Prior to joining Cupids Coach, I personally researched several one-on-one match making services; five to be exact. In addition to researching companies online, I interviewed three in person and two by phone.

Julie Ferman, owner of Cupids Coach was one of the services I've interviewed in person. She convinced me by her sales pitch and promise to introduce me to well established men. She explained that Cupids Coach had a very good screening process for candidates and that men paid higher fees to sign up for the service.

My biggest concern, which I expressed to Julie, was "inventory". Was there really a large enough pool of men that have paid thousands of dollars to find love, and would be interested in a woman over fifty years old? Julie claimed that 'mature women" were her 'specialty. Against my better judgment, I signed up for the service and paid a substantial, large amount of money.

After being a member of Cupids Coach for less than a month, I have learned real quickly that my concerns were very valid. I'vestarted to question the 'canditates. As it turns out, many of them came from family members or friends of the owners or other dating sites. They never paid any money to the service. Of the few men I came across that had paid, at one time or another had been in the system for years. Further, by their own admission, they were surprised to hear from the service. Some of the candidates even admitted, that they were promised three free other dates if they would go out with a particular woman -- probably an older woman or one who was promised something that Cupids Coach is finding hard to deliver.

Most of the candidates were not up to the 'established standard as Julie told me they would be. Many were struggling financially and were no where near where I am in my life. This, by the way, was one of my strong demands. Candidates had to be on the same level living standard than myself or better. Some of the gentlemen who did not pay for the service, were not into serious dating and even rude at times.

Julie and her co-worker threw anything my way that probably would agree to go out with me.

However there was no matching, no consideration!!! When I approached the service, I was handled as if I was a difficult candidate, asking too much for my age. Excuses and more sales pitches were given to make up for the lack of good, established clients on their part.

I am writing this to warn anybody, who considers spending any money on this particular dating service. There is not a lot of information out there and frankly, the better business bureau takes to much time upon people to get anything achieved. Thank God for the information age, so with a little research, innocent hardworking men and women can be protected from such services.