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Horny Matches its an adult dating and personals site, algo have online dating and swingers online seems to be a very popular site. It certainly gets a tremendous adult dating traffic, so I suppose I can’t try to debate the veracity of those stats. However, when I signed up to HornyMatches, I was still surprised to see that there were at well over 100,000 online dating members at that exact time.

Before, you begin posting your personal profile it tells you two things straightaway. Firstly, which definitely counts in its favor, all hornymatches member descriptions are manually verified by human hand somewhere. Secondly, it makes neither any guarantee regarding your dating success, nor even the authenticity of its member profiles. The second part sounds a lot as if they’re covering their asses even if they’re honest and direct about it.

“One thing that I found unclear is what benefits there are to signing up to the highest level of a dating site membership…”

If I sound paranoid, it’s just that despite its apparent popularity, HornyMatches is an extremely simple site. The only method of contact, which is limited to paying members, is email. Free members can send a wink to a gold or silver subscriber and hope that he or she will reply with direct, offsite contact info but there are no chat rooms or instant messaging for anyone, regardless of membership status.

You also need to pay to display your hot list. Nevertheless, what does come freely, at least in the beginning, are extensive search and browsing options. These are supposedly restricted at some point but I did several so I’m not sure what the limit is. There is no separate page for a basic search and no grayed out premium search sections so as I explain later on in my conclusion, it is unclear of what happens if you don’t upgrade.

A local search can only be narrowed down to 30 miles. However, last login details and complete profile information are searchable by both a series of checkboxes and a keyword feature. You also have an online matchmaking option called cupid that has similarly detailed options to make your results more accurate. There is an email version as well that returns varying numbers of matches depending on whether you’re a basic, silver or gold-level member.

One thing that I found unclear is what benefits there are to signing up to the highest level of membership, other than appearing first in returned search results. When I read the access grid for the various features of the site, many of the premium options, such as detailed searches, work for me for free. Maybe, as is marked beside viewing profiles, the feature comes with restrictions. No maximum limits are listed, though, so when the premium services will stop working without paying is unclear.

Horny Matches seems expensive with its limited contact options but it does seem to have an unbelievably active membership base.

SeniorFriendFinder.com is proof positive that the online scene is catching up with the times. Just about everyone is getting wired these days. With the first of the baby boomers approaching their elder adult years and representing a significant portion of the population, companies are getting smart and offering seniors a chance to find love and friendship, safely and easily on a site that creates a virtual community for those more who are more experienced at the art of living.

Straight off, just by filling out a free profile you can cruise through the ads without even paying. You’ll find that some of them are accessible to close up viewing but the vast majority you won’t be able to see more than a brief description and a thumbnail picture. Even if you can’t enlarge someone’s description, you can still show them that you’d like to know more by sending him/her a friendly wink. If they happen to be a paid member, they may write you back and you can reply to them for free, which is a fantastic feature. If you add a profile to your hotlist, an e-mail will be dispatched to your fellow user so he/she knows you been checking the ad out. Also, seeing as some people just have star quality, this site rewards popular listings with special access privileges. However, you need to have paid for a standard membership to qualify. And just because you have paid for a standard membership doesn’t mean you have full run of the site. You are limited int eh number of profiles you can view per day and the number of emails you can send. Only by taking a gold level membership will you finally be able to view the site without any difficulties.

“Senior Friend Finder goes the distance by providing a lot more than just your typical dating site.”

There are many different ways you can interact with the online community at SeniorFriendFinder.com. An online community like Senior Friend Finder let’s your voice be heard — or at least your words to be read. You’ve got lots of secure options here. From message boards in the groups section, to live chat and a subscriber submitted online magazine. I don’t think it’s fair to assume that just because there’s some snow on the roof there’s not still a fire burning down below. I was relieved to find the sexier side of being a senior was certainly addressed by more than one posting I read. Keeping everyone up with the times, this site also includes blogs. Blogs are short for web logs, which are online digital diaries. Feel free to start your own or just read what other users are posting. Overall, Senior Friend Finder goes the distance by providing a lot more than just your typical dating site.

