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Initial review: 4/9/2010

*** April 2010 update: Fling touts itself as the "World's Best Adult Personals" - a grandiose claim that is difficult in some ways to confirm or deny, since what does it truly mean? It certainly doesn't have the most extras or much free access. For one thing, if you upgrade to a paid membership, then you can take advantage of the "get laid guarantee" and that's something definitely special. If it doesn’t happen for you in the first three months, they'll extend your membership free of charge.

The comments from our surfers are mixed. Some folks are quite negative, while others are glowingly positive. I'd take all the commentary with a grain of salt. Sex dating sites often have similar issues with spam as voiced in the complaints. The best defense is common sense. Use a free username search to check out a preview of the person's profile and often the few details you see make things clear enough.

As is always the case, success in hooking up just like any type of dating depends on the quality of your own profile and interaction with others regardless of how many members there are or how "real" those profiles are. At any rate, you won't waste much time setting up a free profile, because few personal details are mandatory.

One special and intriguing feature is the ability to create a "discreet" profile. You can still add a photo, but it shows up blurred out to anyone who isn't included in your list of favorite members and friends. Just keep in mind it may lessen your chances of being contacted, because a good profile pic usually gets you twice the hits.

You can search profiles free, but results can't be enlarged beyond a preview pane. You have no way of contacting anyone or showing interest until you pay. Once you've paid for a membership, the door to communication opens. You can send instant messages, use video chat and use email. However, you need to buy the more expensive membership of the two to receive replies from free members.

As a paid member you also get discounted pricing on some porn sites as well as loads of adult photos and vids from other members, even if you take the lower cost option. As you are probably well aware, this site has some of the best promotion in the biz with ads everywhere, not just on the Internet. The popularity of Fling is its biggest selling point, so it's worth checking out your local area for free, even if you'll need to pay to really take advantage of its services.