Vanessa Cole is right about this and I would go a step further on local singles near.
Where local singles near stands or falls is whether messaging costs anything once you start.
My first week on local singles near looked promising; by the second I was only really watching how much of it's usable without a card.
If you bounced off this before, revisit the service and check how the match quality holds up past the first day first this time.
Has anyone got local singles near working properly outside a major city?