Can't say anything about the bad reviews. Met my wife on that site. I was a paid member for only one month....we met and eventually got married. Can't say much about the other reviews. They NEVER charged me a dime more. The only complaint is during the chat session you had to use code words to give out an email address or phone number. I guess that is for security reasons, but we worked around that.
Pros
Met my wife on the site
Cons
The previously mentioned issue with giving your email address. You can work around it but it takes time to figure out how to get your message across.
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