You can't do much as a free member, there are too many limitations and you just go round in circles with no results. But when you pay, nothing actually changes. You just burn your money. As a paid dating site OkCupid is rubbish and utter drivel! It used to be not bad when it was free. They always had certain flaws, but you don't pay attention to this when something is free. However, if it's a paid service it's fair enough to have higher requirements. OkCupid is not worth the money they want you to pay for membership. There are too many fake profiles and nearly no appropriate matches.