Ed V.

I've used AFF off and on for over ten years with some success. For men it is a big money pit, but there were ways to work around that. Until now. Logging in and doing things like adding photos gave you points you could spend on sending a message to a member. That doesn't work now. Unless you are a $30 a month Gold member, you can't read replies to your messages. Now you also can't spend points on a month's worth of Gold membership without sending copies of documents to verify your identification. After the Ashley Madison privacy breach, nobody should send copies of personal information to these kinds of adult websites. I can't believe AFF has the gall to force such a policy after the Ashley Madison breach.

Besides all that, like I say AFF is a money pit for men, and it takes advantage of them. Women get to apply for free Gold memberships. Membership revenue is a burden that men carry through inflated fees. There used to be lower priced membership options like "Silver" available. Not anymore. The membership cost is not worth it because most of the profiles are spammers, or fake profiles set up by women who sort of want to live out just a cyber fantasy or just be the center of attention from large numbers of grovelling males ages 18-99. They're rewarded with free Gold memberships to keep the population of women on the site looking healthy. But think about that: they have to pay them with a free gold membership to kind of look active.

If you don't live in a big city your chances of actual contact are few and far between. AFF is a waste of time and money. I think these kinds of sites have had there day. Less people are willing to play such high costs for something of very little value -- which is why AFF has made things more expensive.

A new wave of apps and adult dating sites are poised to take their place, and now the owners of AFF don't have the money to buy the competition out like they used to. Good riddance to AFF. They deserve to be broke, busted, and go away. I have found other sites where a hookup can be had. It usually appears they don't have as many members on other sites, but like I say a lot of the women on AFF are fakes, not really active, or are just there to get off on the attention.