"blonde check. run marathons check. live in a house that looks like all the others check. work a corporate job that no one understands check. no provocative or original thoughts check. i could go on and on.
this is not the dating site for unique individuals. i have no idea why the only matches suggested were 60 year old men or 25 year old men. i'm 37 and in the arts. i live in the city and would never leave. this was the biggest waste of money. no i'm not going to 'give it a try' and date a non drinker who rides harleys and wears dentures...we both like dining out??? well then it must be meant to be. your criteria for matches are ridiculous. three dates and three men who just wanted ****. go to tinder and find actually interesting people who i have things in common with. sort of strange that's known as the hook up site. all in all you are outdated and you ****. "
"There are many wonderful people to meet for sure...however; if their profile isn't active (for some profiles, their accounts have shown no activity for months), it shouldn't show up as a possible match just because they have attractive pictures. I have noticed that Match does that just to keep that pool of people they have on file large and appealing. Good site. I just believe they should do a better job of making sure the profiles they send to people in emails actually have active users
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"In the beginning I wasn't meeting any worth while dates. One of my dates turned out to be married with children, and a string of bad dates and awkward dates followed. In the end I met the man of my dreams I could not be happier."
"I ended up eventually meeting the woman that I am now engaged to marry. My only concern with Match was the number of inappropriately young women that would contact me. They were way below the age range I said that I would be interested in."
"I did find who I know I could see a future with. Unfortunately the timing may not be exactly right. Wouldn't have found him if not for Match. Time will tell and everything happens for a reason! "
"Quite a few misses in the suggestions, but I was able to find a great partner on the site. Time will tell but I'm hopeful I found my forever partner."
"Because Match.com offers a more elite and select group of members, the rate of response and matches of actual interest is low in my opinion. However, the rate of success is elevated for that same reason. The increased chance for true compatibility is a worthwhile price to pay. I was lucky enough to find my match. Someone I hadn't seen in almost 12 years was bold enough to reach out, and I guess the rest is history!"
"The way the profiles are set up encourages everyone to write generic profiles. other sites have themed sections like "what are you passionate about", etc. that are a lot easier to fill out. Match is too free form. Plus hardly anyone responded to my messages but I guess match can't do anything about that. The format of the site is not easy to use and kinda buggy. The site hasn't changed since I first tried it 5 years ago. Seriously that's unacceptable. Match is falling behind compared to other online dating sites. Everyone I met on the site was a weirdo so it was not a fun experience for me at all."
"I found the one I was lookig for and this is why I cancelled my subscription"
"I had a very bad experience with someone who tried to scam me for money using someone's else pictures and information. I know it is not Match's fault but I did report him to match and as of yet I have not heard from anyone at Match."
"If nothing else, Match opens up an avenue to meet people you would otherwise never cross paths with so I highly recommend joining to give you dating options beyond your day to day life. "
"Match was OK to me as I met my current girlfriend on there and seems to be the most likely way to meet now a days."
"In the first week, the guy I'm now dating (4 months into it), matched with me and started texting. However, all the other matches were duds. Didn't fit my desired profile, didn't respond if I acknowledged them, or were just plain awful and just looking for a hook-up. So I found my "today" match and am happy, but was pleased that I only did match for about 4 weeks because it was getting tiresome quickly. "
"I reconnected with someone on Match after 18 years. We were good friends back then and would not have gotten an opportunity to reconnect if it werent for Match!Turns out he is my best friend and the love of my life. "
"I met my late wife on Match, almost 18 years ago, and it was an almost instant connection that grew into our tremendous love affair. When she passes away in 2015, I was devastated, not only by her loss but more and more by the loneliness but the destruction of the dreams I had for our future, the times we had been working toward. Over time, I realized that our dreams didn't have to end and I still had a life to live, but I wasn't sure where to start. So I went back to Match and started looking for someone to spend some time with, get out, go to dinner, a movie; whatever.
I didn't have much luck but one day last November I got a message, not from a match, or anyone I had looked at. And after checking out her profile I realized we were way too different, but she was intriguing because she was seeing the same obvious differences religion, politics, music, and interests to list a few. I responded to her and she responded with her phone # and a question as to whether I had seen the differences in our profiles. I assured her that I had and that she had initiated contact anyway intrigued me. I asked if she was rethinking her message and gave her my Phone#. In minutes she called me and we ended up talking nearly 2 hours, but it only seemed like minutes. We have dated several times and have talked almost daily since. She still captivates me. I am very hopeful.
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