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Ashley Madison Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of Ashley Madison is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to the prevalence of fake profiles and perceived scams. Many users express frustration over the high costs associated with the platform, which they feel exploit their desire for genuine connections. While some customers report occasional success in meeting partners, the overwhelming sentiment is negative, highlighting concerns about financial exploitation and inadequate customer support. Despite its established brand presence, the company struggles to address these critical issues, leading to a lack of trust and a recommendation to avoid the service.

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Georgia
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Scam!
October 2, 2015

Men dont waste your money! Its a waste of money and time!

Date of experience: October 2, 2015
Illinois
1 review
14 helpful votes
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You don't need to pay money to see what the site is all about. Just sign up as a woman, it's all free. Some functionality is broken though because it's actually not made for women to use. I created several fake profiles in different cities with pics of attractive women I found on the web. I put no effort into my profile at all, just posted some pics. I got hundreds of propositions, about a third of which came with $#*! pics. There is chat functionality but it's absolutely hideous. Message functionality is also garbage. It's like some high schooler threw together a simple plaintext message and chat system for his friends, it's that unsophisticated. The site overall looks like it was made in the late 90s. Anyway, if I did respond to the men, many seemed to be overjoyed to get any response at all. A few even said that they signed up for a paying membership just to chat with me. One told me that I had completely reinvigorated his outlook on life (after two short message exchanges). It was terribly sad. As someone who has been on the internet for 20 years and has seen a lot of god-awful websites, my impression of AM is that it is the most pathetic e-commerce site ever created. The only reason that it can actually continue to exist is because there are so many perfectly intelligent men who can't help but think with their $#*!s as soon as they are presented with what they think is a truly discreet sexual encounter. The owners of those $#*!s tend to be easily separated from their money.

Date of experience: September 29, 2015
Louisiana
1 review
11 helpful votes
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You religious $#*!ed idiots
September 11, 2015

All you stupid religious $#*!s judging everyone. You are the stupidest people. Have you ever even thought about the $#*!ed words that exit your mouth. "Burn in hell?" Someone told you this bull$#*! when you were a kid and you have been too short-sighted and $#*!ed to ever question such a ridiculous notion.

Date of experience: September 11, 2015
GB
4 reviews
18 helpful votes
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A scam
August 31, 2015

Majority are men chasing fake profiles

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Date of experience: August 31, 2015
Wisconsin
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Scam
August 28, 2015

Take your money and get nothing in return. Total scam.

Date of experience: August 28, 2015
Washington
1 review
19 helpful votes
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The biggest problem I have with the breach is invasion of privacy. The digital age we live in has made it too easy for any and everybody to access your personal information. We could argue morality and ethics all day long, but no crimes were committed. Although it may be one of the Ten Commandments depending on your beliefs, committing adultery is not against the law. We are not talking about crimes against children. This is about encounters between consenting adults. I think it is wrong to expose people in this way. The government, corporations and the "morality police" needs to stay out of people's business. There has to be a line drawn. What next? If I was one of the person's exposed, I would consider taking legal action. But I don't feel the ones stupid enough to use a work computer have a leg to stand on. We have got to take back our rights. Everybody has skeletons in their closet. Outing people this way serves no purpose.

Date of experience: August 24, 2015
Missouri
1 review
17 helpful votes
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Now what,,,, cheaters are going to sue the website or 'whine whine whine' because they're getting exposed or fearful of getting exposed. Maybe they should have been honest with their wives and girl friends in the first place that they're not happy in their marriage or not happy with their sex life, before forking out a credit card and being the slime balls that they are.

Date of experience: August 24, 2015
Virginia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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August 24, 2015

Worthless. NO "customer service". Deceptive rates... READ THE FINE PRINT before clicking! Terrible "security"... NO PRIVACY... Cannot be trusted!

Date of experience: August 24, 2015
Georgia
1 review
16 helpful votes
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I was on there one month last year. I found most of the profiles to be fake. I would guess about 3 to 1 were fake. And of the one's that were real, about half of them were prostitutes, call girls and women looking for sugar daddys. Plus, no one is talking much about this aspect of the recent hack. The women never paid to be on there so it was a perfect fishing expedition for hookers... real women could easily find men on there so I'm not surpirsed that women love the site. They just don't see all sides of it I suppose...

Date of experience: August 20, 2015
California
1 review
11 helpful votes
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All the bible thumpers and people hating on people who using websites like these should one, understand that people who are cheaters, want to cheat or are thinking about it, will do it regardless of web based sites. Second, is it any of our business what others do, no its not. If you've been cheated on, because of any of the websites like AM, you likely should be more focused on fixing your obviously crappy relationship or kick the $#*! out of your life. Posting useless hate on a web page because of your belief in the giant sky wizard or because your upset does nothing to help you, because people will do what they want anyways. Perhaps you should be more focused on why whoever hurt you did what they did and try and fix it or find a better person. Rant over.

