I tried CCL never had much luck with them. A lot of the same women are on both sites.
If you got tons of time, the very best way to meet a compatible woman is to stay over there for at least 6 months to a year or longer. Do not meet women through commercial means, but learn enough Chinese to network and interact on your own. This is the most normal way to meet anyone in any country.
Having said that if you are a middle aged average looking man looking for a fairly younger attractive woman, it is very difficult in any Western country.
Hi Oiler,
You meant CLL right? Not CCL? I got onto that site after Ted's strong recommendation. Then found that I am already registered since ages ago. What you said about being down there yourself is true, I have been there & done that. I speak Chinese by the way, being ethnic Chinese, enough to hold a conversation for hours, and I have plenty of stories & anecdotes at hand.
Let's be brutally frank :
Let me analyze the pros & cons of these 2 sites for you :
1) CHN - seems to have a "better quality of women" in terms of looks & status, AND they seem tantalizingly within reach, BUT you run the gauntlet of CHNLove's policies, the individual agencies possibly doing something funny, and the girl's translator trying to prolong or outright faking letters. I have NEVER had a girl give me her number in 2 or even 4 letters. AND these are letters that are 3000-4000 characters long, much longer than average. That sucks, coz in real life I get numbers much more easily, and often within the first meeting. My personality & unique characteristics never get much of a chance to shine through with 3 layers of bureaucracy in between. I'll bet the translators are removing the numbers & email addresses. Translators - Revenge of the Fallen, eh?
2) CLL - good thing is you get a free-for-all buffet. Quality runs the gamut from very good to barely tolerable. But you can filter, and it is all within your control. PROBLEM here is, 99% of gals are standard members, so the hot ones who also can speak good English are also being hit on by 99% of the guys here. You barely stand a chance unless you have outstanding skills or charisma or looks or money, whatever. This is very close toi being DIA in terms of total free-for-all. Now in TWO DAYS I have gotten like a dozen numbers, and spoken to most of them. They are generally slightly below smoking hot, AND I don't need English speaking ones, so I have a segment that you guys don't usually manage to open up. I excel at voice chat, so I am pretty happy with this. But I shall keep CHN open just in case someone too hot to resist comes up.