Although it is far from perfect, I found Match to be as advertised and it helped me potentially conect with dozens of women who were not in the traditionally dating pool or available to me because of the large geographic area in which I live. I would also add that I liked the fact that one has a captive audience with, for the most part, like minded intent. Weeding through the non-matches was no big deal as any interest is a compliment and I took it as such. This is a tool and one must learn how to use the tool.

I was on for about 6 weeks and found the activity to be quite good. I met with 6 woman as a result and am seeing one of them now. I could have done a better job of screening via the phone and cut that down to 4 woman as two I had no interest in whatsoever however we never chatted via phone. I would advise folks to never do that. Some women I knew right away, within two minutes on the phone, there would be no fit.

I found the usual issues: Not as pictured, not necessarily honest, scammers, however I would say this is a snapshot of real life. Let the buyer beware. Not all of the women I emailed responded and my currently seperated status certainly was a red flag to some however I found the experience to be quite positive. My profile was well thought out, I had plenty of good current pictures, and I ALWAYS emailed. The WINKS are useless from guys. If you cant take the time to write a note, how much time are you going to invest in them in a potential relationship. I would read their profiles with genuine interest and then ask them questions in the email pertaining to what they wrote, and I would always ask them about their overall experience with Match. I never made the notes too long, just enough to get them to want to respond. If you are witty, add some wit.

As with life, make sure to have your expectations correct with this vehicle. I would certainly recommend the site and my sister met her current boyfriend on Match almost a year ago and they are still together. She is who prompted me to join and, so far, I am very glad I did.