Date of experience: August 19, 2015
Massachusetts
1 review
26 helpful votes
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Worthless if not fraud
August 16, 2015

You write to women (fake profiles?), they write you back asking for more messages that cost you credits ($) and nothing happens, no meetings. That is ashleymadison.com in a nutshell

Date of experience: August 16, 2015
TW
1 review
35 helpful votes
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Angry husband
August 3, 2015

This site is nothing more than SIN with a price tag. The ultimate price these adulterers will pay is to GOD! Women are totally free and it is so easy for a woman who is feeling neglected to find a man willing to do anything they want cause the men on there have been desperate to find a REAL woman to hook up with! My wife admitted to being on there and allowed me to view her profile. She never Metin person anyone but DID engage in some nasty messaging via email. (I was also able to read). She deleted it before Ifound out but was able to easilyreactivate it just by calling them. It was never TRULY deleted just hidden from others on there. My wife and I have become very close since then and I am certain it will never happen again. However... the pain is still there and this site has helped ruin THAT part of my life. If you are on this site... LEAVE NOW! I almost went on a killing spree because of it!

Date of experience: August 3, 2015
Australia
1 review
28 helpful votes
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He was marvellous
July 28, 2015

Thankyou Clinton hart for changing my spare tyre on the forest highway, my husband struggled being elderly good luck with your business young man.

Date of experience: July 27, 2015
NL
6 reviews
128 helpful votes
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I am a woman using AM and I am sure it is a lot different than being a man. Male users might be more lucky using other sites like Saphrina because it is not as costly and still offers good quality.

My experience is basically good with AM. As a woman It is free to use. Only problem is that once you join you will be totally "bombed" with mails and pictures. And most guys don't know what they are doing. They send pictures which most women do not want to see. They write messages which most women do not want to read!.

Once you filtered the perverts from the gentlemen you will be very fine.

Date of experience: July 27, 2015
Virginia
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Aweful
July 27, 2015

Tell me why someone in Los Angeles wants to meet a guy in Alabama... They took my money and I didn't get kissed... I will never buy anything again from those crooks

Date of experience: July 26, 2015
Rhode Island
6 reviews
51 helpful votes
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Women- there are a lot less of us on here than there are men, which is to our advantage. Put up your profile and they will come in droves. The men I have met are all professional, successful, attractive men and you can really pick and choose between them. I have had one three year affair, one two year affair, and several shorter term things. I love the site! My husband has not been as lucky. There are so many men it is difficult to stand out and get a woman's attention. I got over 700 messages the first few days after I signed up. Impossible to read through them all, which is why people are reporting that they don't get responses. My husband is not very assertive on the site. One of my lovers has had a lot of success because he tried. He actively messaged women, and several responded over the years he has been a member.

Date of experience: July 22, 2015
Pennsylvania
1 review
26 helpful votes
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Would love to see all the names that joined your site!

Date of experience: July 21, 2015
Minnesota
1 review
52 helpful votes
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If you truly are using this site for affairs... you all are terrible people who will burn in Hell. Shame on you. I pray your spouse catches you or someone rats each and every one of you out. If I could... I so would! You are all very terrible people for being married and having to go out and $#*! something else. Pigs! Any self-respecting man or woman would NEVER cheat. If they are that terrible... divorce $#*!ers. Not that hard. "Oh... but the kids..." $#*! your kids cause obviously you hate them if your screwing other people aside from their mommy. Yeah I said it. What would you do if it was YOUR daughter on this site $#*!ing every man? Then again... if you mess around... you probably would do your own daughter too. No surprise coming from people like you all.

Date of experience: July 21, 2015
Canada
4 reviews
109 helpful votes
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All they do is send fake messages to you which are blurred out so you join up to read them. Then they send you daily emails with pictures of people way outside your search parameters, anything to get you to sign up (for money). Then they want your credit card number to join (instead of PayPal). Way harder to cancel recurring charges on a credit card than with PayPal. Stay away from this site.

Date of experience: July 17, 2015
Arkansas
1 review
63 helpful votes
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I am a female with a disabled husband. Loved this site. Found a long term paramour that I adore. Ladies, you will have lots, of guys to choose from. I wanted some one who wanted more than a short term relationship. Be honest about what you are looking for. My guy was on the website 9 months before he found me. He did have one casual date that did not work out. We are both in our 60s! Pure Joy!

Date of experience: July 16, 2015

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