I've been on lavalife, in the relationship section, on and off for a number of years, and I've met some interesting and nice men. Lavalife works if you use it properly: have an honest descriptive ad, post a recent photo, only contact people who do match you in some way, forget about instant messaging, it's a waste of money. Interestingly, many people put more time and effort into writing a resume than they do in writing a profile, and do more checking of a potential employer than they do of a date. Yet, they are looking for a life time mate?! Then there are unrealistic expectations, the odds are that the 1st or even 10th person you meet is not "the one". If you're older, keep in mind that people get divorced for a reason --- and that reason wasn't because they were wonderful caring attentive spouses.

If you don't like the work of online dating, get out your credit card and head for an expensive service that will do the work for you.