Elite Singles

Although some aspects of the site are ok, my profile was hacked and I was emailed by some scammer. Women also told me that their contact info was hacked by scammers. Maybe credit card info too. I told them and they didn't respond. It is a German company. They email but can't be called. I'd discourage you from using them.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I had been with this dating site for about a month and I think that it is enough time to get an impression about its quality. The first shock that I experienced was when I started to get matched with people who have only high school or "attended college." What makes someone elite? I specified that I was looking for someone who is a done with graduate studies.

Second, it keeps resetting the matches' location to distances that I am not willing to travel. I commute already enough to have dating become another "must-do thing."

Thirdly, it keeps changing the height of candidate males to people who are shorter than me!

Lastly, the age range - it does not let me set matches to specific age range but sends people who are out of my range of acceptable age difference!

Overall, I am not giving it a one-star rating because it does have a personality profile. So, if you are someone who knows what you want (not even race preferences are respected in this site), stay away from it.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I signed up for three months and here are my experiences.

1. They advertise as a site for highly educated people. Most "matches" suggested for me had high school or community college educations. Some had grade school. I'd say less than 25% had bachelor's degrees or higher.

2. They advertise as a site for professionals. There were a few physicians, lawyers or college professors. Most were salespeople, project supervisors, and even some truck mechanics.

3. There were few matches with people within 75 miles. They offer about 20 "wild card matches" a day. These matches were people from as far as 600 miles away.

4. Their headquarters are in Germany. If you have a concern you can call an international number during German business hours or try to complete an online form, which doesn't appear after you click the link to it. The link to the form doesn't work.

5. They alerted me very quickly of two scammers they identified. One was obvious to me, the other not.

6. One of the profile questions is whether you'd be interested in children. A large portion of men over 65 said either "yes, of course" or "maybe in the future." The site is for people over 50. Not sure where they expected the children to come from.

7. There were lots of matches whose hobbies were fishing, bowling, and motorcycle riding.

8. I had one extended "conversation" with a match. He eventually told me he had a history of relationship problems. He then told me I wasn't a very pleasant person and stopped writing.

I guess I wasn't expecting much so disappointment may be a strong word, but I'm not signing up again.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I signed up with Elite thinking it was going to be a great service exclusive to paid members for starters. Well, that was a scam to begin with, and the matches are not very good. I chose a certain ethnicity and have been matched with about every type.

MATCHED WITH MY EX-WIFE FROM A DIFFERENT SERVICE!

I'm on Elite, she signed up for Silver Singles. From what I can tell there are other sites that use the same subscribers in various sites.

Imagine if we were not divorced and both happened to sign up, and then be matched this way! Lawsuit city...

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

There is nothing "elite" about Elite Singles. Most of these people have no higher degree. An associates degree is not "highly educated." The caliber of the men in my age range is questionable...they are largely blue-collar. I was expecting educated, polished people like myself with master's degrees and doctorate degrees. The ad on TV is false advertising. I have nothing in common with these men.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I don't know what most of these people are talking about. I do not view this site as a scam. If someone meets people who lie, that is not the fault of the website.

The mobile app sucks really bad, so you really should only use the web app in a browser. It's true that you are not going to get a lot of matches in your city, unless you are in a big city. I'm ok with that. In my view, it is unlikely that the love of my life will be in the exact same city as me. Different strokes for different folks. If you only want local matches, then use another app.

I have met people from this site who I have been very impressed by. There are very few fake accounts. Most are real people trying to find a real relationship with someone who has ambition and a career. I'm not the most handsome man in the world, but a well-written profile will go FAR on this site. Check into the app once or twice a day and you will get a steady, but not overwhelming, stream of matches.

Every site has a different mechanic. The mechanic of this site suits me just fine. Good luck in finding your love - whichever site you use.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Like other dating sites, you will have to go through many (or some) crazy people until you find somebody (if ever).

I was lucky and I am happy.

Unfortunately, these profile evaluations don't help much. You have to contact and see how it goes.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I figured paying for a dating app would give me better options to choose from. I was NOT at all interested in someone with so much baggage that I would be held responsible for it, plus I was NOT interested in any one nighters! I chose distance for good reason...I wanted to really get to know someone.

There were plenty of strange characters that could easily be deleted, and you had to be very safe, very selective, very good at reading through profiles.

You can find "your" person, just be patient, take plenty of time to talk about anything, then when you speak personally, keep talking, keep asking, you'll know if it clicks. When you meet, you'll know if the chemistry is there.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I may be very lucky, but I ended up meeting and am now engaged to the first person that was recommended as a match on the site. On other sites and apps, both free and paid, I never even had a conversation with another person. On Elite I had several good interactions, but matches were mostly far away and that usually stopped the conversation for most people. I do live kind of in the middle of nowhere, so distance wasn't a huge issue for me. After a couple of months on the site, again I'm probably just lucky. I messaged the first person I had been matched with a second time because I was visiting the area she lived in. I sent her one the first day I was on the app, but she didn't respond. This time she did, we went out, and now we are engaged after a relatively short amount of time. I don't know if the matching algorithm really works, but seems to be good in this case.

I think Elite is no different than any other app or site. It's all luck. But for me, it was definitely worthwhile. Even if I hadn't met someone on the site, it was the only place where I met people who were even open to talking to me. Maybe it's the type of people that are on the site? Maybe the higher cost means only people who are serious about meeting someone are on it?

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Personally, I have had a great experience with this website. I met many wonderful women in a course of just a few months. The questionnaire to sign up for Elite Singles is very appropriate and usually people are honest in answering these questions. I finally met someone I am planning to marry and spend the rest of my life with her. Thank you Elite Singles for making it happen and change the direction of my life for better. Keep doing what you are doing, and I wish many others will be as lucky as I am!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend