In a world…
Where swindles and scams reign supreme…
Where so much time is wasted interacting with fake profiles…
And the truth about a dating site is harder to find than a righty at The Leftorium…
One hero shall rise…
The hero you deserve…
Coming right now to the screen directly in front of you…
It’s the keeper of the cons…
The spiller of the guts…
It is…
The Terms and CONditions.
This time… it’s personal.
Quite the intro there, Frankie.
Dramatic? Maybe.
True? Definitely.
The Terms and CONditions page is the one place on a dating site where you can actually find out if they’re going to try and con you.
It is, without question, the first page you need to read if you’re thinking of signing up to a site.
But what am I looking for?
Good question.
I’ll tell you what I look for: Any mention of any kind of fictitious or virtual profiles. Aka, fake profiles.
And just to be clear, I don’t care what a site says they use them for. If the site in question creates any kind of fake profiles at all, to me, it’s a non-starter. As in, head the other way.
So, what about XCheaters.com?
Glad you asked.
Let’s put XCheaters’ Terms and CONditions to the test.
The Link
XCheaters links to their Terms right on their sign up form:
The Name
XCheaters’ name for their fake profiles: N/A
The Section
Here’s where we find what we’re looking for: Section I.6.
The highlights are mine.
6. In order to enhance your amusement experience, to stimulate you and others to use our Services more extensively, and to generally sprinkle some sparkle and excitement into the Services of XCHEATERS.COM, we may post fictitious profiles, generate or respond to communications by means of automated programs or scripts that simulate or attempt to simulate your intercommunication with another real human being (though none really exists and any dialog is generated by programming), and we may employ or contract for the paid services of real persons who may interact with you as part of their compensated employment. While these communications may seem genuine, authentic, and personal, they may be broadcast simultaneously to a large number of persons and possess none of these qualities. While their contents may appear to be true, they may be quite false; while their contents may appear to sincere, they may be quite disingenuous. Sometimes, we may use these techniques or others like them for other business purposes, too, including, but not limited to those cases in which we monitor and/or investigate into operations, including but not limited to allegations that you or others have violated this Agreement.
The Verdict
In my not so humble opinion? Fuck no.
Well fuck. Now what?
You didn’t think I was going to leave you hanging, did you?
Listen, there are a lot, and I mean a fucking lot, of dating sites that have no problem with trying to scam you out of your time and money. See above.
Luckily, even in that vast sea of bullshit, there are a few sites that rise above the fray and don’t operate as shady con artists.
You want to actually get laid? Check out these real dating sites for examples of sites that are what they say they are. No fake profiles. No scams.
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