The Bottom Line Up Front Is That Match.com Is A Waste... Save your money or spend it on yourself...period. This site is worthless to the average or above average, single male in the 30-40 age range. This is my impression after only a week of being a member. I only got conned once and this was it. I knew better, but I just wanted to experiment a little and see what the results were. A little background is in order though.

Society has ruthlessly preyed upon a generation of folks from start to finish. The Me Generation was continually bombarded by the theme that if you don't have money / power / beauty, you are a "looser." A lot of these folks have now come of age and are 30-somethings. Women have internalized and taken this viewpoint to the extreme. They cling to some sort of fantasy that Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew M., or Brad Pitt or someone just like them is going to come sweep them off their feet. They feel they "deserve" it, they are "special," and "won't settle." OK, no problem. Your comeuppance is not long in coming. 40 is just around the corner. Women are just as shallow as men, maybe even more so. Guys were affected to this to some degree, but are a little more accomodating when it comes to perfection, especially now that we are 30-somethings. The guys I am talking about are regular, physically fit guys. Not overweight blobs with acne scars, bikers, ex-cons, etc., which populate these sites in the extreme. The screening criteria could be a little better. The modern media has not helped us with all of the hoopla about internet stalkers, predators, etc. These days, every chick thinks someone is waiting in the bushes outside to attack them. Thus, even sincere, genuine interest in getting to know someone better is regarded with suspicion. I guess you won. I quit. Oh, I may throw a little game every now and again at the store or the bar, but I'll be damned if I ever sell my pride for the paid membership to an "exclusive site" such as this. They all say they want nice guys, but they always wind up taking in the loosers and dealing with the drama. What the hell, go upside her head once more for me, man.

I gave the match.com site a fair shake. A week is all it took for me to formulate the following conclusions about the site. I was completely genuine in my description and photos. Physically fit, decent looking, high 5 figure income, diverse interests. The real fucking deal. Of course, everyone is biased about themselves, but I've got game well beyond initial pick up lines. The hard part is getting your foot in the door. Just for fun, I checked myself against the competition. There were some muscle bound freaks and a few pretty boys on there, but most of the male profiles were LAME in the extreme. I came away with the impression that I shouldn't have any problems establishing contact with some nice women. In all seriousness, my intent was to establish contact and build upon that. Immediate sex wasn't the objective. Although no guy, including myself, would probably ever turn down an opportunity, that wasn't my intent Although I winked at the uber-hotties, I harbored no illusions of a response of any type. I figured they were just filler to attract guys. They are probably in the EMPLOY of the site itself. Ever thought of that one? I wrote genuine emails to those who were probably 6's to 8's on the average guy's scale. Some of the chicks were a little "thick" as they say, but were nice looking overall. The emails were apparently read, but there were no responses. I got 2 winks. You don't even want to know what they looked like. See #3.