Dating sites and agencies

:(I have a serious gripe about a particular new agency in Dublin for which I will not name.

I'm in my mid thirties, single, and it is bloody hard in Ireland. I relunctantly joined a few dating sites, but found that most of the men were happy to stay behind the keyboards talking about nothing in particular - actual face to face meeting are few and far between.

I'm attractive, no supermodel, but attractive, pretty and fit. I'm intelligent and caring and love a good laugh. Therefore, having had enough of the bloody dating sites I decided to join this Dating agency in Dublin after seeing them on national TV. It looked very promising to begin with. You have a chat by phone or email first - then arrange a 30 to 40 minuite interview as such. They take your passport - so everything is above board. Boy though they are typical sales people. They told me they would definately take me on as I didn't have the same expectation some of the other woman have and once I paid the fee of 500 they would start matching me up - I would get five dates for this. I left believing this is something very different - I was so hopeful.

However, having not heard from them for eight weeks I gave them a call - they said they had an influx of business since the TV show - and said give the another couple of weeks. It took them 12 weeks to find a date a "suitable match" - they booked the restuarant.

I arrived to find someone who was a very nice man, but in absolutley no way compatible with me on any level. I'm an urban girl - he spoke about his farm all night - I didn't get his or his outlook for life - The date was extremely constrained because of the complete and abvious incompatibility - I was so humiliated because in the end he wanted to see me again and I had to tell him why I didn't.

I was fuming to say the least - I waited until the Monday to ask how, after so many reinsurance, could they get it so wrong? How do they match people - complete silence on all accounts. They even contradicted themselves by saying I had too many expectations where as in the beginning they told me I did not. The experience was the worse I have been through with this dating lark. Apparently I am only entitled to a prorata refund.

Has any else had similar, worse, or better experiences???