JustMann -.

Once again another site where you're expected to buy a membership to be able to do even the simplest things:

Send/Receive e-mail
Narrow search parameters to find someone local
See who's viewed your profile

Yes, you have to buy a membership to see who has viewed your profile, and most of the women on the site haven't logged in for months!

What a waste!

-Slaughter

As its name implies this site is targeted toward a small subset of the dating public: Those seeking SPECIFICALLY to date outside their race. I was a member for a year from late 2006 to 2007, both free and paid, and met with about 3 women from the site. It's not a BAD dating site, but not a very GOOD one either. Like most pay sites free members are severely limited in their interactions with paid members: You can "Flirt/Wink/etc" but can't read E-maiI if a paying member should send you one. Unlike a lot of pay sites, IRS is VERY strict about members not imbedding contact information in their profiles. They wouldn't go as far as deleting the entire profile, but would edit out any Yahoo or Hotmail addresses when people tried to slip them in. My biggest complain against this site is the fact that they don't seem to be interested in cleaning up and culling members who are no longer active. It's not uncommon to find people listed in your matches, or turn up in searches who haven't been online in 6 months or more. You'd think that after, say 60-90 days such profiles would automatically be hidden, or deactivated, but I guess if it helps inflate the number of users they can claim they'll leave them up. Just "meh" from me.

On Edit: (2014-02-01)
Interracial Singles has closed.
All the old links I had to the site now lead to Christian Mingle.

-Slaughter

This site is targeted toward a small subset of online daters: The Geeks/Nerds.
I joined briefly because with my love for PC gaming, Marvel comics, and all things "Trek", coupled with my dismissal of all things "sports" I certainly qualify as a geek.

The problems I found with this site are twofold:

First, you can't see ANY of the photos of other members unless you pay for a silver subscription ($9.99 per month w/ recurring billing) or the other member has a gold membership. It also seems rather backward that you can read (but not reply) to messages from paid members even if you don't have a paid membership.

Second, there were only FIFTEEN females in my age range (40-60) that lived within 50 miles of me. I'm not cheap but that's much too small a pool of potential daters for me to buy a subscription now.

I'll keep my profile there and check in from time to time. If the site gets any better (or worse) I'll come back and update this review.

On edit (2017)
Things hadn't improved, so ultimately I removed my profile from the site.
Reading the other reviews, I think I did the right thing.

-Slaughter

Personally, we don't recommend joining this site.
My lady and I signed up for their free membership, and even uploaded a starter gallery of about 8 pix. We were soon bombarded by friend requests from other members, (most of whom didn't meet our friend criteria) even though our profile CLEARLY stated what we were looking for.

We soon discovered several glaring issues with World Wide Wives:

*A FREE membership gets you NADA! You must have a fully paid membership to be able to do simple things such as: View the FULL SIZED photos that others have posted; (Free members are limited to thumbnails, and a request to buy a membership)
* You can't edit YOUR OWN photo galleries; (Remove/Rename or rearrange photos)
* You can't browse photo categories; Or attach a photo to an E-mail to another member.
But, I guess our biggest problem with WWW was the fact that they expect members to PAY to view content that WE THE MEMBERS ARE PROVIDING! We could understand if they offered completely free, or discounted memberships for members who uploaded their own stuff, but NOGO!

When we changed the wording our profile info to warn others of their SCAM they completely removed our "About Us" section containing that wording, and blocked us from viewing the site...

But we were able to view the site from our other computer and found that our profile (with no info) as well as our gallery was STILL THERE!

The site is nothing more than a photo collector's wet dream
BASTARDS!

-M-T-G-

Very poor dating site.
Typical in that they expect people to be a paying member to be able to do anything here. Even the basics. That coupled with the fact that they want someone to pay for a VERY small pool of mostly homely and/or fat women, most of whom haven't been online in MONTHS!

I've deleted my profile and sticking with Plenty Of Fish!
-Slaughter

Their site SUCKS!
I'm expected to pay HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS for months-long memberships?
Why can't I pay a premium for a month-to-month, or even 3 month account?
Why is the minimum 6 months?
What happens if I meet someone? Do I get a refund?

And paying to be able to even see another member's PICTURES?
Why?
Oh, it's to help people maintain their 'privacy'?
THEN WHY IN THE HELL WOULD THEY BE ON A DATING SITE?
I thought this was eHarmony, not "Adulterers.com"!

And the questions...? Oh, God!
EVERY possible response is at some extreme end of the spectrum!
For example: They asked how I'd feel about a date using a coupon.
The 3 possible responses they gave me were:
"Horrified"
"They're smart with money"
And "This is our last date"
What about those of us who wouldn't care one way or the other?
It went on for supposedly 1,200+ questions!
I answered 10, deleted 20, then gave up.

I canceled my account within an hour after signing up.
I refuse to give those scam artists a dime of my money.
CRAPPY SITE! Plain & simple!

-Slaughter

This is a site chock full of BOTS! Computer controlled ladies who fill up your message box with generic messages, which of course means you must have a PAID membership in order to actually read them. I'm always amazed to come back after a week to find my box packed with messages from scads of women who all use the same 6 subject headers:
"We have a lot in common..."
"Hi..."
"Meet..."
"Profile..."
"Hey..."
"Hi. Chat..."

Don't even think of giving these people any of your money by buying a membership!

