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Ashley Madison

Overview

Ashley Madison has a rating of 1.7 stars from 1,030 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Ashley Madison most frequently mention fake profiles, credit card, and real women problems. Ashley Madison ranks 720th among Dating sites.

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    175
  • Value
    184
  • Quality
    183

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 1.7%
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Positive highlights

  • I tried nostringsaffair.com and was amazed how well I did and then I decided to join Ashley Madison as well.

Critical highlights

  • They double charged my credit card and have no answered a single email request to correct.
  • Their phone number area code never matched from where they were calling and always lead to dead end.
How would you rate Ashley Madison?
Top Positive Review

“WORKED GREAT FOR ME”

Sheri O.
7/8/23

I was on AM several years ago and found it to be a lot of fun. I met wealthy, successful, married gentlemen who treated me very well. I enjoyed their company and their money. Each relationship lasted 2 to 3 months. If you're a lady who enjoys fine dining, shopping, casinos and travel then you'll be pleased with AM.

Top Critical Review

“6 months and absolutely nothing.”

Tim F.
1/2/24

Fake profiles and fake emails to get you to keep hanging on. They'll send you emails saying she's interested but they don't respond or look at my pictures for so many tokens and the pictures are the same as her profile pictures. No one responds unless they're trying to sell you something. I could have gotten a good hooker for the money I wasted on this site.

Reviews (1,030)

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Thumbnail of user jiml697
1 review
20 helpful votes
August 7th, 2020

I switched to AM last year after all the hullabaloo with Victoria Milan. I found it ok and used it for four of 5 months. Had a few interesting chats but in the end decided there just weren't enough new women in my area being added so switched over to NoStringsAffair at the start of this year and have been using that ever since. For me its about having plenty of options locally or it just isn't worth it, so that's why I ended up cancelling AM and switching over. Good site otherwise though.

Thumbnail of user mp663
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 29th, 2022

I have been on and off this site for years. If you willing to spend a little time learning how the site works and spend a little bit of money, you can have a great time using this site. I have met dozens of women in person over the years. I have sex had with over 20 of them. Most of them more than once. I have had a couple of long term relationships from the site. So take your time and actually read their profiles and respond showing you actually read their profile and you can have a google time with this site.

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Thumbnail of user nickw149
1 review
12 helpful votes
December 7th, 2018

Works just fine if you are persistent and invest time and patience in a decent looking profile. AM never really disappointed me but it won't hurt to check out smaller sites like MysecretAffairs as well. However, if you are from a rural area AM is pretty much the only option for you. Just my opinion though.

Thumbnail of user peterm599
1 review
8 helpful votes
January 23rd, 2019

Every1 looking for an affair should try this one. Prob just second to nostringsaffair.com in terms of success rate & speed. Very good option for the people that know a good casual affairs site when they see one.

Thumbnail of user colint31
1 review
4 helpful votes
July 9th, 2018

AM is ok but I prefer nostringsaffair.com personally but each to their own. For my location it just seems to work really bloody well with a lot of genuine females looking for something a bit risky. You have to try as many sites as possible, that's the key to this game so still worth a shot IMO

Thumbnail of user sams243
22 reviews
212 helpful votes
January 30th, 2016

I have been using AshleyMadison.com for six months (back in 2014 before I discovered a different site) and I really loved it. I admit that you will find fake female profiles, just like on any other dating site. But AshleyMAdison.com is a solid site. I am surprised to read so many negative reviews. Only reason why I stopped using it is because I found a different affair website much better.

Thumbnail of user justg19
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 25th, 2020

First there are issues with AM, fake accounts, bots, etc. However, there are definitely real girls amd and guys looking to hook up in some form or another. Pay attention, develop a strategy, dont be a sucker. Conserve your credits, use them wisely. Ive been active less than a year and have been very successful.

