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Meetic doesn't work for guys anymore!
I signed up on Meetic and I realized that every time you contact someone on chat, your message is put on read waiting, even 20 minutes later nothing happens, it makes you wonder if women receive thousands of messages and only respond to 1% of guys. So there's no parity. The same goes for the messages sent, complete silence. Plus, the site is too slow to load in the browser; I can't stay for more than 20 minutes, I feel like I'm wasting my time. If you've had similar experiences, feel free to share.
I signed up on Meetic and I realized that every time you contact someone on chat, your message is put on read waiting, even 20 minutes later nothing happens, it makes you wonder if women receive thousands of messages and only respond to 1% of guys. So there's no parity. The same goes for the messages sent, complete silence. Plus, the site is too slow to load in the browser; I can't stay for more than 20 minutes, I feel like I'm wasting my time. If you've had similar experiences, feel free to share.
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There are several things to know about Meetic:
1°) People respond only if you are polite and say interesting things. A beautiful woman who receives 50 messages a day will not respond to a simple "hi" or "hey".
2°) If you haven't paid, or if you haven't used a free Meetic pass, you won't be able to send messages. So it's normal not to receive anything afterwards.
3°) Once registered, talk about yourself and describe yourself. A mystery profile brings nothing...
That's everything I think.
1°) People respond only if you are polite and say interesting things. A beautiful woman who receives 50 messages a day will not respond to a simple "hi" or "hey".
2°) If you haven't paid, or if you haven't used a free Meetic pass, you won't be able to send messages. So it's normal not to receive anything afterwards.
3°) Once registered, talk about yourself and describe yourself. A mystery profile brings nothing...
That's everything I think.
It's normal that girls don't reply. To test it, I opened a female account. Without photos + average attributes. Result in 10 minutes of being online: 8 visits, 3 winks, and 2 messages. That's about 48 visits/hour and 18 winks/hour online without doing anything... just for being a girl. Imagine a girl who's a bit pretty...
Personally, I've been registered for 2 years, I've received about 2500 visits and 250 winks, which gives us 2500/2*12/4/7/8 = 27.9 visits/hour connected and 2.8 winks/hour ==> almost half. Not to mention that about 80% of visits and winks are actually "counter-visits," meaning if I hadn't done anything, I would have practically received nothing... that's 2500*0.8 which gives us - hold on tight - 2000 "fake visits".... so 2500-2000 = 500 real visits. Out of these 500 real visits, 80% have no photos and maybe 30% of those 80% are idiots like me who have nothing better to do than make this kind of stupid post. This gives us 500*0.8*0.3 = 120 visits in 2 years. Oh, I almost forgot, out of the remaining 120 visits, 90% are trolls. In total, I must have received 120-120*0.9= 12 interesting visits over 2 years.
Now let's talk about the financial side if you consider that you have to spend 296 euros a year... 296/50=6 passes on Rue St Denis, which is almost 1/2 pass per month!
Why go on Meetic!?
Personally, I've been registered for 2 years, I've received about 2500 visits and 250 winks, which gives us 2500/2*12/4/7/8 = 27.9 visits/hour connected and 2.8 winks/hour ==> almost half. Not to mention that about 80% of visits and winks are actually "counter-visits," meaning if I hadn't done anything, I would have practically received nothing... that's 2500*0.8 which gives us - hold on tight - 2000 "fake visits".... so 2500-2000 = 500 real visits. Out of these 500 real visits, 80% have no photos and maybe 30% of those 80% are idiots like me who have nothing better to do than make this kind of stupid post. This gives us 500*0.8*0.3 = 120 visits in 2 years. Oh, I almost forgot, out of the remaining 120 visits, 90% are trolls. In total, I must have received 120-120*0.9= 12 interesting visits over 2 years.
Now let's talk about the financial side if you consider that you have to spend 296 euros a year... 296/50=6 passes on Rue St Denis, which is almost 1/2 pass per month!
Why go on Meetic!?
It’s been a long time since Meetic worked for guys. I was subscribed in the past, I met a wonderful girl with whom I almost got engaged, since then things have changed. I have friends who registered, nothing at all, there’s one girl online for 25 to 35 guys, we verified this with a female account. Even Badoo does better. For me, Meetic is no longer a dating site.
On the other hand, it’s a way to make money off desperate guys, because normal guys see right away that it’s not working. We send a message, it’s read 10 minutes later, then no more response.
On the other hand, it’s a way to make money off desperate guys, because normal guys see right away that it’s not working. We send a message, it’s read 10 minutes later, then no more response.
Hi,
I signed up for a one-month Premium subscription; I was cautious and it paid off, because I probably won’t renew. I had 287 visits in three weeks, but nothing concrete behind that, no responses to emails, chats, etc. ...
I never get past the “hi” stage in chats ... I don't blame the girls; they are most certainly overwhelmed and have too many choices on Meetic.
But really, I can only blame myself for being in this situation.
Like everyone else, I sometimes cross paths with a pretty girl, like last week on the RER, where I shamefully did nothing, not even a smile ... That's where it happens, that's where I could find a girlfriend, in real life ... it’s surely not on Meetic, hiding behind a computer.
I signed up for a one-month Premium subscription; I was cautious and it paid off, because I probably won’t renew. I had 287 visits in three weeks, but nothing concrete behind that, no responses to emails, chats, etc. ...
