Reviews of OkCupid

So I'm giving this 4 stars only because I haven't been able to successfully filter out the creepy people lol...yes, I know, it's my fault haha!

Anyway, I generally like this site: it's fun, it's easy and it's free! I tried match.com but I was only getting a lot of older men who are looking to "settle down"...when I just graduated! So silly! Lol!

The site has a lot of fun people who are actually in my age range and are working/have decent life goals. I've had three dates so far and I've been on a week!

To the guys who say they aren't getting emails back? Well I know I won't respond to an email if the guy is my height or shorter, is losing his hair, has no job (I have a fantastic job so no losers!) or uses slang in his email. Needless to say, I'm ignoring tons of emails. The difference is, here the guys left afterwards are handsome, intelligent and ask me questions related to my bio. If you read my review on match.com, you'll see that I have gotten people contacting me who've only seen my face! And then they ask me stupid questions that are already answered online. They are also either too old or too interested in sex (the young ones) or both! I've been on there for the same amount of time as I've been on okcupid (essentially) but I'm having more intelligent conversations, meeting more handsome people and going on more dates!

I think you really can't be creepy on here! Seriously! I mean I got this once:

"I believe that you are one rare beauty that i am willing to do all that to get to know but if you do not desire to give me that honor then let me know so i can liberate myself from the grasp that your beauty already has on me."

???This is BEYOND ridiculous! How about asking me a simple question about, say, my book! I'll be pleased you read through my profile and I'll probably answer!

Anyway, this site is pretty decent! And enjoyable! :)

As one who has participated in newspaper personals ads in years past, and now free online dating sites, I applaud the intent of OkCupid and Plenty of Fish, which is to enable singles to meet. But in practice there is often a very different outcome.

In each of these means of meeting, there is no verification of members' identities, and so any member can be (and often is) misrepresented. Photos are routinely years old, sometimes by decades. Many of these "singles" appear to be social workers with a professional interest in corresponding with online singles, and they don't appear to be looking for real dates at all. Any game or con that can be played or pulled on members is.

These sites can be a lot of fun, provided you keep in mind that almost nothing - and no one - on these sites is what they appear to be. And real life dates with quality individuals can be a very rare occurrence.

I've been using this site for the past two months and all I can say is how fun and disappointing this site can be at the same time. Many girls I end up having a very legit convo are the ones that log in like 2-3 times a week...meaning that they are more likely not full of themselves like half the women on the site. It's not getting messages that is a problem on this site, it's continuing them and setting up a day to meet up. Most girls that have given me there number have almost always give me like 2-3 word responses (about 6 of 10) ..then eventually just stop replying. It makes me think a lot of girls are on the site for attention, but to say good about it is that it is fun talking with them and getting their number. Another thing is that they are selective. I actually calculated the odds of a girl messaging me back if they go on on a regular basis. About 35-40 percent. IMPORTANT: a thing I realized is that the percentage increases when the girl is currently online...it's more like 55-60 percent they will respond, but that doesn't mean they will keep responding so keep it exciting. That's probably cause the 30 messages they have, yours gets lost in the middle. Another thing is that I probably wouldn't trust any girl asking for sex on here cause why the hell would a good or even average girl have to ask for sex on the internet? they are probly dirty or just doing so for the thrill cause it's fun as hell to talk about that with another girl. I've only meet one girl on this site and I can say it's somewhat legit for being free. I would suggest trying if your bored or really want to meet girls.

I have been on okcupid for less then a week now. When I sign in my computer gets bogged down with so many running ads that even my AVG security warns me of high memory useage. With this I will say I have high speed cable from Comcast. It is never a problem on any other site. In the middle of writting a letter to one gal I had an ad cover my entire screen. There was no way to close it out. I had to end task and restart my brower. Free dating site?????

This site has the same pitfalls of any other dating site out there. A fuc ked up Male to Female ratio. Not sure if it's 5:1 or 2 or 3:1 its all bad. At least if you are a guy.

Although I just signed up not long ago, I can tell already its the SOS.

Now the ONE FEATURE THAT MAKES CUPID BETTER is: The red, yellow and green dot on the "Message Button" which indicates the likelyhood that you will get a response. It shows exactly how much of of a stuck up beech you are dealing with aka: "Princess Syndrom" the girl has.

Even if it's green, don't expect a response. It is the way it is.

Okcupid is what other sites should look at when it comes to design. Its simplistic but the powerful tools are there if you need them.

There seems to be the same crowd that's on match.com. Though this time you know they can read your messages without paying a dime.

The questions are great, sometimes fun, but only a few really matter about making a match.

By far the best free dating site out there. Don't even waste your time with POF.

