Real or Fake?

Even though their home page could use a revamp, Nostringsfun.com looks like a legitimate dating site. The site made the effort to show a preview of some member profiles, which lead new users to believe the user base is large and active. However, as we did our research, we quickly found out the site utilizes paid chat operators to make unsuspecting new users buy a subscription. These operators will send explicit messages to make it seem like finding someone for a casual relationship or a hookup is easy through the site. Yet, when you actually become a paying member you will find out no one on the site actually wants to talk to you, and they especially don‘t want to meet you in person. That is to say, you can use the site for some fun, but you will not be able to go on an actual date with someone you meet through it.

Free vs Paid

The site offers free registration, similar to many fake dating sites. Once you become a member it will become clear you can‘t contact anyone on the site if you don‘t give the site money. The features available to free users are basic search and receiving messages. If you do decide to pay for a membership, the only other feature you will unlock is messaging other users, which will most likely turn out to be paid professionals with no intention to meet you. Lastly, the way paid memberships work is dubious in and of itself. Namely, the payments are reoccurring and it is difficult to cancel a subscription. In other words, you will continue to pay for a fake site you don‘t use anymore and experience some really bad customer support as well.