I never get past the “hi” stage in chats ... I don't blame the girls; they are most certainly overwhelmed and have too many choices on Meetic.
But really, I can only blame myself for being in this situation.
Like everyone else, I sometimes cross paths with a pretty girl, like last week on the RER, where I shamefully did nothing, not even a smile ... That's where it happens, that's where I could find a girlfriend, in real life ... it’s surely not on Meetic, hiding behind a computer.
No, it's the same, girls and guys we have a choice, it's presented like that! With expiration dates and everything that follows. Pffffff, as if in real life we totally respect the criteria when we are charmed, we are sincerely charmed... there is a feeling that is created, while here it's like a job interview... it doesn't surprise me that the number of unemployed people is increasing with the number of singles, the conditions are drastic, we have almost the same figures. On forums or free sites, we have the same service, why pay? So that the CEO of Meetic can sunbathe and trade his latest Porsche for a Ferrari aaaaaa.
Yeah, indeed Meetic doesn't work for guys anymore!!
I'm relatively "good-looking" (according to my friends) and no matter what I do, whether I flirt, send texts, or try to chat, I end up empty-handed. The few young women I had the chance to talk to never came back to the site because they're harassed by many losers (I mean guys who talk too badly or are sketchy) when they're at least somewhat cute.
So it's a waste of time and money, and indeed if you don't stay connected your profile disappears...
It's been a month and a half since I joined, when I was a new user about 200 girls visited my profile in the span of a week, then in the following 5 weeks only 38 in total.
So it's a huge waste of time and money...
I'm relatively "good-looking" (according to my friends) and no matter what I do, whether I flirt, send texts, or try to chat, I end up empty-handed. The few young women I had the chance to talk to never came back to the site because they're harassed by many losers (I mean guys who talk too badly or are sketchy) when they're at least somewhat cute.
So it's a waste of time and money, and indeed if you don't stay connected your profile disappears...
It's been a month and a half since I joined, when I was a new user about 200 girls visited my profile in the span of a week, then in the following 5 weeks only 38 in total.
So it's a huge waste of time and money...
Hello, I agree, Meetic is a big scam. I called them to explain my problem because in the chat I have the message "your message is waiting to be read" and nothing ever happens.
Yet the person in question is online, but there’s no response to emails either, and the same thing happens. They say someone looks good physically and I am respectful to women, and Meetic tells me they are handling my request, but they're not doing anything about it. I openly denounce Meetic because it's a scam; they offer a service, we pay for it, but nothing works. So I'm leaving Meetic, and the best thing to do is direct dialogue in supermarkets, etc. ... be careful to look at a woman's fingers before approaching to see if she isn't married, lol, and if we get rejected, it’s no big deal, we’ll have tried. Good luck, guys, and never forget to always respect women. .............
Raphael, 35 years old, in Ain.
Yet the person in question is online, but there’s no response to emails either, and the same thing happens. They say someone looks good physically and I am respectful to women, and Meetic tells me they are handling my request, but they're not doing anything about it. I openly denounce Meetic because it's a scam; they offer a service, we pay for it, but nothing works. So I'm leaving Meetic, and the best thing to do is direct dialogue in supermarkets, etc. ... be careful to look at a woman's fingers before approaching to see if she isn't married, lol, and if we get rejected, it’s no big deal, we’ll have tried. Good luck, guys, and never forget to always respect women. .............
Raphael, 35 years old, in Ain.
Online dating, whether on Meetic or other sites, works as long as you are attractive.
If you are unsuccessful in life, you won't have much success on Meetic either.
There are two types of girls on these sites: those looking for casual sex and those searching for love.
Those looking for casual sex all flock to the same profiles, the handsome sporty fashionistas. If you don't look like Yoan Gourcuff, you don't belong to this category.
Those seeking love, after encountering a lot of losers and perverts, end up convincing themselves that there are no normal guys on these sites and leave.
These websites turn people into consumer products; it's abject!
If you're looking to meet girls, start by meeting people. Go out, engage in activities whether they are sports, artistic, or cultural...
Connections cannot be bought; they have to be created!
If you are unsuccessful in life, you won't have much success on Meetic either.
There are two types of girls on these sites: those looking for casual sex and those searching for love.
Those looking for casual sex all flock to the same profiles, the handsome sporty fashionistas. If you don't look like Yoan Gourcuff, you don't belong to this category.
Those seeking love, after encountering a lot of losers and perverts, end up convincing themselves that there are no normal guys on these sites and leave.
These websites turn people into consumer products; it's abject!
If you're looking to meet girls, start by meeting people. Go out, engage in activities whether they are sports, artistic, or cultural...
Connections cannot be bought; they have to be created!
I'm currently writing a thesis on dating sites, and on Meetic in particular, for a study, the results are shocking!!!
I've used several "lures" for this study conducted over 7 days during the winter (And yes! It's important to know...)
Basically, for a girl without a photo aged 20 to 25, of good build, she receives on average per 24-hour period:
- 1 to 2 winks
- 3 to 4 messages.
The same girl with just a simple photo on her profile, unstyled and unmade up:
- 2 to 4 winks
- 4 to 7 messages
Still the same girl, with just an additional photo in jeans + tight-fitting turtleneck
- 5 to 8 winks
- 8 to 11 messages
And finally, still the same girl, made up on her profile + 2 to 3 photos highlighting her physical assets "Skirt, plunging neckline"
- 14 to 18 winks
- 20 to 24 messages.
