Reviews of True.com

This site does not even deserve the one star rating-that is way too much positive promotion.

I signed up to take advantage of the free 7-day trial. After being bombarded with "winks" (which I really couldn't figure out since I didn't post a photo), I finally decided see who was checking me out. 99.9% had no photo and didn't write any sort of message of interest. I later found out from someone else's "wink" that true.com sends them out without your consent! Mind blowing, but not even the half of it.

After three days I thought I had enough emails and, since it wasn't the right site for me, decided to cancel. I did so online and declined their 30-day trial to keep me there.

Earlier today I reviewed my bank statement and not only did I see a charge from true for $49.99 but another for $.99! I called customer service and was REPEATEDLY TOLD by the customer service rep (Cedric) that the terms and conditions of cancelation state one must CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE to cancel-even if you are canceling online! I was also told that the online cancelation section stated I needed to call and I disagreed, then requested to speak to his supervisor. She (Katie) too would not credit my account, but instead decided to walk me through the cancelation process to show me where it said I would need to call. The page that brought up the "call true.com to cancel" page did not come up on my computer(did you know it won't if you have dialup? Remember, that is not an reason for them to refund your money). The site instead brought me back to the home page. Since it came up on Supervisor Katie's, she emailed the page to me and said, "Well anyway, it is in your Terms and Conditions that you agreed to call to cancel before providing your credit card information".

Needless to say, I am livid. They didn't offer a full refund, didn't offer a partial refund, didn't suggest a one-month trial with no renewal. No "TRUE" customer service. Just repeated, "It's in the Terms and Conditions". Oh, here's the best part. $49.99 per month for listings with no picks, winks not sent by the "True" members, and the $.99 charge - COACHING!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I sent two quite nasty emails and plan on not only writing the company CEO but will pursue the matter through my banking institution, the media and most likely, legally. This company needs to be shut down for its poor business practices.

I created a profile but never entered my credit card info. I ended up getting spammed every day from them telling me to sign up, emails from alleged members, etc. It was nearing 10-20 emails a day. I wrote them and asked them to cut it out. The emails stopped for about 6 hours then they continued again even more then before. I finally started sending spam feedback to them and asked them how they liked being on the other end. I must have sent 100-200. Back then their feedback thing wasn't coded very well so you could hit back and then send and it would send another one without having to retype. ha. And I also blocked all email from true.com on my filter. True.com can go F themselves. They use models in their ad, which doesn't help real people.

If you want other sites to try, try craigslist - yes theres a lot of pigs and weirdos on there to filter through, but its FREE. I met a nice gal on there after a few months and we are dating. Another decent site to try is chemistry.com. I was a beta tester for them before they went commercial so now I enjoy a free account. Especially go there if you are a cute gal between 21-30 in the San Diego area. ;) I don't know how much they cost but they seem on the up and up and will respond to emails about service issues.

This is in response to Philip J's review. But first, my bona fides. I'm an American Russophile who speaks the language fluently and has traveled there many times for education and business. I was also married to a Russian woman, and have dated many others.

What he says about the beauty of Russian (and Slavic) women is true. They have almost no match. It's depressing to return to the U.S. after spending time over there and realizing just how plain and chubby (charitably speaking) American women are in comparison. They are far less concocted, phony, and pretentious, as well. It's hard to believe women can be so genuine upon first meeting them, but then you eventually discover that's the norm.

Russian women are very much into traditional relationship roles, which may or may not be comfortable for an American guy more used to fluidity and equality. While they certainly like to take care of their man, they also have certain expectations of him that must be fulfilled for a relationship to be successful.

Russian women tend to be less educated than their American counterparts but more worldly. They take far better care of themselves for further into their lives. This is something I always admired about them.

With all these things going for them, you'd think they're an American guy's dream come true, right? Unfortunately, my own and others' experience has not borne that out. Of the American guy/Russian girl marriages I know, most resulted in divorces. How could that be?

Although my ex-wife lived in the U.S. a number of years before we married, I think one reason for the break-ups is that the Russian woman in Russia is sometimes different from the same woman in America. Once she arrives, she realizes she "settled" for far less than what's available to her. A whole new set of opportunities arises for her, and it's impossible to predict how she'll respond to them back in Russia. I've heard of Russian women do a complete turn from warm and sweet to class-A bitch once they come here.

Another thing that American guys underestimate is the value of shared cultural experience and language. Despite even my extensive background in things Russian, this is one of many stumbling blocks that doomed my marriage. Our level of communication never achieved a satisfying depth that I now appreciate sustains a relationship.

Too many guys, in my opinion, are blinded by the external --particularly when their American choices are so bland in comparison--that they fail to clearly see the faults and shortcomings in that Russian beauty. Once reality rears its ugly head, their disillusionment is difficult to overcome.

All this is not to say an American-Russian pairing is impossible; heck, I still date Russian women. Here's some advice that might prove useful:

1) It's fine to meet her in Russia, but it's also very important to see how she behaves in America.

2) Remember that her overriding desire is to leave her country, and while she may profess her love to you, some of that love will almost certainly be a by-product of this desire.

3) Approach the relationship almost like a business transaction, with both parties having certain expectations that will break the deal if not fulfilled. She's providing you with a beautiful and young spouse, while you're providing her with legal status to live in America. She almost certainly wants kids and someone to provide for them so she doesn't have to work.

4) Make no promises. This is important to determine her real level of interest. I would be as non-committal as possible.

5) If you can, date Russian women that have already lived in America or in some other western country for a number of years. There's no culture shock, and you can be sure they're interested in you for YOU.

6) It's a natural male desire to be with a young mate, but you're much more likely to have a lasting relationship with someone nearer your age.