Now trying to keep track of everyone can be hard and it has nothing to do with getting older. It has to do with how many more people you can meet online an the ‘network’ section is your place to keep track of everybody new with whom you want to keep in contact with. It lets you share picture albums or send bulletins to your whole group of friends. Your best buds can also write little blurbs about how great you are right in your profile. It is social networking features like this that set Senior Friend Finder apart from the pack.

Silver and Gold level subscriptions offer several advantages: full contact with all site visitors, special search options and daily receipt of an e-mail letting you know what new members might interest you. Both types of paid service are given top priority on search results and when queued up for profile/photo approvals or customer support. As mentioned before, standard members find that their daily use of the site has limitations when it comes to the number of profiles and emails that are sent per day, but you pay a reasonable $22.94 for your first month. Gold level memberships, besides avoiding these limitations, also go further when it comes to speedy delivery of services and storage limits. Gold also gives you a unique keyword search engine. However, at $34.94 for your first month, it’s quite expensive considering what other sites charge. Whichever option you choose you’ll enjoy the greater freedom and premium enjoyment, it will bring.

Senior Friend Finder gives users more than most sites when it comes to an online community, but less when it comes to being able to make an informed decision on whether or not there are enough members in your area to make the site worthwhile. It clearly has a large and loyal following but you’ll have your work cut out for you as you attempt to find out how many are online regularly in your area. However, if you don’t mind rolling the dice a bit, the standard membership price tag is reasonable and you just may find that special person to share many memories to come

HighJoy.com is set up similar to many of the dating sites on the Internet yet it certainly offers something that most don’t. HighJoy is about virtual sex, first and foremost. The site as been designed to work with special dildoes and vibrators that can be controlled by another person over the Internet. This means that you can share your pleasure with a loved one over the miles or even experience it with a perfect stranger. If you think you can jump on to High Joy and perhaps find someone to date, you might be disappointed. The site just doesn’t have the huge membership numbers you will see on other dating sites. However, if you’re looking for “good vibrations,” you might just receive all that you seek. Here’s how it stacked up against our criteria!

When it comes to profile quality, High Joy just doesn’t make the grade. Most the members are without photos and there are even fewer who are “High Joy Enabled” – meaning they don’t even have the special equipment to take part in the featured activity of mutual masturbation. It’s not that they don’t allow you space and ask questions to illicit more answers to round out the depth of your profile. It’s just that many have chosen not to and therefore the marks for this category suffer.

“Even just for the sake of interest, this site is definitely worth a look.”

HighJoy receives full marks for presentation with its purple interface. It’s clean and pleasant and is certainly one of the sites strong points. Search options also score well by allowing proximity searches within the United States. Outside of the country, you’re on your own.

Another area that scores well is quick contact. The focus on “mutual masturbation” really calls for options in this area and High Joy doesn’t disappoint. As a member you can access instant chat, message forums and video messaging. These options, coupled with the use of a sanctioned sex toy, ensure that you will get the most out of instant communications on the site.

The level of free access on the site granted to non-members is acceptable. You can join, check out profiles and even chat in the forum without paying for a membership. If you want to do any instant messaging or engage in the center attraction for the site – the virtual sex – you are required to pay. However, once you join the site, you gain access to all the features free of charge for a limited time so free access for members quickly becomes less of an issue.

High Joy takes a beating on member stats, in large because the focus of the site is so niche. Sure, there are a lot of people looking for online sex, but this site specializes in a particular form of sex. You need to have specialized sex products to get the most from this site and this might be part of the contributing factors leading to a less-robust member list.

You can’t give this site less than full marks when it comes to rating the extra features. It has a number of elements that you might find on other more traditional dating sites such as live chat, message forums, and audio and video enabled messaging. But HighJoy has been built on a specialized product that no other site seems to be offering. If you purchase one of the Doc Johnson High Joy enabled vibrators, you can have someone you know, or a perfect stranger for that matter, control it over the Internet through HighJoy.com. Or you can adjust the speed and rotation, depending on the device, right from your computer desktop for someone else — as long as they have a compatible device attached to their computer. Extra features certainly takes on new meaning at High Joy.

HighJoy.com is free to join and to access all the features for a limited time. If you’re interested, you can purchase one of the vibrators directly from their online store and get right into the action without spending another dime. Even just for the sake of interest, this site is definitely worth a look.

