I am a real woman living in NC I joined this site under a trial and worked for me. I met a few guys but was able to hit off with one. Idk about the other reviews about fake profiles but from the woman said the men are very real. The only thing I can think is that the people you're contacting are on a trial and it has expired and they can't respond. I recently logged back on mine after two years to messages from this past week but cannot respond due to expired account. I would udefinitely recommend