In my experience, a bad week is a bad week, not evidence about the platform — your mileage may well differ. Can anyone recommend a good adult friend finder alternative with a better user interface?
Speaking generally, nobody's experience generalises, including mine — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.
If it helps, a site confident in its product does not hide the pricing page — it sounds obvious written down, but it took a while to land.
From my side, a bad week is a bad week, not evidence about the platform — it is the single change that made the most difference.