Reviews of JDate

I've been on JDate for almost two years and I haven't met anyone of substance. It's extremely hard for a single woman over 50 and likes to eat to meet a man who doesn't want someone who's at least 10 years younger then themselves, pretty, and thin.

The time to do online dating was around 2000 and before. The internet was new and a higher class of people had computers. You really COULD meet higher quality people in those days. The thing is: Those early pioneers have either been successful or moved on to more productive ways of dating. There may be a few holdouts from the old days and also the technically challenged that got in late on internet dating. Attractive and intelligent women that are getting lots of dates maybe just want that....lots of dates and no binding commitments. If they have been around a long time, it's unlikely they are looking for commitment.

These days, every dirtbag Ho and redneck Bubba has a computer and are marketing themselves. It's no wonder the OD world has turned out to be what it is. Maybe the smart thing to do is study out the situation, realize what it has really become, and move on to better ways of meeting women. I did a trial test today on American Singles since I had never tried that website. I was a male looking for females. The first person that wanted to IM me was a queer looking skinny guy in California that claimed to be looking for women. There were two other women soon afterwards wanting to contact me, neither of which had a photo and a definite uglo desperado persona about their profile.

That's the OD world these days, dudes. Join a high class old fashioned referral service by paying the stiff dues and verify beforehand their membership base and percentage of women if you want something besides an internet barbarian meeting you for coffee. It's like drive-by dating, if you know what I mean. I dumped the American Singles profile after a few hours of staring at butt ugly women. Maybe you need to be as logical with JDate or any OD site you are tempted to join.

I have a gal, I was just curious as to what the OD scene had turned out to be. I met my gal years ago online. Things have definitely changed for the worse and keep getting even worse all the time, it seems. The barbarians aren't just at the gates, they are at your throat by now.

I had great experiences on Jdate. I met my husband there, but I have to say, you must be patient and carefully screen the people you choose to actually decided to meet face to face. My method was contact, a couple of emails, a couple of phone conversations, and then, if we felt some chemistry, we'd meet for a drink. I met some wonderful men and had some great experiences on jdate. I had some jdates that were bad, creepy, or stalker types, but I chalked it up to 'live and learn' and moved on. There are lots of wonderful people on jdate, but I think I'm just one of the lucky ones. Come on...I have 4 teeneage daughters...if I can find a man there, just about anyone can!! Be open, be honest, and most of all, respect yourself and the people you meet.

So I've been on and off Jdate for about 4 years and I say with complete honesty that it's great. I've been reading through these reviews as well as reviews for other e-dating sites and all the reviews are more or less the same. Abyssmal.

My contention is that it is not the dating sites y'all have a problem with, it's the people. People are dishonest with their pictures, they only want sex, they're shallow... Well that's what many people are like. Most people are undatable.

From the reviews i read i've come to the conclusion that y'all have unrealistic expectations of online dating. Post a profile and 3 weeks later be madly in love with the woman/man of your dreams. Not likely.

I suggest that you see Jdate for what it is. An opportunity to meet jewish people that you might not have met otherwise. None of these sites has a magic algorithm that will connect you to your special person. Just be patient, be honest and use online dating for what it is: A tool to improve your chances of meeting someone special.

I tried it for about a year, went on about 40 dates, there are some younger guys who are handsome (few but they are there hidden) but they only wanted basically a booty call, not really someone to date. The older ones forget it, they lie about thier age , are overweight and it actually bothered me to keep saying "im sorry, you look nothing at all like your photo and there is absolutely no chemistry." I date younger guys anyway. I looked like my photo, im normal educated,attractive,in good shape, have no problem finding dates in the real world but thought okay, maybe these were a better quality of men and they are my religion which is easier. No such luck. Also word of advice to woman..ask someone if your pic is good and if it looks like you..your losing dates with some of the photos your using..same with you guys..stupid photos making stupid faces dont get a laugh they get a delete...

