MassageExchange

I recommend for non heterosexual men.
The entire " therapeutic/sensual" format is a con in itself. Its slowly becoming the replacement to back pages as the gay hookup site.

Look at reviews. Nearly all men. Yes there are a few legitimate straight females, but I do not recommend you pay the high price for small pool of contacts.
Lastly, the search functions and technical design of the website are very good. Great job from technical standpoint. Easy to navigate.
Customer service is another problem. One owner, who has no customer service skills. He had s great idea, kudos to him. But he is so sharp and brazen with responses.
He is on to something. If he could divide profiles into two groups, the heterosexual population might jump on board.

I signed up a few years ago, suspicious I used a different name. I posted in the Portland area, so got several quick responses. Yes, they homosexual community uses it, obvious. But, there are regular people also, and I did manage a few connections, all of them OK to a couple of them excellent. There is nudity, of course, and sensual touch, of course, no different than meeting someone anywhere and becoming friends. It's worth the effort, just be honest about what you are looking for.

Unfortunately, what seems like a great idea falls flat when you factor in the lack of people in your area who have joined on any level of membership. Add to that, the phony profiles that are poorly policed by the site and also what seems to be an overwhelming number of people who cannot host, you wind up with a very low percentage of matches and ultimately few real massage exchanges. I have been on the site for about five years and have met a total of three people. It's not worth it in my opinion. Bear in mind this is not a hook up site. If that's what you really are seeking you need to go elsewhere.

This site is one giant cash grab. With no filtering of messages most women on the site are bombarded with requests from people with no intention of getting a massage. So they turn off messaging and select email only. They also rarely upgrade, according to the website itself. This means you have to purchase the highest tier subscription to have any hope of making contact. As only that level allows replies from free members.

It's not all bad. Search functionality is good. With lots of useful filters. And their are a good number of members on the site overall.

The subscription is very expensive and does not encourage large number of members to join as a paid member. Management is not open to suggestions. I have seen very sound and effective recommendations on the business model offered on their forum but the owner rejects those with no base.

I have been there for over a year. Not that easy to find a compatible person. There are many members listed that have not been there in ages. You MUST buy tokens or membership to be able to reply or send messages. Many members cannot host, that eliminates many potential partners. I rarely got replies to emails I sent. At best 5%.
On the bright side its 1000% better than free rub. Free rub is a total waste of time and money

I am a straight guy and due to the internet being full of guys more than ladies it is difficult to find ladies to work on or exchange with. I have been receiving massage for 20 + years and performing massage myself for around 5 years now. I love the contacts you can find and connections you can make. All the issues make the good ones that more special when you do find them. I have 6 ladies I exchange with now and have become friends, plus a number of customers. Lovely to know and make new friends.
I am Lovenatural73 on there.
Take care all

The idea of the site is great. However, even if you pay a huge ransom non-paid users cannot contact you. They do not know if you are a member. The only thing is paying all that money you allow the user to write back.
Hosting is usually an issue so finding your time and their time to match takes time. The site makes it difficult to exchange personal information. The site also makes it seem that others on the site are not real. So many times responses are not made in the first place.
There was a site determined to be human trafficking by Trump when they came down on backpage. That was Zenbrisa. The same users as M-E but on a free site was awesome. I miss massage. I wish they would bring that back. Z was international. On business in the UK I found a local that came to my hotel.

I have been a member of the website for approximately five years. During that time I have conversed with and met many individuals regarding massage exchanges. Like all social media sites; one must do your own "due diligence" regarding the person with whom you are corresponding. Effective communication is the key - along with having a DETAILED profile. Members with just a few sentences in their profile are usually not a good contact. My membership has permitted me to make some nice friends with whom we trade on a regular basis. This is so much cheaper than hiring professionals. A lot of "amateur" massage enthusiasts are pretty good at an exchange. TELL the person what you want: "more pressure", "slow down". Give it a try... after a couple of trades, the membership fee pays for itself.

The Massage Exchange has allowed my to enjoy both giving and receiving massages for free since in my area they are rather expensive. As a paid member--a low monthly amount considering the cost of a single massage by a "pro"-- I can communicate with others easily. It would be easier if profiles showed what kind of member one is: black, gold or silver, since black can't communicate easily with others. Some men have more experience than others and those with little training have been willing to learn. Most guys are sincere and nice. It has proven to be rewarding in helping me relieve stress and enjoy working with other like-minded men.

Ken from MassageExchange replied to my review. Several falsehoods in his reply. First off being just outside Philadelphia does not make my location some far away land or in the boonies as he suggested. He said I had not been a member and that is accurate, BUT as I was trying to find reviews of providers in my area, none were coming up. Only individuals thousands of miles away were noted except for a very few out of state. Like I said, when I contact them, they were perplexed on why that was. Makes two of us.