Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Truth About Match

I have given up on using Match.com.  I am currently dating someone and do not wish to meet anyone else at this time, but also, I am pretty feed up with Match.  After paying for their service, I never found it to be better than the free sites.  Actually, I believe OKCupid and Plenty of Fish are just as good, if not better than Match.

After my subscription ended, I realized Match still kept my account active.  Even though I no longer wanted to be on the site and had cancelled my subscription, it still looked as if I was using the site and as if I was looking for dates.  This explains why there are so many "dead profiles" on Match.  No wonder so many emails go unnoticed on Match.  Even after you cancel, users can still find your profile and assume you are active.

What you have to do to really take down your account on Match is go back into the site after your subscription is over and cancel your account.  My information is still saved, but I am no longer searchable.  I am now skeptical about many of the tactics used on the site.  I would recommend to anyone starting to use online dating sites to try all the free sites first.  Sure, they probably use some shady tactics as well, but at least they are free to use, and when you deactivate your account, it is truly deactivated.

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