CougarLife

Indianapolis review: the sites affordable price was appealing and as a non paying member looked promising for real ladies my age looking for NSA. Once I paid my membership fee, I was rather disappointed.

Mobile Interface: while the site allows you to drill down well within its advanced search, the search results do not match the criteria you select, for example I prefer women 33-51 years of age, it ignores your prerequisites and lists 18-32 year olds anyway. This is true with all options you select. In addition, and a HUGE negative, it does not list the last visit of the ladies so there is not a way of knowing if I'm emailing an active member. The mobile version does NOT allow me to share my private photos with ladies unless they request them. Overall the site is slow to load profiles. Last but not least, there is not a way to switch to the desktop version from your smart phone to unlock the mobiles limited features.

The members: I have yet to use the online search within 50 miles of Indianapolis where a lady has actually been online. I've tested the number of profiles containing personal gmail email addresses listed within headlines or the body of profile bios; they all lead you to the secure background check dating site scams.

Flirts and scams: When you become a paid member expect 20 or so flirts a day from inactive profiles or that lead you to site generated profiles that are not real. If you read the terms and conditions, the site clearly states that all profiles and use of the site are for entertainment purposes and that there is no guarantee a date will be accomplished. So you really can't report this site as a scam, but an unethically and misrepresented dating site that in reality is worth no more than searching google images for sexy, clothed, milfs.

"Real Indiana profiles," are like any other reality hook up and cheating site: overweight (to Indiana standards) desperate trailer park or west side trash.

I've tried AFF, Ashley Madison, the former hookup.com, and many others. They all suck. If you're married and want a hookup with an attractive lady, plan to pay for an arrangement within the sugar daddy sites as those sites are the only options I've found that offer discretion and beauty. Single? Hit up POF, Tinder, and OKCupid, they are really your best options.

D- instead of an F grade as I was the one stupid enough to believe that any sane woman would want to be called a "cougar" to begin with.

This website is completely fake... completely. Don't waste your money people. I 'm very upset.

I'm a younger guy who has a strong interest in older women, so I bought into the hype and (very foolishly) paid for this site's services on not one, but TWO separate occasions. Both of my 3-month runs of CougarLife were frustrating on many levels.

I'll begin with the worst: the "credit" system. Upon paying CougarLife's crazy membership prices, you're given a certain amount of credits that you use to send first messages. This means that as soon as you sign up, you're already restricted in the number of people you can contact. Once you're out of credits, you can't send icebreakers, meaning you must spend MORE money to get more credits. Adding "gifts" to messages (meaningless pictures of shoes, flowers, etc.) usually costs more than the message itself, and it didn't seem to increase response rates in my experience. The only woman I successfully met with told me that she didn't have to pay a cent to use the site - that men are the ones paying for everything, which I consider sexist and unfair.

Fake profiles are abundant, especially with 20-somethings that are either scams or cam girls (strange that they are allowed on a dating site explicitly intended for younger men and older women). My inbox is full of the "flirts" that these profiles send every day, and they just keep coming. In addition, the site fails to say when people who logged in longer than one week ago were last on - you could waste precious credits on accounts that may or may not be active and never know.

CougarLife didn't let me delete my account when I asked for it, too. I first had to cancel my subscription, but when I clicked "cancel subscription", it refused to do it and told me that it will renew as scheduled! That is pathetic, and indicative of a very poorly-run site. Canceling a subscription means calling them or sending them an email, as though that was too hard for users to do.

There ARE real older women, and they are fairly obvious to distinguish from fakes, but they can be difficult to reach or speak to, depending on what it is you're looking for. Most seemed to want real relationships versus a one-night stand, so fair warning to men who want a fling and not much else. Guys who are either teenagers or in their younger 20's don't seem to be what many women on CougarLife are looking for, so that was difficult for me, a 23-year old who wanted casual encounters.

Overall, the site is poorly run, is full of scammers, has a horrible messaging system, and is overpriced. And the worst part is: it's the only semi-legitimate dating website for cougars and cubs that I have seen so far. The rest are even worse, if that can be believed, so this is what you're stuck with if you don't want to use a conventional dating site (eHarmony, OKCupid, etc.). Avoid this site at all costs. If you really want to use it, be prepared for the worst.

Read the other reviews and you'll know, stay away from this site!