IWantU.com let’s you run the gamut from romance to alternative encounters, all under one roof. If you’re like me I prefer to keep my options open at all times. Generally I am more interested in very casual encounters but who knows maybe someday that special someone will be lucky enough to take me off the open market. Having a place where my face can land me one night or many is definitely a plus. This site let’s you maintain in one interface your main personal attributes and add specific written essays to each section to let you score a long-term relationship, a casual intimate encounter or something completely different from the norm. What a great chance to cover all three bases.

Once you’ve set up one, two or three profiles, depending on what prospects interest you, you know that there has to be a way to speed up the process. I mean waiting around for someone to take notice and respond to your ad isn’t the most productive way to make connections. I Want U takes care of getting you noticed by letting you communicate several ways with your fellow members. You can post in an online forum for example. Trust me; a talented poster can always attract loads of responses from all kinds of readers. If you need to garner your desired attention in real-time then you can always enter an online chat for your live audience of admirers or detractors. Both these options are free and effective.
If you had someone more specific in mind for a point of contact then you can send an “I Want U” flash or simply add the profile to your hot list so the desired member receives an e-mail notification of being added to your short list for hot action. If you want to be a little more direct in confronting the object of your unfettered desires then you will need to upgrade to send and receive customized e-mails.

Becoming a premium member will bring you so much more than just full-sized profile details and e-mail capabilities though. You can start taking advantage of all the extra features that make the site so much fun. Have Aphrodite the online love goddess send you updates on exciting new subscribers that will fulfill your secret sexual fantasies. Watch online live Web cams without interruption, exciting men and women who want to flaunt and tease you into a frenzy of desire. Browse through member-submitted galleries full of hot naked and suggestive photos. Play special VIP online games and be eligible to win prizes too. Announce special events for other members in the VIP Parties section.

My only negative feedback on I Want U is that even if you sign up to a VIP membership, different individual features still cost “tokens” out of the allotment you receive with your subscription. It isn’t really clear what the purpose of the system is since it states in the site advertising that a VIP member can ask for more tokens at any time. Monthly subscriptions run at about $25 a month, which is fairly standard in the industry so the additional pricing system seems mostly like a minor and unnecessary annoyance.

Visit I Want U to meet the love of your life, enjoy the love of just one night or find that kinky love slave you always wanted.

It has been a long time since our first review of Amateur Match. Out of all of the dating sites listed here on Cupids Reviews, this one is one of the most active as far as users comments go. Is there any truth to what’s being said? Is Amateur Match a scam or a paradise for digital hedonists? This review explores the pros and cons of this controversial sex dating site.

I’m not a huge fan of the layout of AmateurMatch.com, but it is professional and easy to navigate. There are a lot of third-party ads for webcam shows and porn sites, but that’s to be expected when the dating site is run by a company that does so much business in adult entertainment.

“…if your goal is to make sincere, intimate encounters, you’ll probably find this site lacks…”

With the stage set, I moved to check out who was online in my area. I clicked the search button and was faced with the usual questions. I answered that I was a man who was looking for a woman. I left the many different kinds of intimate encounters you can specify blank, meaning that I’m open to any and everything. I entered the age range I was looking for but then I ran into my fist major issue with the site. It only allows you to search by country. If you are on a sex dating site, you are usually looking to find someone who is within driving distance—not someone on the other side of the country! Why would a sex dating site not give you the ability to narrow your searches? I immediately suspect that the reason is that there just aren’t enough members and making you search by country helps to fill up the search results. This isn’t a good foot to start on.

I run the search and get a full range of thumbnail pictures with short descriptions. Most are wearing skimpy clothing while others are bearing it all. It’s an interesting mix so I find one that interests me and click into the profile. The profiles do give you a number of options to really fill out what you’re looking for when it comes to sex. There are a bunch of questions and answers that I’m not too embarrassed to say made me blush. You’ll get all of these questions when you first sign up so be prepared to give your needs a thorough going-over. When I’m done checking out what this person has written, I move to check out the picture on this profile, but I can’t see it. There looks to be a problem with the image. (I also find this on a number of other profiles that I check later on) On the next profile I visit, you can see the photo but it’s a bit blurry so I click on the “more photos” option. That’s when I get the next big disappointment. You can only see extra photos when you’ve paid for a membership. This ensures AmateurMatch only scores five points for profile viewing.