-Slaughter

Very poor dating site.
Typical in that they expect you to be a PAYING member to be able to DO anything there. Unlike some of the other pay sites, (Match.com I'm looking at you!) IRCupid will at least let you see who has viewed your profile/sent you E-mail without being having to be a paid member. The problem being that at IRCupid you can't DO anything with that info unless you pay! Total waste of time.
Deleted my profile and sticking with Plenty Of Fish!
-Slaughter

If you're looking for adult dating options save your money and check out swinglifestyle.com. There the only limits on free members are you're only allowed to view 50 profiles and/or to send 5 E-mails per 24 hour period, (tho strangely, you're free to join chatrooms and IM) and you can't view pictures that have been classified as "nude". And contrary to popular belief, it's not populated solely with swinging couples, there are lots of singles. (Mostly male but some females).
Check it out!

-JustMann

Typical SCAMMING adult dating site: Messages and IM's from computer-generated BOTS, which of course you can't read unless you're a paying member. And the absolute worse: You have to have a PAID membership to even LOOK at another user's profile. If you're looking for adult dating options save your money and check out swinglifestyle.com. There the only limits on free members are you're only allowed to view 50 profiles and/or to send 5 E-mails per 24 hour period, and you can't view pictures that have been classified as "nude".

-JustMann

My most favorite dating website, bar none! If only due to the fact that EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY FREE! View profiles (And see who's viewed you); Add favorites; Send messages & Chat. It's all there, and it's all FREE! In my 4 years as a member of POF I've met with 20-30 different women, and dated 5. I even met my current girlfriend there soon after joining, but we didn't physically meet until months later. We've been together ever since!
A wonderful site, easy to navigate, and just fun!
I HIGHLY recommend it!

On edit: 2014-10-07

I've knocked 2 stars off of my original 5-star review, because the owner of PoF has apparently smelled MONEY and has started charging for a lot of features on the site which used to be free. You can still freely message people, and can freely read messages, but if you want to know whether someone has actually read the message that you sent you must have a paid membership. You also can no longer hide your profile unless you pay. Which makes no friggin' sense! Why would you PAY so that people can't see your profile?

-JustMann

SexSearch.com (and SexSearchcom.com) lead me to believe there's a SCAM going on here due to the fact that just trying to do simple (and on other sites FREE) things like VIEW another user's profile take you to the SUBSCRIBE NOW page! Also, like another site I reviewed (iHookup.com) a part of SexSearch's TOS specifically state that you MAY BE (and most likely WILL BE) contacted by computer-generated users: BOTS who they refer to as "Online Emissaries"(!) who will send you generic messages, which of course you can't read until you PAY!
AVOID!

From the Sexsearch.com TOS:
14. Online Emissary Feature. sexsearchcom.com may, at its discretion, cause or allow You to be contacted by one or more Online Emissaries as a part of sexsearchcom.com's Online Emissary feature.

14.1 An Online Emissary may be a real person, such as another sexsearchcom.com Member, a digital actor, an avatar or a synthespian (e.g. A computer generated "person" or "character"). Online Emissaries may be employed by sexsearchcom.com or a third party to enhance Your online experience. For example, an Online Emissary may provide an electronic introduction to new or existing sexsearchcom.com features or functionality.

14.2 Online Emissaries may also provide to You, or enable You to receive, digital introductions to all Members. Online Emissaries may also be employed to enhance online relationships, encourage active participation in sexsearchcom.com or discourage inappropriate behavior

14.3 An Online Emissary may be a current or past sexsearchcom.com Member, an independent contractor, a digital creation, You or a digital representation of You.

14.4 Online Emissaries are not authorized agents or representatives of sexsearchcom.com unless they are prior authorized by the management of sexsearchcom.com in writing to be so and that authorization is clearly visible in the communication from the Online Emissary. No person, entity, digital actor or other synthetic creation acting as an Online Emissary is empowered by sexsearchcom.com to use any of its websites, any sexsearchcom.com membership or any other function or feature of sexsearchcom.com to sell or trade anything, or to may make any promises or representations, or otherwise act, on behalf of sexsearchcom.com, or bind sexsearchcom.com to any agreement or contract without express prior written authorization by the owners or management of sexsearchcom.com to do so.

14.5 If You should receive a communication by an Online Emissary purporting to be a communication from sexsearchcom.com, such as an "Official Informational Communication" as defined herein (see below), You may, and are encouraged to, verify that such communication is indeed authorized by sexsearchcom.com by contacting sexsearchcom.com through our Customer Service Department. PLEASE REPORT ALL INAPPROPRIATE OR SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR BY AN ONLINE Emissary TO THE ATTENTION OF sexsearchcom.com

The following is taken from the iHookup TOS. Here, they admit in undercover legalese exactly how they SCAM you: Get a few computer-generated BOTS to send you flirts & messages, which of course you can't READ unless you're a PAYING member! I fell victim to it, and bought a 1 month membership, but caught onto the generic one-line, off-topic messages I was getting after only a week. I sent the owners a nasty E-mail letting them know I was onto their game, and canceled the auto-billing on my account. I created ANOTHER free account (this time female) which consisted solely of text warning the male visitors what a SCAM the site was. They deleted BOTH my profiles (Paid & Free) in less than 24 hours!
AVOID THIS SITE LIKE THEY PLAGUE THEY ARE!

-Justmann:

IHookup TOS:
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EPs are used to enhance your online experience, by (for example) stimulating communications with other Users, by introducing you to new or existing features of the Service, or by encouraging active participation on the Website. EPs may also be used to monitor User activities and communications to ensure compliance with these Terms. In the event that the User responds to a communication from an EP, the User may, but is not guaranteed to, receive one or more additional communications from such EPs. Any communication between you and an EP is for your personal enjoyment or entertainment. Nothing contained in this section shall create any right to, or expectation of, any communication between Users and EPs. You acknowledge that you understand that any communication by you with an EP is subject to these Terms. By agreeing to these Terms, you hereby authorize iHookup to use or allow one or more EPs to communicate with you via the iHookup Services."