Yup…Ashley Madison, the dating site for married people is offering you a guarantee…





You know, I have watched AshleyMadison.com, the online dating site for married people with great interest for the last two years.

There are people who condemn it, and those who praise it as a valuable service.

Doesn't matter…
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I thought that I would check out the Ashley Madison Agency to see what was special about it.

For those of you unfamiliar with the Ashley Madison Agency, it is a web site that caters to a sometimes overlooked but growing dating niche…married dating. Yup, dating isn't just for singles anymore.

Since the site has gained a lot of media attention since it's inception back in 2002, I guess I was expecting something unique.

To be honest, I would have to say that I was disappointed and totally uninspired by my visit. Here's my overall impression…

The Pros…

• You can create a free profile - no credit card info is need.
• You are not required to give your name or your address so anonymity is guaranteed.
• You only reveal information about yourself when the time is right for you.
• The dating service caters to people in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland.
• There is this cute little "panic button" at the top of the page that allows you to "escape" to a sales page for a Fax Machine should someone enter the room.
• Although you can purchase a 3 or 6 month membership which allows you to initiate contact with others, you can also "pay as you play" buying credits as you need them which might be cheaper. You can purchase 100 credits for $55. An email message to a new contact costs you 5 credits while a 20 minute instant messaging session will cost you 10 credits.

The Cons…

• I found the site design to be very amateurish and unappealing. I guess it shouldn't matter, but it did to me. Maybe I just hate the color purple, I don't know.
• The profiles were uninformative, focusing mainly on what type of sexual encounter you are looking for. I guess that stands to reason though. The purpose of the site is to help you find your next "roll in the hay" not a soul mate. Who cares if you're into surfing right?
• Photos are rare on this site so there's not a lot to look at. You have to initiate contact based on profiles and unfortunately, many of them have little or no original content on them. Doesn't give you a lot to go on. Call me superficial, but I want to see who I am talking to because, I am sorry, but, looks do matter! Even if it's only a one night stand. Who wants to waste time chatting with someone only to find out, you really can't stand looking at them?

On the bright side, if you are married and looking, want anonymity and results, check out the Ashley Madison Agency.

I signed up yesterday. I put absolutely nothing in my profile and I already have 26 messages:

"I can't wait to show you…
How I am going to rock your world!"

Just because I wasn't impressed with Ashley Madison…doesn't mean you won't be! They must be doing something right…they've been around for 5 years.

Rock On!


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Married dating - isn't that a contradiction of terms? Or at the very least a conflict of interests?

"Back in the day", you could be married, or, you could be dating. You could not be both!

Now it seems that married dating is very common if not almost "acceptable".

Whoa! When did this happen?

Dating use to be a prelude to marriage. Now it's done before, during and after marriage with the Internet being a gateway to what was once a forbidden zone.

With the wonders of the WWW, we are like kids in a candy store. Never before has it been so easy to "hook up" with others looking for the romance and sex that they feel they aren't getting at home.

Chat rooms, instant messaging, email and web cams are the "tools of the trade" used by millions of men and women to carry on "harmless" cyber affairs. Because no human touch is involved, it can't be considered cheating - right?

Cyber cheaters justify their behavior as an innocent way to recapture some of that lost excitement. The anonymity of it all, gives people the courage to discuss fantasies and desires that they never would talk about with their spouses.

Why?

Online rejection is far less painful than the real thing and if things get out of hand, you can just sign off - no apologies and no excuses needed.

The trouble with cyber affairs is that they often do not stay in cyber space!

Women, generally get involved in cyber affairs looking for romance and emotional support while the men look for sex. The excitement and arousal experienced during cyber flirting often causes good judgment to go by the wayside. Things escalate and first contact by phone is made.

From there, as Dr. Dave Greenfield of Psychjourney reports, 31 percent of these cyber affairs go on to become the "real thing".

It seems then, that cyber affairs are well on their way to becoming the number one cause of adultery and divorce.

Things have gotten so far out of hand that even an innocent lunch between business acquaintances falls prey to suspicion these days. And who can blame us?

Is there a solution?

Marriage therapists believe that pre-marital counseling and discussing what role the Internet will play in a couple's relationship should be mandatory.

Will it help?

Many good people have succumbed to temptation despite forewarnings. Eve did.

Seems a lot like telling your kid to stay out of the cookie jar while you are away!

Yeah…right!


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