ConnectingSingles

Sorry to hear so many here had a negative experience. As with most social media sites open to the public, there are always bad eggs looking to stir the pot and be brave on a site, while sitting in the computer chair anonymous. Referring to dating sites, not comment about reviewers here. Also I have had scammers and undesirables contact me on 4 different free sites (dating) that I had used. Personally other than a troublemaker now and then, I see much of many race, religions, and diversity of people in forums. Have made a few long term friends from other countries male and female. Different strokes... I did a review in hopes that someone who is looking for a dating sites is more than just looking to meet singles for romance. I have yet to see a free dating site other than CS that has more to offer. And as equal or more than a few others with forums, where people discuss many subjects and find friendships in forums. If my original posts isn't useful to any others, so be it. Boring world it would be if we all felt and thought exactly the same.

As a dating site it offers up plenty of potential dates, but that all goes to pot once you try contacting others.
Because it's free, there's no effort on the part of members to say anything worthwhile about themselves, 'nothing to see here, move along' would fit like a dream. If you're looking for a partner, go elsewhere, somewhere that's a paid site had a reason to get results, CS is not that site.
Things take an altogether different turn in the forums, this is a bear pit of opinionated site users who use the space to promote their own agendas, some posts are funny and show a sense of humor, some are topical and turn out to be talking shops of ideas, and if truth be told, entertaining at times, then there are the endless political threads, most often by American site users, I never expected to find capitol Hill on a dating site, but there ya go!, and finally, there are the flamers, people who's reason for being in site is to agitate and cause descent, racial disharmony, far right anti semite rhetoric and even hate speech, this behavior goes unchecked by any kind of moderator until way into a discussion, by which time the damage is done.
CS has the potential to be better, with the site rules being adhered to, it's been around a good few years, people come and go, for those who stay, it's a social hub, for those that leave its an experience soon forgotten in terms of having anything real to stay up for.

Most of the men who contacted me were, coincidently, recently widowed and had engineering degrees and were from the USA. They all wanted to remarry and were more concerned with inner rather than outer beauty. Their grammar was poor for university grads and other things about their profiles were suspect. When I asked "is English your first language?", they disappeared. One example is a profile that describes a veterinarian but his message said he had taken a contract with a construction company, it just doesn't add up.

I thought the site wasted a lot of my time and I would not recommend it to friends. I do however like the format for the site and it seemed to have potential which is why I signed on. It's easy to find messages and respond and it doesn't have stupid virtual winks.

I think I am in contact with one seemingly real person and he does seem nice so who knows, maybe something will work out. If not I may try another approach as internet dating sites are frustrating, sifting through bad selfies of men in ugly t shirts.

I have been scammed by this guy supposed to be called Simon Foster and was working in Sweden as a contractor for BP in a 6 months project.

After nearly 3 months of being the most romantic man ever, he came up with money issues, asking for thousands to finish the project so he could come to my town and live here.

He said is a widow, only child and no kids, his wife died of cancer a few years ago.

He has stolen the profile of a man called Hector Duenas, from Miami and Pastor in a christian comunity.

Thank God I didn´t send him any money, I caught him and I sent all the pictures he stole from the other man and he got schocked.

LADIES BE CAREFUL AND DON´T SEND ANY MONEY TO THESE COCKROACHES

I love being frank with you, I love others, I love forgiveness, I love people and their help, and I love being honest

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This dating site is 100% legitimate. Unlike Mingle2, where it comprises mostly with scam artists, ConnectingSingles members are all real. The only drawback is, there are not many candidates within my city, which has a population of over 5M. The ones that are within 100 mile radius are mostly checked out months ago. In fact, that is one feature on ConnectingSingles that you don't find in other sites... the last time they logged on the site. CS is not as popular as Okcupid or POF. However, I still recommend you create an account just to see if you might potentially find your mate. I spoke with a couple girls, not from the States, but like I said, it at least works.

Good site with many features, but why do they ban free speech of so many good members.
Why are so many good members banned by the owners of connecting singles? I've heard it's mostly because others who report them are offended in some way. Well, who's to say that the offended person was right to begin with? Anyone can be offended by anything they disagree with too.
So why, do easily offended people get to ban others who are simply expressing their own thoughts and beliefs? And connecting singles is operated in the USA where freedom of speech is protected? Shame on connecting singles. Nice site but seems to operate on some sort of critical bias that does not tolerate opinions and self expression or art for that matter... IMO
I believe that Free speech and expression need to be protected everywhere! I don't see that on connecting singles. Why not.

What a waste of time this site is! The profiles of women on this site are obviously written by scam artists who are attempting to phish email address and phone numbers to resell or to try to hack legitimate members' personal information. Avoid ALL profiles which start with "Am" and routinely omit "I". Avoid ALL profiles who include a first and last name as part of the profile. Avoid ALL profiles which are obviously written by someone who has no grasp of the English language. Avoid ALL profiles who give some idiotic description of "occupation" with job descriptions never heard of. Avoid responding to ALL people who routinely ask for personal email address right off the bat. Avoid ALL people who cannot or will not agree to Skype first so that personal information does not have to be exchanged. In short, be prepared to waste a LOT of time dealing with freaking idiots who live in 3rd world countries and misrepresent themselves in these profiles. 9 out of 10 are fake on the women profile side. I have been on the site long enough to accurately state that. Why I don't know!