AshleyMadison is a site dedicated to helping people find a date outside of their marriage since 2002. There are currently more than 3 million members with a majority of them there to have secret affairs, which is what the site was designed for. You can register for free but certain feature access is limited for free members. If you want complete results you are better off paying because the site uses credits to let you perform certain functions such as sending a message to another member. They do offer an affair guarantee where if you do not have an affair within three months you get your money back.

Joining for free only takes a minute and requires a variety of information. You create a username and password for the site. Then select your country, zip code, a greeting and date of birth. There is also a section that lets you choose your ‘limits’ including; something short term or long term, cyber affair/erotic chat, whatever excites me, anything goes and undecided. You then enter your height, weight, body type, ethnicity and email. You must accept the Terms and Condition of the site to complete registration. Now you can begin searching through the millions of members already on the site.

It is beneficial to complete your profile if you are serious about finding someone. Obviously, profile pictures work wonders in the online dating world, including on this site. This type of site will make it harder to simply post your best self portrait photo if you are trying to stay discreet. You can select your intimate desires from a long list including bondage, role playing and one night stands. Add your own if you have more that are not listed. In addition to your desires, you can choose from a long list of turn ons or other features you desire your match to have.

A neat and interesting feature, although very fitting for the type of site this is, is the Panic Button. This little button is located in a very convenient spot on each page and you use it whenever you need to close the site suddenly in fear of being caught. Other features the site offers are instant messaging, custom mail messaging, collect messages, priority mail, gifting, winks, photos, search tools, favorites and blocking. As a guest member you can access the following features; receive winks, send and receive photos, add members to your favorites list, reply to a full member and perform searches.

To use the site efficiently you will probably need to purchase credits at some point. Doing so will allow you to access the entire site and all the benefits it provides. Members can create a “private showcase” that could feature photos they wouldn’t show just randomly and they can send their showcase to other members to view.

Discretion is of utmost importance on this site so they offer the option of letting you turn your profile off whenever you like or make it appear as if you are offline when you really aren’t. Ashley Madison costs more than your typical dating site because of the site’s nature and member discretion. While you can use the site as a free member, you might find it more difficult to meet someone, especially if they are a paid member. You can respond to messages sent to you by a paid member for free or you can send a collect instant message. However, the consequences of sending a “paid” member a “collect” message could result badly if you do it often.

This site is a completely different site compared to your typical dating sites but it has rave reviews from its members and many people seem to have found much success with the site.