Great Expectations Dating Service is a BIG scam and the people who work there could not work in any other job. They are drones who charge your account even when not authorized.  STAY  AWAY  FROM  THIS DATING SERVICE AND TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO DO THE SAME.

There were fewer people to select from, but I found the profiles were more honest and true than match or other services.  The members were of a better caliber, and I am happy to say, after having been a member for a while, I was able to meet, date, and marry the man of my dreams!

MEMBER FOR 5 MONTHS.  BAD MATCHES, I WAS HUSTLED BY A PROSTITUTE.  RECOMMENDED MATCHES TWO THOUSAND MILES AWAY.  RECOMMENDED MATCHES TOTALY AT ODDS WITH MY DESIRES.  FILLED WITH UGLY, FAT GREEDY WOMEN.  I CANCELED WITH ONE AND ONE HALF PAID FOR TIME LEFT ON CONTRACT.  NOT A GOOD SITE.  I COULD SAY A LOT MORE, BUT STAY AWAY.

I was a member of G.E. back in the late 90's.  I would have to concur with their detractors.  It was a terrible waste of 2k.  I hope in the time that has passed they have greatly improved.  For the new single and those who have been single for awhile, I recommend avoiding G.E.  I have found the less I spend on a dating service, the better the response.

GE is good for those who run the franchises to make money but bad for those who are "looking for love" using dating services. Approximately 10 years ago, a friend and I joined GE and neither of us met anyone who were compatible, just a date here and a date there. Sure, one may occasionally hear of a story of somebody meeting someone else and getting married through GE but this seldom happens. I also know that if you are a young female (18 to 20's) and very attractive (what one may call a "young hottie"), you will get "selected" by men so often that you get overwhelmed. I know this first hand because when I did GE almost a decade ago, I met other young women from GE and many of them told me this. Thus the "young hottie" may even get selected by dirty old men in their 50's whose only hope for dating younger attractive women is by getting a "mail order bride" from the Philippines, Russia, or Ukraine. This is my experience from 10 years back and I very seriously doubt if anything much has changed, just the same s*** but different people. My advice to those considering GE: DON'T DO IT AS YOU WILL REGRET IT. I hope that my comments will prevent at least one sucker from being scammed thousands of dollars by GE. 

For those of you who didn't join, good for you guys! I was one of the victims of Great Expectations. They give you high promise with low results. The staff who talked to me when I visited the office kept going to another room (to talk to her manager), saying that she's trying to get approval so I can get a lower price. It is somewhat like in a car dealer. So she told me she got me a great deal, but then I can only browse and choose members in 3-4 cities near where I am. They even try to make money off the photographs (that their photographer take), charging clients by the number of photographs they post on their site. On top of the big lum sum payment we have to pay upfront, we still have to pay a monthly due to use the service.

They have very poor customer service (after you join). They claim that they have new members joining everyday but when I check the new members on their site, there are hardly that many new ones. Also when I looked at the calendar of events, there're hardly any events. They didn't even have anything for Valentine's (2010). I wanted to get a refund within the 1st month I joined when I realized how poor and little the selection was (for the claimed "elite dating service"). But they said I already approved my credit card payment. So I was pretty much stuck. They told me that they could upgrade me and give me a personal advisor. But the personal advisor is the receptionist/video person/customer service. She only emailed me twice to inform me of new members. But stopped contacting me since they hardly have that many new members joining.

Even one of the guys that I went out with (just one time) was frustrated with the promise and the reality. I also feel bad for those people who don't make that much and are sucked into this. The GE staff boasted their members earning high income and have good jobs. But many of the men are just blue collar workers who are looking to find someone but had to pay thousands of dollars for very low results (that's why I feel sorry for them). I'm wondering if there's a way we can do sth. or sue the company. With the money that I paid to join GE, I could used that to pay/join a few years of a few dating sites that has millions of members. Anyone who became a member who feel the same way? Should we take some action? I don't think they should be in business!

i totally agree with you.  i joined in march of this year and for two months, my video wasn't posted to my profile.  it was only supposed to take 1 month,  then i transferred my account to another GE city, since i moved.  the original city of me signing on has dragged their feet in sending my photos to my new site.  now, a member for 3 months, no video for 2 months and i haven't been able to have my profile active for the past month because they don't have my pictures!!  ugh.  i called and asked for a refund based on the fact that i've held up my end of the agreement and GE hasn't held up their end.  their response, we don't issue refunds!!  apparently, my happiness, which was a concern for them until they got their money is no longer a concern.  i was told their will work on correcting this immediately.  my response - it better be by next friday or they will hear from my attorney!  what else can be done???  frustrated and sick to my stomach when i think i threw away ALOT of money on nothing!