Jon R.

I recently came close to running out of credits on Secret Benefits, and all of a sudden I received many messages from beautiful young women. Most seemed to be from my own area, which is very remote. How wonderful the farmers' daughters were finally coming out of their milk sheds! Thinking that things were looking up, I bought just a few more credits. The women came raining down on my profile, like gifts from heaven, with a couple of Sports Illustrated coverworthy supermodels showing up. All mesmerized by me!

I ran out of credits in a hurry, so I bought a larger number of credits. Then, like ghosts, all the beautiful, vivacious women disappeared. Gone. Only the odd undistinguished individual showed up periodically, kicking tires.

This has happened more than once, which I hate to admit. I have detected a trend here that I should have noticed earlier.

I am generally polite and write clear responses to everyone, so I am not driving people away. My profile is ok. Good education, salary, decent looks that have never turned off women in the larger centers where I have lived. Something nefarious is going on here. One thing is obvious: The site incentivizes women to contact certain individuals with low credit levels -- as another reviewer mentioned.

Consider also the company's marketing directed towards men. "Cheaper than an affair" I've seen pop up from time to time next to a picture of a nude or semi-clad young woman. I don't know what their marketing towards women looks like, but I bet you it doesn't include a picture of a dignified gentleman in tweed jacket driving a Rolls-Royce with the caption "He knows you're cheaper than an affair".

Avoid the Secret Benefits site. Tell anyone you know who uses dating sites. SB is out to drain you of your money and is nothing more than a sophisticated catphishing operation. I am going to research this further, look for the appropriate authorities/watchdog groups, and report the business practices at SB.