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I have had the worst time of my life getting ripped off to the tune of $1700 by these people.

Don't waste your time. This service is a ripoff. I got suckered in to a $1500 one-year membership, which is very cut-rate for them because I'm a guy and they don't get many male applicants. They lure you in by putting you through a 'screening' process - which is done more to make you feel like it's worth something than to actually screen you - if you saw some of the people on the site, you'd know what I mean. Looking back I see that the 'consultant' really toyed with my emotions and told me what I wanted to hear.

In the year that I was a member, I found exactly 3 people that I wanted to meet. It was also hard to find people in my age range of 18-35 (which spans a whopping 17 years). When I called to talk about my difficulties with the service, I was told, none to politely, that they can't guarantee you'll meet anyone and to just wait and see. That's not what I wanted to hear after paying so much.

My advice to anyone who doesn't mind the crap-shoot of online dating should use one of the much less expensive sites like eharmony - or better yet, free sites like craigslist. You still won't be gauranteed a date, but if you find someone, you'll have enough left to take them to dinner.

I'm truly sorry for those people that felt they were short changed. I really do. I'm just happy I'm not one. I've been with Great Expectations since Jan and I've had countless dates. Some better than others, but it's been fun so far.
I haven't found anyone to settle down with, but I still have high hopes. I do have to say that, if $1,500 is a lot of money for you, you shouldn't have been a member at all. I paid considerably more and the vast majority of women that I've dated from there, make more than I do. I'm happy so far. I'll keep everyone posted.

If you are considering becoming a memeber...DON'T!! It's a total waste of money and in speaking with many other members they agree too. Not only does the membership start around $1,500.00, there are monthly fees of $28.00. It starts to add up without the return. Also, they start out high but have all sorts of discounted rates so leave the office feeling like you "got a great deal!" What a waste of time!

Let me add my warnings as well. Don't spend a dime at Great Expectations no matter how rosy they try to make it sound. It's not. They will ding you for more money at every turn and you will get nothing out of it. They tell you that once you sign, that's it but then they don't tell you that you have 72-hours to cancel.

How do you know you have 72 hours to cancel?

I will add my complaint to the pile. Avoid this service!! It is outragiously expensive and has far fewer members than other services that you can join for far cheaper. Save your money.

Great Expectations sent out unauthorized pictures of my Husband that they got from a 3rd party...as a 'decoy' advertising for women in order to say "men like these are available"...stay away from this dating site! RIPOFF!!!!

There are good things about Great Expectations. For one thing they take the time to interview people before they become members. Background checks are made to check for felons, etc. If they have a bad report they are NOT welcome.

I met someone who got married to a guy she met at Great Expectations. She was certainly pleased but how often does this happen?

I've heard some wonderful things about the Great Expectations site. A lot of my friends have joined it, and they say it is a more personal dating service than other sites. They take the time to interview, have events, and call you on a monthly basis.

The title of this blog is Great Expectations, Poor results.. and a lot of the responses have been negative mixed in with a couple positive, well fortunately, I only have good news to share!

One of my friends has met their happily ever after through the service and while she at first commplained that it was a bit pricey, and wasn't sure if she had made the best choice. She continued being proactive and optimisitc and not long after, met the love of her life whom she is engaged to be married to come April of next yr.

From what I hear, these people DO care. They not only are with you every step of the way, they call just to check up on you and see how your date went. Success and happiness is what they aim for and I only wish some of these people had half the experience my friend did. I guess some people are proactive while others choose to focus on the negative. Oh well..

If I were single, ( Luckily, I'm not) this would be the first place I would go to to ensure a safe way to meet quality singles. I mean how many other sites are there that perform background checks?? enough said.

I would like to express my anger and disappointment with Great Expectations. I would advise anyone to avoid this trap. They made it sound so wonderful. Nothing is included in your membership. They charge extra for on line access($19.95 per month) and video pops($500.00). They hold various events where you not only pay for dinner or drink they charge you a fee to come to the event. Worst mistake of my life was falling into this trap.

I have a good friend that recently joined Great Expectations. She has nothing, but good things to say about this dating service. Kinda suprised to read the above comments.

I've heard some wonderful things about Great Expectations from friends who have joined their dating service. My of my dearest girlfriends met her husband on the site. Although I have not personally joined the dating service I can say that it seems like some people go out of their way to highlight the bad rather than the good :(