Amateur Match comes with a lot of features you would expect from a porn… I mean “sex dating” site. For example, there’s a live cam section where you can see girls get naked at different showtimes. These are girls you can see but not touch! There’s also a galleries section where users can post pics. If you’ve ever been a member at an adult site, you know what kind of galleries we’re talking about. There’s also a chat room staffed with pretty girls who are willing to go into private chat and cam with you. Again, this is where you can look but not touch and I suspect runs you extra, too. There’s a videos section full of amateur porn videos and a games section with such titles as Jizz Ball and Cockgobbler. Okay, the secret is out. Amateur Match is more of a porn site than it is a dating site.

Overall, if you’re looking for some sexual entertainment, then AmateurMatch.com may not be a bad bet. However, if your goal is to make sincere, intimate encounters, you’ll probably find this site lacks what a more mainstream dating site may be able to deliver. It is a very popular site by our ratings standards but that could simply be because there are a huge number of male subscribers. If there are a small number of women on here that actually are looking for sex, as opposed to the ones looking to take money from you, the everymen among us will probably come away feeling a bit shortchanged.

Finding your perfect match is hard enough without throwing complications of sexually transmitted diseases into the mix. That’s where PositiveLove.com hopes to come into play. Although it may have noble interests at heart, it does little to reassure us of the product it’s trying to provide. Read on for more on how this site rated . . .

Dropdown menus are handy when it comes to the profile creation process but only when there can be only one answer to a particular question, such as when you state your gender or date of birth. Positive Love’s profile creation screen is a mess due to poor usage of these menus. For example, when you come to the point where you can state the type of relationship you’re looking for, you have options such as choosing by disease or by how serious you are. To put it another way, you can’t be looking for a serious relationship with an HIV positive person but you can be looking for a serious relationship or an HIV relationship. One of the key points to any date is age but Positive Love drops the ball by asking you to enter it as opposed to entering your birth date, which could automatically change your age on the appropriate day. Also, in the sections where you can choose multiple options for questions, you need to CTRL-click to select different ones. The site doesn’t tell you that. When it comes to dating sites, little things often make the difference between a job done and one that’s well done.

Also problematic for this site is the nature of STDs. It can be an uncomfortable subject to talk about and be associated with and yet online dating is all about your picture. Well, maybe it’s not all about the picture, but it’s certainly the easiest and most common way for initial interest to be generated. Positive love has a lot of profiles without pictures and this hurts the overall usability of the site. What may work is a graduated photo system whereby you can’t see other photos until you post one or a couple of your own. This might provide a little more security for those who are uncomfortable talking about their STD’s online. Unfortunately, for now there are a lot of faceless names and profiles that lack the depth that you would expect on more traditional dating sites.

“If Positive Love hopes to make inroads against other dating sites, it needs to offer more for free.”

One of the strong points on this site is presentation. It looks professional and very slick. Whether or not this suits the target demographic may be a topic for later discussion, but Positive Love’s presentation score secures a perfect ten.

Search options also take a beating on this site. Although it did ask for my zip code, there were no options to take advantage of geographic searches by radius. There are no options available to help narrow the search based on the many details asked during the profile creation process and another downfall to this site is that it’s really only geared towards US residents.

Free access is really important to see what a site has to offer and Positive Love just doesn’t make the grade. First off, you can only send and receive messages if you’re a paid member. You can’t access chat forms or the discussion section or instant message. To boot, you can’t even see when any given member last logged on. Perhaps these features will come with time but for now, free members are out of luck.

Member stats are also very important as they give you an idea of how busy a given site is. At this point, Positive Love has very little traffic and members when compared to the larger dating sites. Niche market or not, you need members for a dating site to grow and this site has a long way to go.

If Positive Love hopes to make inroads against other dating sites, it needs to offer more for free. Right now, it’s a risky choice at best but look for this site down the line to be a leader in the very narrow field of STD dating.