After analysis:
According to the behavior of 100 men, (Filtering more than threefold...!!)
- 98 swear they are single, and it quickly became clear that more than 3/4 were lying. (2% admitted to only looking for an extramarital affair, which is, after all, an honest declaration)
And finally, among the men in relationships: 100% (and that’s scary) claim to be in the process of separation or divorce, whereas in 99% of cases, their girlfriends or wives are patiently waiting for their partners to draft consensual projects less than a week before.
In conclusion: 9 men out of 10 already have what they need at home
99% of men who are on dating sites are cheap, ready to do anything.
That’s why girls are wary, and it’s not getting better.
However, it wouldn’t be impossible for MEETIC "among others" to use hostesses. Happy reading and sorry for the mistakes, I didn't proofread.
I've used several "lures" for this study conducted over 7 days during the winter (And yes! It's important to know...)
Basically, for a girl without a photo aged 20 to 25, of good build, she receives on average per 24-hour period:
- 1 to 2 winks
- 3 to 4 messages.
The same girl with just a simple photo on her profile, unstyled and unmade up:
- 2 to 4 winks
- 4 to 7 messages
Still the same girl, with just an additional photo in jeans + tight-fitting turtleneck
- 5 to 8 winks
- 8 to 11 messages
And finally, still the same girl, made up on her profile + 2 to 3 photos highlighting her physical assets "Skirt, plunging neckline"
- 14 to 18 winks
- 20 to 24 messages.
After analysis:
According to the behavior of 100 men, (Filtering more than threefold...!!)
- 98 swear they are single, and it quickly became clear that more than 3/4 were lying. (2% admitted to only looking for an extramarital affair, which is, after all, an honest declaration)
And finally, among the men in relationships: 100% (and that’s scary) claim to be in the process of separation or divorce, whereas in 99% of cases, their girlfriends or wives are patiently waiting for their partners to draft consensual projects less than a week before.
In conclusion: 9 men out of 10 already have what they need at home
99% of men who are on dating sites are cheap, ready to do anything.
That’s why girls are wary, and it’s not getting better.
However, it wouldn’t be impossible for MEETIC "among others" to use hostesses. Happy reading and sorry for the mistakes, I didn't proofread.
I come across this forum that talks about facts I've perfectly observed:
- Not only are you constantly encouraged to take options, but on top of that, they want to make you switch to Meetic Affinity (more expensive and completely useless) at all costs.
- Every evening around 8 PM, their servers crash (disconnections, slowdowns).
- I've never opted for automatic payments; I just wanted to try it for one month.
- But above all, there aren't enough women on Meetic. I tried it as a woman. Even though my profile was empty, within 2 minutes, I already had a guy wanting to chat and 5 profile visits. Could these be people from Meetic? I did a similar search as a man and then as a woman. The criteria were quite broad for Lyon and its surroundings, and there, I noticed a significant difference in the number of results: 48%. Basically, there are half as many women.
Given that, I understand why women don't want to chat anymore, probably because they're being harassed. As for emails, it's the same; almost no replies.
- I won't go into detail about the censorship issue. Obviously, no criticism, no observation, no mention of how it works can be referred to on Meetic.
Result after a month and a half of searching, disappointments, and disappearances...
Empty-handed!
When I think about the cash they're making by playing with people's loneliness. :-(
- Not only are you constantly encouraged to take options, but on top of that, they want to make you switch to Meetic Affinity (more expensive and completely useless) at all costs.
- Every evening around 8 PM, their servers crash (disconnections, slowdowns).
- I've never opted for automatic payments; I just wanted to try it for one month.
- But above all, there aren't enough women on Meetic. I tried it as a woman. Even though my profile was empty, within 2 minutes, I already had a guy wanting to chat and 5 profile visits. Could these be people from Meetic? I did a similar search as a man and then as a woman. The criteria were quite broad for Lyon and its surroundings, and there, I noticed a significant difference in the number of results: 48%. Basically, there are half as many women.
Given that, I understand why women don't want to chat anymore, probably because they're being harassed. As for emails, it's the same; almost no replies.
- I won't go into detail about the censorship issue. Obviously, no criticism, no observation, no mention of how it works can be referred to on Meetic.
Result after a month and a half of searching, disappointments, and disappearances...
Empty-handed!
When I think about the cash they're making by playing with people's loneliness. :-(
Reading all these comments made me want to contribute with my own experience. My username is Gabbar if you want to check out my profile.
In two years, around 6700 visits. I've put everything I had into the profile, a real wall in the description, movies, music, quizzes, 4 photos, the whole package. I've had numerous encounters (I haven't counted, but let's say around thirty) and have talked to a small hundred girls. I'm someone who primarily communicates through dialogue and writing, so this site seemed like a good way to see if there was a connection or not.
At first, when I liked a profile, I would write a personalized message that took quite a bit of time, and 99% of the time it led to the same result: a polite counter-visit and nothing else. Very frustrating, especially since these people displayed things on their profiles such as no photo, no response, etc. Filling out one’s profile is not a guarantee of even receiving a polite rejection (which is very rare).
