Elite Singles

I tried to sign up - actually give them money - but I only cycled between two pages. One gave me pricing, and the other told me to sign up to talk to people.

So I wrote customer service. When they wrote back days later, they said my account was "inconsistent" and I needed to send a copy of my driver’s license or passport to clear things up. Just short of asking my mother’s maiden name and my social security number.

Things are clear to me - I’ll be deleting my account. My opinion is that their business practices inconsistent with non-fraudulent sites. They clearly don’t need my money.

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

There are not many choices and 80% of the choices do not have pictures. I've been on for about 2 weeks and there are 43 profiles and most have no pictures...Absolutely NOT worth the money.

Very disappointing.

Bottom Line: No, I would not 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

The company never put in any effort for the members to have pictures, or to be a paid member, so I can't start a conversation. So you never know what the person looks like. Plus, they can't contact you, they're not a paid member. I don't know if they're a paid member because the company keeps their profile on their site to make it look like they got more members on the site. This is not a dating site, the company is making money off the people that are paying for a membership that receives no service. They don't have to be a paid member so they can't contact you. They only can send you a smiley face. They never have any available paid members in my area. No one puts any effort into making any contact. It's just a waste of time and money. Like any other dating site!

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

1. This is a German firm and their customer service is almost impossible to talk to.

2. The last 4 months of my subscription the website refused to save women I tried to favorite.

3. The website is also not well thought out structurally.

4. When I let my subscription expire, they sent me an email worthy of Guido from the Mafia coming around for his protection money and demanded I pay for another year or they would litigate.

Bottom Line: No, I would not 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 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

Many many people with no photos and they do not respond when you ask for photos. The closest distance you can enter for your match is 50 miles and the matches are often way outside of that. The last person who messaged me was 237 miles away! The only match I was interested in is 100 miles away. Would not recommend. Save your money.

Bottom Line: No, I would not 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