Thumbnail of user sarad717
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 19th, 2022
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As a (real!) woman, I had my profile up up on AM for about 1 month recently. I met 8 men in person after weeding out several at least a hundred of profiles that had messaged me--I let the men initiate and message me 1st. I'm selective and only wanted to met men with my criteria of being fit, good looking, approx. My age, etc. So anyone who wrote a nice unique message to me I did respond to each saying thanks but I'm not interested. Yes, so shallow but that's AM. After a few messages on AM, I give each my email or they give me their emails (not to waste their expensive credit). After meeting each for a quick drink after work, either I felt the chemistry and we kissed as we ended our 1st meeting or they left on their own without anything more but a hug. I took down my profile as I've met a few that I'd like to continue on with. So no need to keep looking as it's draining and definitely time consuming to just go through messages and profiles. Oh note, early when I started my profile was flagged by AM as a possilble fake as it looked like someone (or many?) reported me as I didn't respond to them. One guy kept sending me like several, several messages going off on me as fake, etc. I was going to report him but he beat me to it! I had to prove I lived in my city and I actually sent them my drivers license. Yes I did. The feedback from the guys I've met are that they've met some other real women too on AM and had some luck so it's not all fake women's profiles. And all the guys I've met have real professional jobs, etc. so nothing weird.

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Thumbnail of user tamarar53
1 review
6 helpful votes
November 15th, 2018

I have been on Ashley Madison for a few months. I find the site very easy to create and edit my profile. I also find the site very easy to read my messages, search and read other profiles. Obviously, there are fake women accounts but I just wanted to let people know that there are also very real accounts, I'm one of them. I have met a couple of men who are looking for what I am looking for. There is no right or wrong when it comes to why you join Ashley Madison but that's the adventure. Whoever said finding the "one" is easy and fast? It's even harder to when it comes to an affair. Good Luck in your search :)

Thumbnail of user jeffp46
9 reviews
125 helpful votes
January 19th, 2016

Open relationships can be a bit taboo for many, but it works perfectly for me and my wife. And we're happy with our lives, having been married for 12 years and counting.
Both of us act like we're having an affair to the person we're sleeping with, but we always let each other know the truth about what's going on.
We're using several sites, but ashleymadison and nostringsaffair.com are the ones we use most.
My wife is more lucky with AM (probably because there are many more men than real women), while I'm happy with nostringsaffair.
If you're having tough times in your marriage, but still want to save it, then maybe an open relationship is the solution. But of course, what works for some people doesn't necessarily work for others.

Thumbnail of user tonyk40
2 reviews
131 helpful votes
January 17th, 2016

I'm using two affair websites (AM and nostringsaffair) in parralel for about 2 weeks by now and had only 2 dates but still do not get laid
My opinion on both sites: Positive
There are a lot of ways of communication
A lot of woman contact you
Easy in use.
Let's see which of the sites will get me laid faster! ;)

Thumbnail of user miker861
1 review
12 helpful votes
June 19th, 2020

I like AM, it's really simple to use. Another site I tried recently was nostrongsaffair after reading some good reviews. They actually look quite similar but in reality NSA seems to have some better features. But anyway, nothing wrong with AM as an option for beginners to affairs dating.

Thumbnail of user gerdb3
1 review
3 helpful votes
July 20th, 2017

I disagree with most reviewers. I have been using this site for a few weeks, haven't met anyone but chatted with a few nice ladies. The site seems totally legit to me.

I read many people complaining about fake profiles and stuff like that but hey guys, wake up: It is the internet!

Like I said, only used it a few weeks to get a first impression. Next on the list is Saphrina, which I also only heard good things about. Feel free to stay tuned and check my reviews. Rock on!

Thumbnail of user davidb2169
1 review
12 helpful votes
May 4th, 2019

I've given this a good shot and been comparing it to other main online affairs sites like nostringsaffair.com. It falls short of that site, which simply has more women. But it is also better than some of the complete time wasting sites ive tried out too. From my research its clear that a lot will depend on where you live, US and Euro cities tend to be fine but other places just dont have the women. But a part from that the site works fine and the app is decent. Just dont tell the wife!

Thumbnail of user adams467
1 review
6 helpful votes
October 18th, 2018

As a newcomer to the world of infidelity dating sites, I'm trying a few for a month each and then ill decide which 1 if any I want to stay a member of. So far ive only tried one other site called nostringsaffair.com and rated it at 9/10.

Thumbnail of user micheall23
2 reviews
16 helpful votes
January 18th, 2017

I admit that I received lots of dubious mails and chat requests from stunning women all across the world and I am sure that a lot of them were fake. But I did travel to a different city for business and within a few hours met a nice woman in my hotelroom. It works! I've had experiences in a comparable way on Saphrina and would also recommend it. Those adultery sites are far from perfect but they work.

