Disapointing experience

Disapointing experience

A great idea, but poorly executed and not very well managed. The lack of standards of the owner (or administrators) and suspicious activity mean you should tread very carefully. The forums were full of vicious comments, arguments and bullying, and people have reported the same about the chat room. The profile activity is questionable, even when making allowances for the nature of the clientele, who may be hesitant or less confident about communicating. Many users simply won't reply to messages, and those that do may use terms or language that 'don't seem quite right' for the geographical area they are supposed to be from. The majority of users appear to be from the USA. It is not unusual to be one of only about 10 users online at any one time.

Pros
Very low cost compared to other sites
Offers hope to people with mental health issues

Cons
Suspicious profiles and activity
Lack of users outside the USA
Lack of total active users
Abuse has been reported by ex-users
Site admin does not communicate/reply

I agree with what David has written above. In my case, it is true, there were fewer obvious scammers than he seems to have had to put up with. I simply found that the vast majority of profiles hadn't been active for months, and that when I sent a message to a female I was, for most - not all - of the time simply ignored. Try as I might, I find it hard to believe that I was too repulsive or obnoxious to have rated at least the courtesy of a simple "thanks but no thanks" reply.

Since I stayed away from the forum I was not myself subjected to any viciousness. But I do wonder about the advisability of having a forum at all, if this is how it is going to turn out.

Perhaps if one lived within the USA one would have a more satisfactory experience with the website. As it is, I am now inclined to steer clear, even at the modest price which NLL charges to members.