7) Above all, remember that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Those rose-tinted glasses can't be worn forever. Be realistic in your expectations and your approach. You'll save yourself a lot of heartache and expense in the end.

I am curious about if other ex members of True.com have experienced the following.

I became a member in December 2005 and used the service for one month. After the month I called to cancel with no problems at all. After the cancellation I would log on periodically to check the mail. I started at Free 3 day trial because of a contact that interested me. On the 3rd day I called to cancel and after waiting 30 minutes to talk to someone the operator apologized for my wait and gave me 30 days free because of the troubles. How nice. I asked the guy over and over if I needed to call back to cancel at the end of the 30 day trial. He stated over and over NO, NO, NO.

Well just the other day I noticed a 49.99 charge on my card. I called them to complain and got the "Well on our notes the operator informed you that you needed to call back to cancel". By this time I am very angry because I know what is going on, a big SCAM. After yelling at the operator I demanded to talk to the supervisor. AFter a 2 minute wait the operator comes back on and says that the supervisor is very busy and that she will override the billing department and refund the 49.99.

The big shocker about this? I informed my now True.com girlfriend about what happened and she told me the EXACT SAME STORY!!! Yes they told her the same thing and only refunded her $25....

Waiting for my refund and now considering contacting the BBB.

I tried Friend Finder (the absolute pits), Matchmaker, Match.com, Kiss.com and a few others and got tired of looking at all the uglyass bitches that didn't bother to answer youe email anyway. I decided to go over to the Russian MARRIAGE agency websites and look at pretty RUSSIAN women instead. At least I had lots of decent looking women to look at, instead of the American bitch loser that hang out on the internet. There is no man shortage in America, relative to ATTRACTIVE females, but all the fat bitch slobs will moan about the lack of decent men in America. I am totally tired of their crap anyway, and don't allow them to pollute my computer monitor screen with their uglyass photo anymore.

Anyway, after a few weeks of searching around the Russian sites, I found a few gals I wanted to write. I concentrated on the St. Petersburg area as that is where I wanted to take a vacation. Novgorod, Gatchina, Pushkin and several other small cities are within an hour or few hours drive from the city. I had a wonderful vacation for a month around St. Petersburg, then I met a gal from Pushkin and we have been happy since. If you want a wife instead of a feminist bitch wierdo pig, then may I suggest you take a look at Russia. They may not bee perfect women, but are a big change from the crazt bitches that can't even find a man in a place like America where there is a famine of decent and attractive females.

Start your search at an agency called Elena's Models, and get the uglyass western pig bitches off of your computer monitor forever. If you are a decent western man, you don't need to endure the agony of western women who are too rotten to find a man in a nation that has a famine of attractive women. Respect YOURSELF for a change and step up to somebody worthy of you.

Also check out A Foreign Affair and several other of the St. Petersburg agencies. Likewise, the Moscow area has many agencies. You can check their credentials by doing online searches and talking to guys with Russian wives. Personally, I prefer the gals from the smaller cities outside the bigger cities as some of the Moscow and St. Petersburg women have already taken up some of the bad habits of western women, but that is true of big city women in general. Still, SPb and Moscow will beat any western city hands down for quality women.

I'd like to start a class action law suit against true.com. Any ideas on how to go about it, and do we have a chance?

I, like others, have been charged a huge amount of money, for poor results and non usage. I also think that an internet, email based service has an obligation to drop you an email everytime they charge you $50. I could go on, but...

Yeah, I get reply winks from female matches that are not even close to my type! The matches that respond don't look a bit like the models they use in their ads. Geesh. What a scam. And I keep cancelling every time I log in. You think that they'd send you a notice confirming cancellation. I hope they don't charge me in 5 days otherwise, I'll take my story to the Attorney General of North Carolina. Roy Cooper don't play with scammers. He throws away the keys to the jail cell.

I joined True about a year ago. It is free for women so I thought it was worth a try. For the first few months it was the only service I used and i would say that in the first 8 months I got 1 response every 2 weeks or so. I had some guys wink at me after they had exchanged several email with me. Did they not remember already making contact with me? ALso every guy seem to live "only 1200 miles from me" wow that is close. I am not interested in meeting someone accross the country as i am looking for someone to go out with, not a penpal. Anyway i had made search radius at 50 miles or so and i live i a very large city so i don't believe that there aren't any guys in this city. The occasional local response would be some arrogant guy.

Oddly, this past January I began receiving about one one response a day. Odd, since my ad hasn't been updated or changed in any way. Now they all live in my area. And strangely two of them live a block or two away from me. This might be coincidence, but it just seems strange. I have yet to find anyone i want to meet as many times I am matched up and it says "he might be the one" this is based on the fact that his profile is blank, no specified answers to anything. If he gives no info, how do i know "he is the one"? Any I have found better luck on another site. No sparks yet, but at least i am getting consistant response in my area.

The only advice you need to follow: do NOT even sign up! No, I'm not talking about paying for a subscription; I'm talking about entering a profile. It will immediately be used by True's scamming..er, marketing department to get other users to fork over their cash. The fake winks, phony emails, very attractive people interested in your profile, but never respond--you'll read all about True's tricks in the reviews below.

True.com is the epitome of irony. A site that peddles honesty, but is one of the most dishonest in the whole shady online dating industry.

This site is the biggest scam of all. I created a profile and never even entered a description or photo, just put TBD everywhere, yet I get something like 10 winks a day from girls who apparently find my profile "interesting". There is no damn way to delete your account - luckily I signed up with a bogus email, so those winks don't come to my own account. And those sexy banner ads everyone, total B.S. - they take images of fashion models and pretend its true members. Stay away and save your money!!!