So, I started, apparently like the others, sending the same message, with a few variations depending on what inspired me about the person, to save time. The ratio of time spent writing to number of responses is better; however, women seem to have a sixth sense for detecting this and don’t hesitate to let it be known, preferably in the cruelest and most humiliating way possible (it must be a form of sexual activity for some).
The response ratio, however, remains very low. When a person responds, very often the second message goes unanswered. It often happened that I started a rich conversation via emails, and suddenly the person no longer logs in. That’s something I don’t understand, as if this created link ultimately means nothing in the face of another encounter.
So my two pieces of advice would be: meet quickly, and never fawn. The "interested" function seems underutilized and offers better results, especially when combined with a message.
So even though I share the observation about the unfavorable male/female ratio, the poor quality of interactions in general, and especially, especially, the lack of investment from those who disappear, I still met some very worthwhile people, who don’t shy away from paying for dinner, appreciate you for who you are, etc. I was able to meet girls abroad (No, not Russia :) which is an extraordinary experience. I even had a very nice encounter, which unfortunately didn’t lead anywhere.
However, I was unaware that girls couldn’t respond to my emails without having a subscription. This could explain many disappointments... but I tend to feel little compassion for someone who can’t invest 20 euros to meet their soulmate; I managed to do it without being a legal whiz. One last amusing detail is seeing the number of visits increase when you fill in your income... oh dear, some are truly pathetic.
I canceled my subscription today, and I believe I will follow the advice I read here, get out more and make more spontaneous encounters. For the shy person that I am, it promises to be a beautiful adventure!
In two years, around 6700 visits. I've put everything I had into the profile, a real wall in the description, movies, music, quizzes, 4 photos, the whole package. I've had numerous encounters (I haven't counted, but let's say around thirty) and have talked to a small hundred girls. I'm someone who primarily communicates through dialogue and writing, so this site seemed like a good way to see if there was a connection or not.
At first, when I liked a profile, I would write a personalized message that took quite a bit of time, and 99% of the time it led to the same result: a polite counter-visit and nothing else. Very frustrating, especially since these people displayed things on their profiles such as no photo, no response, etc. Filling out one’s profile is not a guarantee of even receiving a polite rejection (which is very rare).
So, I started, apparently like the others, sending the same message, with a few variations depending on what inspired me about the person, to save time. The ratio of time spent writing to number of responses is better; however, women seem to have a sixth sense for detecting this and don’t hesitate to let it be known, preferably in the cruelest and most humiliating way possible (it must be a form of sexual activity for some).
The response ratio, however, remains very low. When a person responds, very often the second message goes unanswered. It often happened that I started a rich conversation via emails, and suddenly the person no longer logs in. That’s something I don’t understand, as if this created link ultimately means nothing in the face of another encounter.
So my two pieces of advice would be: meet quickly, and never fawn. The "interested" function seems underutilized and offers better results, especially when combined with a message.
So even though I share the observation about the unfavorable male/female ratio, the poor quality of interactions in general, and especially, especially, the lack of investment from those who disappear, I still met some very worthwhile people, who don’t shy away from paying for dinner, appreciate you for who you are, etc. I was able to meet girls abroad (No, not Russia :) which is an extraordinary experience. I even had a very nice encounter, which unfortunately didn’t lead anywhere.
However, I was unaware that girls couldn’t respond to my emails without having a subscription. This could explain many disappointments... but I tend to feel little compassion for someone who can’t invest 20 euros to meet their soulmate; I managed to do it without being a legal whiz. One last amusing detail is seeing the number of visits increase when you fill in your income... oh dear, some are truly pathetic.
I canceled my subscription today, and I believe I will follow the advice I read here, get out more and make more spontaneous encounters. For the shy person that I am, it promises to be a beautiful adventure!
They are called scammers, often fake Russian profiles for the most part, beware of the big scam. Meetic is a huge, huge scam...!
Hello guys,
Personally, I also tested Meetic over several years because I hate approaching women as they always take advantage of it and systematically try to play games.
So here are my results from approximately 4 years of farming on Meetic:
- Emails sent: 2500
- 7 useless responses in SMS language including 3 that were racist.
- Spontaneous emails received over a 4-year activity period: 3
- Chat requests sent: approximately 87600. + or - 500.
- Responses in chat: 1095 (<1%)
- Chats that led to a meeting: 110
- Successful meetings: 47
- 2 virgin women aged 27 and 31 (seriously...)
- Pretending to only look for friends at the time of the meeting: 12
- Married women looking for an affair and encountered: 32
- Number of useless chat attempts: 87533 (>99%)
- Number of useless email attempts: 2500 (100%)
- Effectiveness rate of the site: less than 0.1%
Best regards
Personally, I also tested Meetic over several years because I hate approaching women as they always take advantage of it and systematically try to play games.
So here are my results from approximately 4 years of farming on Meetic:
- Emails sent: 2500
- 7 useless responses in SMS language including 3 that were racist.
- Spontaneous emails received over a 4-year activity period: 3
- Chat requests sent: approximately 87600. + or - 500.
- Responses in chat: 1095 (<1%)
- Chats that led to a meeting: 110
- Successful meetings: 47
- 2 virgin women aged 27 and 31 (seriously...)
