I have found the Ancestry DNA to be helpful in identifying cousins. Most of the time people will either not respond or respond that we are not related even though we are highly likely a match. I have met 3 close relatives; one I correspond with, one that is of another race that says we are not related and one that pretended to be intetested. Bottom line is if DNA matches you, you are related. I find most matches want to see the ancestor chart and not interested in the genealogy. You can always tell those by them having not signed in in over a year. Then there are those that hide their tree. If you want to meet cousins you need to be able to match people. It is frustrating but I love genealogy research. Kudos to Ancestry.com, but there is nothing like visiting cemeteries, libraries, and clerk-of-court offices!