Of course if you rule me out based on my IP address then you're eliminating me while I'm sitting in a hotel room in some strange city or perhaps some other country. In fact, I could be at a tradeshow for a week and be emailing you from there.
In fact, if I use my webmail interface on my direct email account, it will always show up as Houston, TX and I live no where near Houston, Tx.
The IP address is not a be all end all, its just a tool that gives one more piece of information.
Personally, I think if you start off being suspicious then you're really not ready to date.  If you're looking for reasons for the relationship to fail, no matter who it is, you will find plenty.

In reply to TheSizzlingChef, thank you for saying what I could not have put into words in such an eloquent way! If people are looking for a real genuine person, then they should stop expecting that to come in a package that fits the stereotypical model, male or female.

I have two homes, in two very different areas, also travel some...so the IP address from any email could be from any of those locations. It is not such valid way to discount someone. I would imagine many people on this site might have that same experience. The whole idea of these sites is to meet and talk with people, in those conversations the truth usually ends up floating to the top. Any one can be dishonest, whether you meet then on here or xmas shopping...people are the same all over. Good, bad, indifferent, you just have to invest the interest to find the sincere gentlemen. I have met some wonderful men on here. Not "him" yet but nice, intelligent engaging people. I have enjoyed meeting the people I have on this site. You just have to be careful, discearning, and honest with them too. So no, I do not feel scammed at all. I am a busy person and this site allows me the chance to meet a diverstiy of people with little exposure risk until I feel comfortable enough to meet them in person. Will admit, those meetings are rare, but then I have taken the time to get to now them through conversations, before hand and have not had a bad experience on here yet. Just have to be careful and do your due diligence so to speak, until you are comfortable with the "meet". I also email their profile to a friend who then knows where and when I am seeing that person...just sort of my common sense approach to internet acquaintances. Just my take, I guess, been lucky so far with it. Wish all of you the best on here.

I am with you Jen......it is easy to check an IP address It will show you the city the email is originatinI am with you Jen......it is easy to check an IP address . It will show you the city the email is originating from. It just surprises me that MM management does not use this tool to validate emails and help weed through the crap.
Hope everyone is having a great day!!g from. It just surprises me that MM management does not use this tool to validate emails and help weed through the crap.
Hope everyone is having a great day!!

I WAS scammed so yes, I do feel scammed :( He was from another site. Maybe there are inactive members on here and some scammers but it seems to me to be a better site than others I have been on.

If I start communicating with someone, I want to get an email sent to me asap at my regular email address so I can trace it. Trace their IP addresses, it is easy to do, if I can do it then anyone can.

This site does have photos of some scammers in a forum thread so everyone should look there for any familiar faces.

I'm a needle in the haystack! Someone look for me..please!;)

I think restricting yourself to a small geographical area will obviously reduce the number of prospects for you.

I have yet to see or hear from anyone on this planet that does not have a complaint about the any of the million plus dating/match making sites on the Internet.
In perspective, regardless whether you are a male of female, this planet has 7 billion people now, and that alone is one hell of a haystack to find but just one genuine and honest person.
Patience, perseverance, due diligence, common sense and intellect will eventually pay off.
I have had more then my fair share of beautiful woman sit across from me, but found out that their inner beauty was over shadowed by their egotistical outer beauty. If you are only focusing on the wrapping of the gift( outer beauty), as opposed to the gift itself ( his/her inner beauty), then why bother shopping? Get my point?

Meeting a drop dead gorgeous woman doesn't mean there is any chemistry.  That would be pretty shallow of me if I just connected based on looks only.
P.S.  I changed my user name to my Orlando.  It is my name.  Ha.

Don't give up just yet. <3

a joke of a site. FREE,,hell,,,most exspensive one ive found, again some women are either scammers wanting you to sign into their pay porn sites or they posted their high school pics and are now way UGLY.... Anyone

real out there? Hit me up....

CallmeOrlando.. so you have met dropdead gorgeous women..and what happened to them? why are you still posting your profile heerrre??? LOL

lamers, you don't need a site to find people . You see them every day.

I agree. You should have patience, I'm still new to this site and I've actually met true legitimate people from here. Don't give up, you'll find a girl

yes day one or two there knocking at the door trust in the lord/changes in pics mite help/this site has some drop dead good looking gals ,Ill stay here

to be honest i have not really been ative on the site and am not very good ith it but im guessing you have to keep trying cause your math dont come now doesnt mean it wont come tomorro i cant help you on how to make hat happen unfortunately

I feel the same way!!! How about the guys that are seeking women for green cards? They claim to seek love but I find out differently once I start talking to them. They give a fictious city but they live in another country.