- Pretending to only look for friends at the time of the meeting: 12
- Married women looking for an affair and encountered: 32
- Number of useless chat attempts: 87533 (>99%)
- Number of useless email attempts: 2500 (100%)
- Effectiveness rate of the site: less than 0.1%
Best regards
Boohoo! I signed up two weeks ago, and I admit that Meetic is not what it used to be. Well, even before, it wasn't great, but now it's just plain awful. It's all about wanting to make more money by charging the girls. The first time I signed up, there was ONLY the premium pass, so yes, I managed to make a dozen matches in a year, of which half were ultimately not interesting and the other half didn't seem really interested.
So, it's clear that you need to have a perfect profile, lie a lot, be REALLY handsome (which I'm not), pretend to make money AND have a lot of luck and directly pay for the premium upgrade.
And in that case, you might be able to hook up with a dog.
It's clear that if I had known.
Personally, I send my email address in the Meetic emails, but I wonder if Meetic doesn't ********* blur that address?
I still have 5 months left, but right now...
I repeat, don't go there even if you're desperate, it's worthless, totally worthless, super worthless.
So, it's clear that you need to have a perfect profile, lie a lot, be REALLY handsome (which I'm not), pretend to make money AND have a lot of luck and directly pay for the premium upgrade.
And in that case, you might be able to hook up with a dog.
It's clear that if I had known.
Personally, I send my email address in the Meetic emails, but I wonder if Meetic doesn't ********* blur that address?
I still have 5 months left, but right now...
I repeat, don't go there even if you're desperate, it's worthless, totally worthless, super worthless.
I provide my point of view after a month of trial.
First of all: the "online member" seems to me a rather misleading piece of information - I live in a central region, in the evening at 8 PM, I do a search with ages 19 to 99, within a 200 km radius (the maximum because I have no desire to go on an expedition for a so-called meeting) - and there I have 22 results online -
I haven't tried to set my location to Paris, I don't live there, so I have no intention of cheating -
Except that at that moment, it is claimed that there are 55,000 members online: in France, in Europe? On the entire Meetic site?
Male/Female ratio? No information filters through on this subject.
So, Meetic clearly sells dreams.
Besides, I find the interface outdated - compared to Badoo or Aum which are gems in terms of graphics.
And then the ADS!! Three ads per page while we're on a paid site!
On the other two sites: Badoo and Aum: no ads.
For the rest, the other members have all perfectly summarized the situation of this site.
Blasé women, as the abundance of searching men leads them to behave like real spoiled little girls.
I say this for the physically attractive women, the rest of the women who are rather unattractive (obese, mustachioed, dressed like potato sacks...) do their best, but I'm sure they fare better.
A member previously described himself as "pretty handsome," and was surprised by the number of rejections he received - even after putting effort into personalizing his profile.
One good thing: they also have to pay - parity is starting to come from that side -
Personally, I would like to see a law requiring dating sites to have complete parity, whether it be financial or in terms of male/female equity. (but there we can always dream) because it is above all the lonely men who have made the wealth of these sites, and we have to see what we are worth, how we are considered.
Then there is the cult response "you seem frustrated," in response to opinions like mine and many others: it's easy and it's the response of the minority to the majority...
The photos in the advertisements: I consider that to be misleading advertising, like banks, insurance companies, credit institutions.
Maybe there was a time when this site was booming, and blogs made its wealth, but what remains of it? Given that this was barely ten years ago, I don't think that people in the 30 to 40 age range, which is higher than that of teenagers, have changed much since - they are the same people, and everyone knows that we only frequent these sites for "a period in life."
So, thanks guys, you have brought this site to where it is, but after your passage: it's over for the others -
Here’s what I would like to see: a site where women's profiles are invisible to men - men register, create their profiles, and must wait for women to visit them. No means for them to view women's profiles. This would take away from women the so pleasant feeling of being excessively courted.
First of all: the "online member" seems to me a rather misleading piece of information - I live in a central region, in the evening at 8 PM, I do a search with ages 19 to 99, within a 200 km radius (the maximum because I have no desire to go on an expedition for a so-called meeting) - and there I have 22 results online -
I haven't tried to set my location to Paris, I don't live there, so I have no intention of cheating -
Except that at that moment, it is claimed that there are 55,000 members online: in France, in Europe? On the entire Meetic site?
Male/Female ratio? No information filters through on this subject.
So, Meetic clearly sells dreams.
Besides, I find the interface outdated - compared to Badoo or Aum which are gems in terms of graphics.
And then the ADS!! Three ads per page while we're on a paid site!
On the other two sites: Badoo and Aum: no ads.
For the rest, the other members have all perfectly summarized the situation of this site.
Blasé women, as the abundance of searching men leads them to behave like real spoiled little girls.
I say this for the physically attractive women, the rest of the women who are rather unattractive (obese, mustachioed, dressed like potato sacks...) do their best, but I'm sure they fare better.
A member previously described himself as "pretty handsome," and was surprised by the number of rejections he received - even after putting effort into personalizing his profile.
One good thing: they also have to pay - parity is starting to come from that side -
Personally, I would like to see a law requiring dating sites to have complete parity, whether it be financial or in terms of male/female equity. (but there we can always dream) because it is above all the lonely men who have made the wealth of these sites, and we have to see what we are worth, how we are considered.
Then there is the cult response "you seem frustrated," in response to opinions like mine and many others: it's easy and it's the response of the minority to the majority...
The photos in the advertisements: I consider that to be misleading advertising, like banks, insurance companies, credit institutions.