Thumbnail of user mrx7
1 review
5 helpful votes
August 22nd, 2016

Of all the affair sites ive tried Ashley Madison is one of the better ones, maybe falling just behind NoStringsAffair.com in terms of the ratio of replies to messages sent. NSA wins in a few other ways, but the higher replies factor is the key reason it's an A graded site for me. AM probably has more members (especially males) and the site is simple and smooth. Definitely worth a shot despite the bad reviews you often see.

Thumbnail of user danielw82
1 review
40 helpful votes
February 27th, 2016

AM is still #1 affair site. Huge database of members, very well established brand. There are few cons though:
- High price
- Recent security breach
- You have to pay to have your personal data vanished
However, I still regularly use it (and if you know how to treat housewives, you'll get to the 4th base), but to double, or even triple up my chances, I use another great affair website recommended by lots of other guys here: Nostringsaffair.com.

Happy hunting!

Thumbnail of user alanm98
1 review
22 helpful votes
March 19th, 2016

Dont care what any1 says, Ash Mad is still the number one cheating site out there. Obviously I dont give my real name or anything after what happened, but I think its been a blessing in disguise cos there arent as many scammers now. Out of all the other cheating sites Ive tried it hard to think of any that come close (okmaybe nostringsaffair.com which is probably more safe as it has never had any issues like AM has but generally you cant go wrong with AM). Its time to give them a second chance people, forgive and foget!

Thumbnail of user dens12
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 25th, 2017

Been using the net to find discreet meets with different married women for some time now but never really bothered with Ash Mad. My weapon of choice has been nostringsaffair.com and it's always been reliable, even if you do have to put in quite a bit of effort before it starts paying off. But decided to step things up a bit and added an AM subscription last month. Is it worth the fuss? I would say that even tho ive had no fireworks yet (to be expected), I quite like the professional feel the site has. Is it worth all the media attention it gets? Time will tell I suppose.

Thumbnail of user charlesk195
1 review
10 helpful votes
January 15th, 2019

I am no longer active on AM but I was in the past. It is one of the best affair websites. I also know for a fact that you can meet women through good hookup sites like Casualsexonly and AFF. Had a couple of dates through those sites as well. But it is always the same story: Keep in mind that women get hunreds of messages so they can be very picky about responding. They are very upfront about what they want but they still expect to be treated as ladies!

Thumbnail of user eddys16
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
December 10th, 2016

I am not saying that Ashley Madison and Saphrina are the best adultery websites available but they worked for me :) Had five dates through both sites and all of them turned into some action :) Actually, all of my latest AP's were found on Ashley Madison or Saphrina. I understand why some guys complain though but if you learn how to spot fake profiles, how to do some basic screening and watch for how messages are written you will be fine :)

Thumbnail of user alexd100
1 review
13 helpful votes
June 5th, 2016

Once a woman creates a new profile she gets bombarded by messages. No wonder why they don't bother to respond to all messages, especially those which are simply annoying. So the idea is to impress with unique and creative messages.

There are women on this site, especially in larger areas. And believe me when I say that I have never used a better site than Ashleymadison.com (and Saphrina.com, which works just fine as well).

Thumbnail of user thomasn34
1 review
19 helpful votes
March 11th, 2016

Up until this week I had only used NoStringsAffairs.com but decided it was worth trying to double my chances with a second account on another site. Went for AM for obvious reasons, been quite pleased so far although its still early days.
The main thing is there are definitely real women on the site that are looking to cheat on their partners (I say partners rather than husbands because not all are married. One girl I spoke to was a lesbian who basically told me she missed $#*!. She stopped talking to me after I asked about a threesome, so maybe a lesson there chaps!)
Im sticking with 4/5 stars but if I get laid by the end of the month then that will be enough to bump it up to 5 or 5. Otherwise ill go back to just using NSA again.

Thumbnail of user derekl29
1 review
2 helpful votes
March 9th, 2017

Had a slow start on this site but by the last month was really doing well, if I may say so myself! Decided to give it another month to see if any of the women im speaking to (there are three, for the record) end up meeting up with me. The chats have been pretty hot so far so im hopeful, but the proof will be in the pudding. I know since I tried NoStringsAffair.com earlier in the year my batting average has been pretty good so if I can manage the same on this site ill definitely be getting some action with a hot married chick! Wish me luck! Will do a follow up review after the month is up as im sure that will help some of you make a decision.

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