Dating/Personals

There can be a variety of problems with online dating sites. Some sites expect members to sign up "blind", with no preview of the type of profiles they will get to see. Some profiles are not actually real people, but "bait" put there by the site owners to attract new members. Some users spam sites with "fake" profiles that are in reality advertisements to other services, such as prostitution or multi-level marketing. A majority of dating sites keep profiles online for months or even years after the person has left the service, thereby making it seem as though they have more available members than they actually do. Most sites have still significantly more male members than women, a fact that is not mentioned to men when they sign up.