Maybe there was a time when this site was booming, and blogs made its wealth, but what remains of it? Given that this was barely ten years ago, I don't think that people in the 30 to 40 age range, which is higher than that of teenagers, have changed much since - they are the same people, and everyone knows that we only frequent these sites for "a period in life."
So, thanks guys, you have brought this site to where it is, but after your passage: it's over for the others -
Here’s what I would like to see: a site where women's profiles are invisible to men - men register, create their profiles, and must wait for women to visit them. No means for them to view women's profiles. This would take away from women the so pleasant feeling of being excessively courted.
I confirm what has already been said, I have, I think (because everything is subjective) taken the necessary time to "personalize" my profile (I had to redo it several times) in the most suitable way possible to at least arouse curiosity among these ladies. I am not a model but I consider myself to be "average," many compliment me on this, and without making too much of it, it's mainly out of shyness that I came to this site. In short, I am, therefore, a guy who seems to be rather "normal," "average," friendly, cultured, serious without being too much so (I have some major flaws of course :) and yet I really struggled to receive responses to my emails (which I sent by the dozens). Admittedly, I received many visits (like most of you apparently, and I thought I was privileged in this regard..... :/ ) but almost none of these visits led to anything else. I really have the impression that either girls are looking for a guy with the looks of Brad Pitt combined with the humor of Gad Elmaleh, or that they are indeed overwhelmed by the considerable weight of emails and visits from hundreds of guys on their pages, they do not even take the time to show interest in the profiles in question, moving from one type to another, and acting a bit on feeling and therefore at random. But anyway, the problem remains the same, how to stand out from this massive competition of men when one does not possess the eloquence and wit of a poet or the looks of a movie actor, and that is where perhaps luck comes into play, which certainly plays a role in my opinion. I will therefore not blame Meetic simply because the problem would remain the same on any other dating site because things are such that male competition is and will always be abundant, whether on Meetic or elsewhere. Yes, the virtual world has its advantages when you are a big shy person like me, but it is also a big disadvantage for succeeding in "standing out," because in real life, while you can easily face rejection, at least you are the first on the field, there aren't 30 guys waiting behind with a number in front of the girl you are interested in. So I have still made some encounters, but nothing conclusive, and the only girl I really liked and went out with dumped me after two weeks in the most lowly manner, claiming to still have feelings for her ex (who surely met her on Meetic as well), and the other girls with whom I had a somewhat promising initial contact (like MSN) confided in me as if I were their therapist or a friend, saying things like "you’re such a nice guy, talking to you feels good" or "I'm mainly looking to make friends, I talk to lots of guys on MSN, you’re part of it, it’s great!" so it’s disheartening to believe that some girls haven’t even grasped the very principle of the site, to meet each other for crying out loud^^! So, that was a little rant about nothing at all, but I believed in it, and the worst thing is that I still believe in it a bit because ironically, one of my close friends met her partner on this site (both being "normal," "attractive," and "young") so I think, why not me!
Today at 3:00 PM on June 1st, a holiday. I've had Meetic online since 10 AM and
only one visit. Yet most women aren’t working today. Otherwise, I had
an appointment at 4:00 PM in Paris with a black woman I met on this site. She called me and canceled because she's in the countryside (sic). This is the third time this has happened to me on this site. I wonder if Meetic is paying women to chat, set up a date, and then cancel. It leaves me perplexed. For me, the subscription ends in August.
This site has completely disgusted me with virtual dating.
only one visit. Yet most women aren’t working today. Otherwise, I had
an appointment at 4:00 PM in Paris with a black woman I met on this site. She called me and canceled because she's in the countryside (sic). This is the third time this has happened to me on this site. I wonder if Meetic is paying women to chat, set up a date, and then cancel. It leaves me perplexed. For me, the subscription ends in August.
This site has completely disgusted me with virtual dating.
Same as most of you here. At first, I sent personalized messages, no replies, I filled out my profile well, detailed, photo etc. Now I send generic messages and I don’t get any more responses. When I look at some girls' profiles (I've been on Meetic for over a year but without being active all the time, I take a month from time to time), there are girls who have been active for over a year, they must have received several hundred emails and among those hundreds of emails they haven't found anyone. It raises serious questions about what these ladies are looking for. Do they have their heads on their shoulders, just in it for fun? Are there fake profiles? But what are they really looking for? Do you have to match their 50 criteria to get a date?
Among the 17 I met, more than 80% are looking for a casual fling. After that, they criticize men...
For example, I talked to one for nearly two weeks on MSN before we met; she played it "public place" and I completely understand that, she's never safe from running into a psycho. We chatted for 15 minutes over a drink, and then she pretended to have forgotten her jacket at home and invited me up... I'll spare you the rest, you got it (at 3 PM, in the middle of the afternoon, it was snack time...).
Another one, same thing, meets me so I can pick her up at a bus stop. From a distance, as I arrived by car, I saw her with a HUGE backpack. I loaded her stuff into the trunk, and I asked her, "Are we planning to camp???" She replied, "Well, no... since we're probably going to hook up tonight, I brought a few things..." ==> oO
Many create a goody-two-shoes persona to seduce behind the keyboard when they sense the guy is more there to find his soulmate. But in the end...
