Reviewed On: 11/23/2006

Price/Period: $29.95/30 days



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Reviewed by Cupids Reviews Staff

I appreciate that when filling out a GKiss profile one has to provide enough information both in mandatory dropdown menus and in required written essays that each member description meets at least a minimum of quality. That is further enhanced by the fact that there is a screening process so the freeform parts can’t simply be skipped by filling in random gibberish or the profile will be removed.

"...one good thing is that paid G Kiss subscribers can initiate contact with non-paying guests by email or on chat, since it is always free to reply to fellow members."

The search options without paying are limited. They do improve with a premium upgrade but your advanced search for local area only narrows down from 100 miles to 50 miles. In my city at least, 50 miles without a car isn't truly localized searching. Meanwhile, the only other free option is age range. Nevertheless, you can view the full details of each profile in your search results to find out what the other is looking for as well as a complete physical description and his other personal characteristics.

Nevertheless, one good thing is that paid G Kiss subscribers can initiate contact with non-paying guests by email or on chat, since it is always free to reply to fellow members. That bodes well for the trial visitors as well since you can show interest or send a free icebreaker to encourage interaction from your end, even if you can’t send email or start chatting without receiving a message from a paid contact first.

Other benefits of upgrading include daily gay news and dating tips. You can see who is interested in you or has even just looked at your profile. Meanwhile, you can prevent others from seeing when you've looked at their profile and block undesirable members from your future search results. I already mentioned that you gain advanced search options and as is standard, your profile will appear closer to the top in other peoples search results.

One final point that counts in my mind as a negative is the last login info is blocked when viewing profiles until you pay. That fact combined with the large radius when trying to do a local search definitely makes it difficult to decide whether GKiss is worth joining. It doesn't get loads of traffic yet so it would prove useful to know how well represented your home base is before signing up.

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