I joined American Singles looking for a friend and/or companion. I purchased the 3 month membership instead of trying it out for a month thinking it would increase my chances but, it was a mistake. I would search tons of profiles everyday and would write those I was interested in. Out of the hundred or more profiles I wrote to I received a response from only literally a few. I started to think that there were not even real people on the other end and if there were then what were they at American Singles for? Beware of the renewal fee...for example, I logged into my bank account Sunday morning the 23rd of September and realized they charged me $19.99 to automatically renew my membership. I immediately canceled that morning and called customer service. American Singles customer service explained to me, because my original sign up date was June 22nd and it occurred at night the renewal payment was processed at the same time and date which in this case was September 22rd. American Singles refused to issue a refund even though I did not use their service and I was canceling less than one day after payment was pended (not even cleared). According to American Singles if I canceled within a few hours after the payment was pended they may have given me a refund. The moral is don't pay with credit card unless you want to have it automatically billed for renewal or even better yet, cancel early! I did not meet people on American Singles even though I did talk in live chat and sent numerous messages. Overall I did not like it. I guess it is not for me.