lived way too far away. Perfectmatch was the same way. Match has good numbers in my area, but I was still dissapointed with the quality of men (but I'm picky  ).
In St. Louis, almost everyone out there is on eHarmony. Match is seen as the poor man's dating site for those not willing to fork over $60 a month. If you're serious about finding someone, you do eHarmony.
It's probably better to ask single people that have tried online sites in your area. In the meantime, POF has pretty much the same folks you'll see on the paid sites. I found a lot of cross-over. Think of this site as your warm-up round; only pay when you've got the time to commit to a real relationship. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/1/2008 2:58:24 PM | | I really don't see a difference between pay sites and PoF, except for the fact that I am saving my money on PoF. I truly believe that it is all a matter of the right people meeting at the right time, no matter what sort of dating site they meet on. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/1/2008 3:09:28 PM | I have been dating for about 3 years.
Had 20 dates off paying sites and 1 off a none paying site.
I personally feel people who are paying for dates are much more serious about it.
The free dating sites are full of forum chatters. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/1/2008 6:31:10 PM | | Eharmony is a scam. Sure, they match you up with tons of 'matches' but only about a tenth of them are paid members and can respond to you. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/1/2008 6:37:05 PM | OMG! No! I have friends that have wasted so much money on those sites. It is a rip off to be sure.
Craigs list isnt bad, try that. This site is really good too.
Best of luck in yours search! | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/3/2008 8:50:00 PM | | I think the pay date sites have a lot of scams. Take true.com for instance, the company itself sends its members emails (winks) that are supposably from other members. Also, there are a lot of fake profiles (it looks like nice people in your area) to lure you into joining. Then once you do... BAM! Nothing. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/3/2008 8:54:57 PM | | Singlesnet.com is where I met the date with the rifle. He was a paying member, I wasn't. You can respond to paying members for free though. Some other dates from there turned out okay though. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/3/2008 9:27:02 PM | | I say no this is better than the paid dating sites I paid for yahoo dating a whole year it produced "NOTHING" LOL.Save your money love comes when you least expect it | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/3/2008 10:37:11 PM | I've tried eharmony, yahoo personals, match.com, and other paid personals sites. All I ever got from them were stupid "winks" , matches that WEREN'T good matches for me (thanks for nothing, eharmony) , and e-mails asking me to see someone's webcam (Yeah, like I'm gonna sign up to see someone's webcam. I could watch the same things for free in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. )
At least here, I've gotten REAL replies, even if they never led to anything more than having some new friends. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/3/2008 10:47:51 PM | | Dont waste your money. They have many of the same people on them. You just have to be patient and that can be difficult since most people want to find the person they are looking for fast. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/4/2008 2:05:09 AM | | Waste of money to be honest, this place has as good a chance as any, and there's the robot programs that send out messages to keep people paying. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/4/2008 5:08:30 AM | | I find the same memebers are on here and the paid dating sites, so I personally would save my money. | |
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| Are pay dating sites worth it?
Posted: 8/4/2008 10:25:57 AM | Some of the problems with premium dating sites.
Cost.
Failure to disclose all charges
Multiple service levels to try and get more money out of you
Renewals being charged automatically with out consent
Low subscription levels combined with pour geographical coverage
Using profiles from other dating sites playing them off as being on there own site
Displaying old inactive profiles in searches
Not providing any reference to user last activity
Bogus contacts from factious members created by the site owners just to try and keep you subscribing
Surprising number of fake profiles set up by money scammers | |
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