And I’m not even talking about the gold diggers... a wonderful category that one. I earn a decent living, and once the meal is finished, I discreetly observe the behavior of the woman across from me when I pay the bill with my black card. If the beautiful one's eyes light up... it's clear, she's there for the money.
Anyway... honest and nice girls are rare, but they exist; I've met some. Let's just say there’s a lot of "waste" (I'm talking about encounters, not women... although...) nonetheless.
For example, I talked to one for nearly two weeks on MSN before we met; she played it "public place" and I completely understand that, she's never safe from running into a psycho. We chatted for 15 minutes over a drink, and then she pretended to have forgotten her jacket at home and invited me up... I'll spare you the rest, you got it (at 3 PM, in the middle of the afternoon, it was snack time...).
Another one, same thing, meets me so I can pick her up at a bus stop. From a distance, as I arrived by car, I saw her with a HUGE backpack. I loaded her stuff into the trunk, and I asked her, "Are we planning to camp???" She replied, "Well, no... since we're probably going to hook up tonight, I brought a few things..." ==> oO
Many create a goody-two-shoes persona to seduce behind the keyboard when they sense the guy is more there to find his soulmate. But in the end...
And I’m not even talking about the gold diggers... a wonderful category that one. I earn a decent living, and once the meal is finished, I discreetly observe the behavior of the woman across from me when I pay the bill with my black card. If the beautiful one's eyes light up... it's clear, she's there for the money.
Anyway... honest and nice girls are rare, but they exist; I've met some. Let's just say there’s a lot of "waste" (I'm talking about encounters, not women... although...) nonetheless.
welcome to the club, I have exactly the same issue. To get a better idea, I signed up as a girl to see if I was that sought after.
With very attractive criteria for men and of course without a photo, an honest girl can take 30 seconds to read your message and even reply at least sorry I’m not available....
And since Meetic has become paid for women too, many profiles are "abandoned" for months.
The worst part is that when you contact customer service, they tell you it's your fault that you don’t know how to handle women...
But BE CAREFUL, there are girls who easily give you their MSN; they are often scammers who only want your money, so be cautious.
With very attractive criteria for men and of course without a photo, an honest girl can take 30 seconds to read your message and even reply at least sorry I’m not available....
And since Meetic has become paid for women too, many profiles are "abandoned" for months.
The worst part is that when you contact customer service, they tell you it's your fault that you don’t know how to handle women...
But BE CAREFUL, there are girls who easily give you their MSN; they are often scammers who only want your money, so be cautious.
By the way, I've heard that those you see online aren't really there; they keep their accounts active to be placed at the top of search results because if you don't log in for a long time, you end up being placed at the bottom and get few visits in that case...
So if you send messages on the chat and the person isn't there but simply has their online connection active, it's normal that you don't get a response and the message is on hold because there's no one physically there to read it... After a while, these people check the messages received during the day, but more out of curiosity to see what gems people have written in the chat, so it's all a bit skewed...
If you look closely, you'll see that some profiles are online almost all the time, day and night; either they work for Meetic or they're squatters as we've just mentioned. Meetic should automatically deactivate connections after a certain period of user inactivity to prevent this kind of "abuse." This system exists on other sites where if the user doesn't do anything, doesn't open pages, etc., they're automatically disconnected from the site, which helps, among other things, to relieve server access. For Meetic, it would help prevent the little game of those who leave their online connection active just for fun; well, it still makes you laugh, but it skews things a bit!
So if you send messages on the chat and the person isn't there but simply has their online connection active, it's normal that you don't get a response and the message is on hold because there's no one physically there to read it... After a while, these people check the messages received during the day, but more out of curiosity to see what gems people have written in the chat, so it's all a bit skewed...
If you look closely, you'll see that some profiles are online almost all the time, day and night; either they work for Meetic or they're squatters as we've just mentioned. Meetic should automatically deactivate connections after a certain period of user inactivity to prevent this kind of "abuse." This system exists on other sites where if the user doesn't do anything, doesn't open pages, etc., they're automatically disconnected from the site, which helps, among other things, to relieve server access. For Meetic, it would help prevent the little game of those who leave their online connection active just for fun; well, it still makes you laugh, but it skews things a bit!
It doesn't work, 600 visits, only one encounter with a Chinese woman seeking a better life... and no emails, it's crazy. For the past two or three years, it has been working since those stupid updates... I'm going to delete my account anyway. Save your money to meet real girls, they like guys who aren't afraid to take risks, not those who hide behind their computers.
I have been registered for 9 months. I have 3,900 visits. At first, I had 3 meetings in the first two months of my registration. I lied by saying I was a lawyer.
These 3 meetings were very disappointing because those women were not very pretty. Then I stated my real job (I am a civil servant). Since October, I had one meeting as disappointing as the others. I spend hours on this site. Sometimes, I open ten chat requests at the same time without any response. To be honest, I have chatted 15 times since my registration. I have sent thousands of messages. I even received a warning from the site saying that they considered my messages as spam and that I needed to
personalize them (sic). I must have received about a hundred replies to my messages, half of which were very dry negative responses (example response: no thanks, not interested, I don’t want to meet you). For the other messages, women told me they liked me, but then they stopped replying. For the past 5 days, I haven’t received a single message. Yet, I’m not ugly and generally, I appeal to women. In fact, I think Meetic is a very good site for women, especially for those who are ordinary and can’t find anyone in real life. The choice is immense for them, so they can afford to be picky. The other day, I talked about this with a colleague. She told me that a friend of hers met a great guy on Meetic. That great guy
was an architect. Do you understand? If you are not of a very high social status, you have no chance. As for the prices, I took a 6-month premium subscription at €23 per month. I will unsubscribe at the end.
