WantToHaveALife wrote:
i wonder, are paid dating sites better than the free ones? as in, you have a better chance at connecting, meeting someone on a paid dating site than you do on a free dating site?
I don't think so. For a lot of the paid ones, you don't actually know how many their members are still active until you actually signing up and paying their fees. Also, I don't approve of some of their tactics of allowing people to send messages as a "trial" but then preventing them from meeting without paying. Plus, usually it's in their best interest for people
not to meet because according their business model, they get more money out of you the longer you remain a paying member, so they actually work against you. In short, many paid dating sites are just a waste of money.
If however, the dating site gives you an option to pay for extra features but still allows you to message and meet people for free, then that's different story. For example, while technically free, OKCupid also allows you pay a fee to become premium member.