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Highlight for 1 month $29.70
Cheap
Popularity
1.4 million active users
Very popular
Gender make-up
Men/women equal
(1 to 1)
No gender bias
(1 to 1)
Rating from 122 customers
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Ashley Madison
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A review of Ashley Madison. Ashley Madison offers a discreet online service for anyone considering dating outside of their existing relationship.
lucylApril 3rd, 2014
Useless
alice83May 12th, 2013
Just average
Joycem9May 12th, 2013
Just average
ShastaOctober 4th, 2012
Avoid
GrantTaylorApril 21st, 2012
Useless
Dana8May 15th, 2013
Just average
claudejoseMarch 13th, 2012
Just average
mongoDecember 28th, 2011
Below average
There are two things I really dislike about this site.
First, the male to female ratio is quite high. I ran an experiment whereby I created a female profile that contained absolutely no information at all other than some modest physical dimensions. No check boxes, no text, nada. In the course of about a month, I must've received on the order of 500 or so messages, winks, etc. It was truly amazing. I turned it off after about a month... My apologies to those guys who wasted money sending messages to this fake profile. As a male subscriber, I'd say that maybe 1 or 2 in 10 messages I send results in the female having a look at my profile. Maybe 1 in 20 messages produces some form of response, like a return email. Maybe 1 in 100 messages will result in a f2f meeting. Bottom line, there are a boatload of horny guys on that site, females have their pick. So, good luck getting someone's attention. It is possible, but requires patience.
Second, I really dislike their process for censoring profile content. All text you write for your profile goes to some anonymous censor somewhere. I can see censoring out phone numbers and stuff, but jeesh, it requires a 24 hour turnaround for them to read and approve or reject your stuff.
Third, there are some subtle details of how they've implemented their site that leave me with a little concern about security/discretion. I'd like to be able to specify a generic location, like "SF North Bay Area", but instead they force you to enter a town/zip code thing, which kind of sucks. An earlier version of the site used to let you enter more generic geographic location information.
On the positive side, I like the fact that most people on the site are there because they are married and want to find a like-minded person. There are some fake profiles, ranging from those like mine (sorry, again!) to what seem to be obvious "flypaper" or "moneymakers" designed to attract lots of messages. You just have to get a feel for the site to learn how to spot these and avoid them.
Hope this helps!
luisalonsoNovember 29th, 2011
Recommended
Steve_4489November 1st, 2011
Above average
imaginativeOctober 14th, 2011
Useless
Smokey88October 30th, 2011
Recommended
But other than those annoying princesses contacting me and whining about "are there any good men left," the site works. AM doesn't hook you up with people, they just provide a safe forum for getting to know someone without an awkward first meeting. I personally think it's a great way to avoid wasting countless, precious evenings on liars who are looking for a free meal. There are psychos and stalkers of both genders, so it also weeds them out. And yes, I said "both genders" because God only made two of them, liberals and unethical surgeons made all the rest. That's another good thing about AM, over other dating sites, the only gender selections when creating an account are man or woman.
But anyway, I advise anyone who is looking for extramarital sex with a like-minded individual to join. The keys to success are to post plenty of tasteful, yet somewhat revealing, everyday-type pics. Also, keep the OMFG freaky pics (yes, everyone should have some) posted in your private showcase that only you can give access to. Be brutally honest, and lengthy, in your profile comments. Talk about what you like & want, don't just check AM's stupid blocks. For example, I said that I am turned on by women who have a great personality, positive attitude in life, can speak intelligently about current events, have a flat stomach, are uninhibited in bed, and keep their intimate areas clean shaven. I made it clear that I don't want a supermodel princess or a woman that needs to spend everyday in the gym, or a salad nibbler. Looks don't matter.
But on a side note to the ladies out there (especially the neurotic, manipulative, American women), just get over yourselves and have some fun, before the combination of gravity & mirrors puts you on a prescription of anti-depressants and white wine. And for crying out loud, turn off the reality TV shows and get some exercise. American men cannot stand a lump that is addicted to the Kardashians & Jersey Shore, yet has no time to keep her belly flat!!