Ultimately, I believe we have a much better chance of meeting a woman on the street or in a store. By the way, I met my ex in a supermarket. Don’t get discouraged, guys, get out of your house and stop fattening up these profiteers of sexual misery.
These 3 meetings were very disappointing because those women were not very pretty. Then I stated my real job (I am a civil servant). Since October, I had one meeting as disappointing as the others. I spend hours on this site. Sometimes, I open ten chat requests at the same time without any response. To be honest, I have chatted 15 times since my registration. I have sent thousands of messages. I even received a warning from the site saying that they considered my messages as spam and that I needed to
personalize them (sic). I must have received about a hundred replies to my messages, half of which were very dry negative responses (example response: no thanks, not interested, I don’t want to meet you). For the other messages, women told me they liked me, but then they stopped replying. For the past 5 days, I haven’t received a single message. Yet, I’m not ugly and generally, I appeal to women. In fact, I think Meetic is a very good site for women, especially for those who are ordinary and can’t find anyone in real life. The choice is immense for them, so they can afford to be picky. The other day, I talked about this with a colleague. She told me that a friend of hers met a great guy on Meetic. That great guy
was an architect. Do you understand? If you are not of a very high social status, you have no chance. As for the prices, I took a 6-month premium subscription at €23 per month. I will unsubscribe at the end.
Ultimately, I believe we have a much better chance of meeting a woman on the street or in a store. By the way, I met my ex in a supermarket. Don’t get discouraged, guys, get out of your house and stop fattening up these profiteers of sexual misery.
I'm going to enrich the discussion with my personal experience.
I've been on Meetic for 3 months, and I've put effort into writing an original profile, with photos that showcase me but without cheating. Like many guys who replied, I've sent out tons of messages, resulting in a total of 6 girls with whom I had exchanges of messages or even emails, 5 conversations that just ended without explanation, and finally, a meeting with a very nice girl who wasn't physically attractive, who probably needed affection because we ended up sleeping together on the first night (and I promise, that wasn't my intention at first, but I'm still a man!).
So for those looking for one-night stands, they exist, but if you're looking for your soulmate, I wish you good luck.
Personally, I think that real-life encounters offer more, so I'm going to cancel my Meetic subscription and switch to a free site where I can have enriching encounters in the hope of finding my other half: OVS! At the very least, I'll make new friends, and that's already something! ;)
I've been on Meetic for 3 months, and I've put effort into writing an original profile, with photos that showcase me but without cheating. Like many guys who replied, I've sent out tons of messages, resulting in a total of 6 girls with whom I had exchanges of messages or even emails, 5 conversations that just ended without explanation, and finally, a meeting with a very nice girl who wasn't physically attractive, who probably needed affection because we ended up sleeping together on the first night (and I promise, that wasn't my intention at first, but I'm still a man!).
So for those looking for one-night stands, they exist, but if you're looking for your soulmate, I wish you good luck.
Personally, I think that real-life encounters offer more, so I'm going to cancel my Meetic subscription and switch to a free site where I can have enriching encounters in the hope of finding my other half: OVS! At the very least, I'll make new friends, and that's already something! ;)
Hi everyone, I accidentally subscribed to a premium plan on Meetic, and out of 86 visits and about forty emails sent, I only got one response.
It’s really a beautiful scam.
It’s really a beautiful scam.
I have been actively using Meetic for 3 years, with an 8-month break (positive encounter, yes it happens).
There are no secrets, you have to be persistent. Send tons of messages and sooner or later, it pays off. I've met (not slept with... I emphasize, there's no "Casanova" written on my forehead) 17 women since then.
Working a bit on your profile is certainly important but not essential in my opinion.
Ultimately, by putting in some serious thought in a "geek" mode, one can manage to meet women. The important detail is to continuously refresh the online women. As soon as a new one connects, you need to contact her directly via chat. First come, first served. Once she's hooked, everyone else who comes after, she ignores them, she herself says it during the conversation with friendly phrases like: "what a jerk that guy is trying to contact me..."
In short, I wouldn’t recommend Meetic either, as it costs time and money. ;)
There are no secrets, you have to be persistent. Send tons of messages and sooner or later, it pays off. I've met (not slept with... I emphasize, there's no "Casanova" written on my forehead) 17 women since then.
Working a bit on your profile is certainly important but not essential in my opinion.
Ultimately, by putting in some serious thought in a "geek" mode, one can manage to meet women. The important detail is to continuously refresh the online women. As soon as a new one connects, you need to contact her directly via chat. First come, first served. Once she's hooked, everyone else who comes after, she ignores them, she herself says it during the conversation with friendly phrases like: "what a jerk that guy is trying to contact me..."
In short, I wouldn’t recommend Meetic either, as it costs time and money. ;)
I just signed up to see, and not only do I notice the same issues, but worse, there are recurrent slowdowns or crashes. I'm testing it again tonight and tomorrow, after that I will contact customer service for a refund, because for me, it is NO LONGER effective. Having tested Meetic between 2005 and 2008, I can tell you that the response times have become disastrous!
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