The site is well designed and free, but that is deceptive. You go on and answer all these questions. You get a match score that connects you to other users. What you find is all this doesn't even matter... OK Cupid has nothing to do with compatibility but rather OK Shallow Hall. A place where 5's, 6's, and 7's become the 10 at the bar. Where every woman becomes a dreaded English Professor weighing your every word. As a guy the best way to meet women is in reality. You know who your dealing with. You know what they really look like. Most of the women have pictures of themselves 3-15 years younger than they really are. They put their cutest picture as well. The quality ones get tons of messages creating an environment with too many choices and a hesitancy to respond to anybody after bad experiences. I met some attractive women and got numbers but reality is the best tool. I went online to open myself up to compatibility via score reaching out to some that I wasn't really interested in but according to the site compatible with but you can see that others are not really on the same page.

I gave OKcupid only three stars, because I just now signed up about 30 minutes, ago...and already am not impressed.

First off, I uploaded a photo, answered all of the personal summary questions, answered the 25 match questions, etc...I then commenced my search for men in my area. I didn't narrow the search down...so what I got was pages and pages of men who were last online in January of 2010!! So, I narrowed my search down to men who were last online in the past 24 hours....My results were a grand total of five men....none of whom interested me in the least, or particularly stood out. I also took into consideration that I live in an area that has had a single man drought for the last 30 years. And the ones who are left leave a lot to be desired. I also got two emails...one was a welcome message from the creator of the site...and the next one....was from a very attractive man in San Francisco (even though I am about 170 miles from there) who's income is listed at $100,000 a year, has a great job in the medical field...the whole package.....hmmm??? looks a bit like one of those computer generated spams, to get you to sign up for their more premium packages....which cost $$$.

I tried plenty of fish a while back, with no luck. I also signed up for Zoosk, under the impression that it was free. You now have to be a paying member to respond to messages, or even read them. I havn't removed my profile from that site, yet...but am about to. Funny thing is...is that I see a lot of the same people, on the multiple sites I have checked out. I have been using dating sites off and on for a few years now...and I still see the same men on there, that I saw years ago. And some of these guys still have their status listed as "Separated"...when they should have been divorced about 2 years ago.

I will give this site a try, since I do like the reviews that I have seen on the net. POF and Zoosk, have about a 75% disapproval rating.

in a nutshell....Just don't take this site (or any other site) too seriously, if you are looking for a meaningful, long lasting relationship. If you are just kind of browsing what's out there, and maybe want a night out or lunch with someone...this is for you.

I will preface this by saying I have only been on okcupid for a few days. So far, not impressed. I have only received about 10 messages, one a long, nauseating form letter that really creeped me out, one from a 22-year-old guy asking if I would be down to hook up with a younger guy (I'm 36), one that just said "Kiss," from a weird-looking dude, someone who wanted to "chat," and a few legit ones, who had actually read my profile but just weren't my type. I got a lot more responses on Match, and a lot more legitimate ones.

Also, believe me, I'm liberal and have a good healthy attitude about sex, but I really do not appreciate all the personal questions they ask you about sex. I don't need that info being public knowledge for any guy to see. We can get into that later, if we click, but I don't want it integrated into my profile. I wouldn't start talking about sex right off the bat if I met someone in person, so why should it be part of the equation online? Also, someone from work could see it for crying out loud.

I haven't experienced what seem to be fake profiles, and I wouldn't say the guys on the site are particularly (suspiciously) attractive as some other reviewers have mentioned, but I haven't been on very long. I do see a lot of guys looking at my profile who seem like real guys, but like I said, few have contacted me yet. I think I'm attractive and have an appealing profile, so something seems fishy - a new member should be getting a lot more contacts, I think!

Don't like it so far but will stick it out for a couple more weeks.

Long story short, I attempted to contact a lady listed as a 92% match for me. What gambler, in the broadest sense of the word, wouldn't take those odds?

In seeing her profile, I found myself nodding in agreement with how she approaches relationships -- for that's how I approach mine.

So, I emailed her noting how much we agree. Response -- none. I even tried contacting her through chat. No response there.

Further, there was a notation on her page noting when she was "last online" -- so I *knew* my messages were getting ignored.

Needless to say, I left OKC in a huff soon thereafter.

To try to be fair, the questions were eye-opening. I even liked some of the "brain teaser" questions. But, much like my time with eHarmony, where's the fun in answering a bunch of questions on a dating site -- and have it all lead to zero dates?

I've come to the conclusion the next love of my life is also frustrated with online dating (to clarify, I was married and am since widowed; never divorced) and is also looking offline. So it's all just a matter of being at the right place at the right time.