Either one thing has changed or it might have been a question of poor timing on the original review a year ago. Access continues to be very limited for free members but an actual working chat system appears in place for premium subscribers with audio and video options. Free members who try accessing the link are prompted to upgrade but are not redirected to a third party cam site as happened last year. The advertising on the site tour continues to be a bit misleading stating several services as free that are only available to upgraded memberships. However, it is free to post to the AdultDateLink general discussion message board but contact info is filtered from posts. Pricing has remained the same.***

Adult Date Link was a bit of a disappointment considering how great it sounded before signing up, although it did have a few good points too. I guess it’s always preferable to soften the blow by starting with the positive stuff first. The site definitely looks good. It claims to be your link to romance, sex and swingers, which I find attractive as a multi-faceted approach to online dating, not just being about either sex or a relationship, but both. You could meet someone of the opposite or same sex, or a couple if you preferred.

Then of course, the profile process was quite extensive and contained a good mix of mandatory an optional information fields to complete. Normally, it should make fro better overall quality profiles, however I found that on AdultDateLink.com there weren’t enough members with photos attached to their profiles and perhaps previously there weren’t as many required fields since strangely enough I found plenty of female profiles with almost no pertinent information filled out. I give it a 7/10 for profile quality and member stats, since there are a disproportionate number of men to women.

One of the things that puzzled me the first time around on I Want U was how the billing system worked, now it's simpler as they have separated the concepts of premium memberships and pay-per-use services. Choose a monthly fee to have unlimited access to all site features or you can pay as you go by buying tokens instead. As far as improved features, mobile access seems expanded as most features are available on any WAP-enabled cell phone or PDA, rather than the typical text messaging based services on competing sites that charge you a fee per message. Having previously worked for a cellular phone provider, I do know that although they imply the service is free because IWantU doesn't charge you any additional fees, it is crucial you have a web-browsing plan with your cellular carrier to avoid costly per kilobyte basic rates. I'm just giving a word to the wise on that one. ***

IwantU.com, how many times have I heard that said or said it myself, minus the .com of course and “only you” added for effect. However, the benefits of such an utterance occurring online rather than hearing it in the sleazy dive bars I normally frequent include: the words aren’t distorted by slurred speech, I do not have to forcibly remove anyone’s hand from my crotch, nor will impaired judgement later lead to a strong, short course of antibiotics or having to remember some stranger’s name. I do make single life sound glamorous, don’t I? Well, it can be an effort but we all have our needs and a site like this one offers a kind of one stop shop for anyone swinging solo or as I prefer to say “currently between relationships” and “exploring my options”.