Earl Grey (drinksearlgrey) wrote, @ 2008-08-02 12:00:00

Here goes!
I've been playing with the online dating thing on Craigslist for a couple of weeks. I quickly discovered that most of the ads I answered weren't placed by real people at all. They were just copied to the Craigslist by for-pay dating sites, and to communicate with the person who supposedly placed the Craigslist ad, I'd have to follow her to the pay site. The replies teasing me to the pay sites said it would be OK to sign up as a free user, but as a free user I wouldn't be able to make any contact with anyone, except to "wink" on some of them. A wink is a brief fixed message that doesn't really carry much information.

So, I thought if I created a page Google could find, and included a Google logo on my user picture, maybe people would think to Google my user name, and find me here. If it works, I'll feel clever, getting back at the pay-site spammers who flood Craigslist with ads that are for pay sites, rather than for people.

Here's a list of pay sites I've tried, as a free user:

adultdate365.com
adultfriendfinder.com
amateurmatch.com
fling.com
hornymatches.com
mate1.com
true.com
sexontheside.com
sexsearchcom.com
singlesnet.com
xxxblackbook.com

I'm also a free user on Sugardaddie.com, but I have been a paid user:
    (secret)   http://www.sugardaddie.com link)
I was quite pleased with my trial membership; I made a lot of contacts that look promising. I may pay for the full membership again in the future.

These are free sites where I have user names:
    (secret)   http://www.okcupid.com link)
    (secret)   http://www.plentyoffish.com link)
    discreteSteve   xrmyspace.com (link)

Update (September 2009): As I just wrote, I'm now a paid "Gold" member on Adult Friend Finder. Maybe I'll be able to find some interesting people there.