Ava G.

You have to make an effort, and it usually feels like more trouble than it's worth. Searching, saving and browsing are awkward (constantly having to reset the parameters, and still getting matches who are too far away or otherwise unsuitable) and there's no way to keep a list of people you're interested in without them knowing that you are doing so. It's just a clunky site, and you get an avalanche of unwanted email/bad matches. Worse of course is that they make it super-difficult to pause or take down your profile. Having been around the block, I dug into the account settings and made sure that I "cancelled" it the same day I started it (Opt OUT of auto-renew). Really shameful the way these sites prey on lonely people with auto-renew policies, etc. On the other hand, I met some good people -- and am grateful to now be in a relationship with a man who could be the love of a lifetime, and whom I most likely would never have met otherwise. So I had to give at least a star or two. But it was a LOT of work and hassle/tediousness.