Look, its worth it to try for a year or so, but dont have high expectations..you might just find the one person on here at the same exact time as you that is honest attractive and really nice or they may even have a friend.Thats how i met someone, i had a great relationship with. My jdate introduced me to his friend..who didnt want me just to sleep with like my jdate wanted.. We liked each other instantly...Give it one year at max then get hobbies and meet people at starbucks .lol

this is for the general population of singles that are dating, if you have been on any sites longer than 3 years, it is time to give it a break, you will never find what you are looking for, just hope you will run into your true love on the outside world. ifyou are just looking to date and see whatis out there, then maybe internet dating might work for you as long as you dont take it to seriously, AS FOR THE MEN OUT THERE, IF YOU ARE LOOKING JUST FOR A FUCK OR A BLOW JOB IN THE BACK OF YOUR CAR, GO GET A HOOKER THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE THERE FOR. IF YOU NEVER PAID FOR SEX WELL MAYBE IT IS TIME THAT YOU DO. STOP LOOKING FOR US NICE WOMEN TO DATE FOR JUST THE SEX. WE WOMEN WANT MORE, AND I CALL YOU MEN AND NOT GENTLEMEN BECAUSE NONE OF YOU ACT LIKE A GENTLEMAN YOU ACT LIKE THE BIGGEST JERKS THAT EVER EXISTED. START ACTING LIKE GENTLEMEN AND MAYBE THINGS WILL GO YOUR WAY

I found this piece of information on the net. I think you'll find it enlightening.

"What this means, is that given current JDate rules that only allow paying members to reply to messages, if you buy a membership on JDate, only 3.5% of the people you send messages to will be able to reply or acknowledge your message in any way. See, JDate gives you no indication whether or not a profile you are interested in belongs to a paying member capable of replying. That kind of sucks. Imagine sending out 100 messages to 100 “active” members and only 3 (and a half) of them are capable of replying, let alone willing to reply!"

Ok, I must admit I'm one of these guys who never paid for Jdate and tried to get women to IM me. There's a good reason for this. Where I live, there are literally no more than 30 women on Jdate. All the women are concentrated in New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto and Israel. If you live anywhere else, you're shit outta luck. After you've spoken to the 4 or 5 women you may have any interest in, THAT'S IT as far as your region is concerned. Unless you live in the 5 places mentioned above, you're seriously wasting your time and money on Jdate. There are just not enough people. I would also advise you to post a GOOD picture of yourself, preferrably one that is professionally done. This rule applies to all dating sites, as everyone just clicks on the pic...the pic is make or break. I'll admit that 95% of the photos hold no interest for me, and the 5% who do, well, they're pretty highly in demand, and if you read their profile, they're clearly aware of the fact. They want a "hot" looking guy who makes millions. Nothing wrong with that, I guess, except those guys can be counted on the fingers of both hands. I first tried Jdate last year for about 2 weeks (never paid). This year, I see many of the same people on, same pictures, same age (Jewish women just age slower). A lot of divorced women with children. A lot of older women. A lot of seriously aweful photographs. And a lot of profiles that are so identical they may have been generated by a computer ("Friends say I'm an attractive, smart, caring lady.....I'm looking for a financially stable, emotionally available, blah blah blah). If you're on the East or West coast, try Jdate. There are hundreds of good-looking women among the thousands that are not. But I don't think you'll find a soul mate. It's more amusement for the perpetually bored.

I tried accessing my messages in JDate today.

I was somewhat surprised to find that I couldn't access them but rather was met by a screen which read: "Become a Premium Member Today"

I am already a member paying about 15 pound sterling a month.

What is going on?

Despite the fact that this amount is being deducted from my credit card monthly, I seem to have lost all my paid membership features.

Has anyone else experienced this?

This isn't a complaint about Jdate itself as much as it's a message/question to many of the women on there. I have noticed that most women LEAVE OUT THEIR WEIGHT. First let me state, there is nothing wrong with being a little overweight, and there are very women on Jdate who would be considered medically obese (which is 30+ lbs over 'ideal' weight). The obvious reason you're leaving out your weight is because you're heavier than you'd like to be and you don't want guys to judge or dismiss you as a result. That's understandable, we all want to be loved for who we are, not what we look like.

Then there's reality. When I see a potential date (based on a decent picture and good "about me" section) with a blank weight section I think that you're overweight, no if's and's or but's. Someone in good shape always puts their weight in. Then I think that you probably have some self-esteem issues and might require constant reassuring that you are beautiful (which you probably aren't). BOTTOM LINE - if you are overweight, and you put your REAL weight in, I totally respect that and see you in a much better light than those who leave it blank...just a tip.