My Social Calendar Reviews

It turns out 'my man' and I are very much alike in that we enjoy making friends within this group, and soon I volunteered to host events regularly like he does. Now, sometimes I feel like we are youth hostel 'parents' as we help each other herding cats/members, as it sometimes is with last minute changes to the list of attendees. This group is a good place to find friends for life, and if you keep coming back, you and your forever partner will find each other, I'm hundred percent sure. It's not a gallery of models to pick from, though, like online dating can sometimes look like. You have to show up, maybe nudge yourself to go a bit out of your comfort zone, and just start talking to people at the events! Through some long time members I've met three married couples who found each other at MSC, and have heard of others. Generally, folks are friendly and open, and range in age from their twenties to late forties and fifties. Highly recommend it!

There is a wide range of personality traits, especially in large groups, so people typically gravitate to people they're used to instead of getting to know other/new members. There is more of a ratio of older women than compared to men, which can make the outings awkward at times. But the effort that you put in, is what you receive out of the group. There are seldom amount of couples that come out of the group; it's mostly become people who come out to do the activity and then go home. Seldomly do interpersonal relationships and friendships occur outside the group. As I've said, many different personality traits affect the group as a whole. Some activities can be really fun, and some activities can be disappointing - but that is not at the control of the owners of the site or the event coordinators.

Of course MSC still got a paid membership for the contract term so they don't really seem to care, and they can think (or willingly spin) the turnover rate as testimony of their success. They only seem interested in getting you to sign the contract (which you can't cancel) so they collect revenue $$$, and not really understanding or caring what is (not) happening at their events. Be smart.

I'm paying for a service that I'm not happy with and not receiving based on what I was told - AND THEY WON'T LET ME CANCEL or get any type of refund. I did find a loophole and cancelled my credit card and claimed fraudulent charges to get out of my membership because it looks like the only way out of the contract is to "not pay" and they "revoke your membership". What a hassle. All in all, don't waste your time and money if you're under 30 or live on Long Island.

Katy, is the event director and anytime I have emailed she has returned it. Getting her by phone can be difficult, but there are 600 members in New York alone. They also have a member care section and they respond to that within 24 hours. It's hard meeting people these days and if online doesn't work for you this is worth taking a chance!

On the other hand the page that you can see on the website does not even have a place where you can contact them in case you need to communicate with them. Pretty suspicious truth. Also when you go to see the activities that exist during a month you can see that the calendar is almost empty, that this means that they get $ 75 dollars from a bank account just for nothing. I sent several messages to the NY coordinator and I'm still waiting for an answer. As there was never an answer I was forced to call my bank and block them forever.

After less than two months at MSC I have met well over 20 like minded people - people that enjoy doing things, socializing and being friendly. The mere fact that the initial social awkwardness - no need for a "come online" - is eliminated allows for actual conversations. Conversations with a number of these new "friends" have continued outside of the group as well as advanced plans for attending future events. To this point I have only attended 4 events. Even had a chance to Host one. At this time I already have 5 events planned for January. There always seem to be plenty of opportunities. Joining MSC has already paid for itself. It was like joining the real 3D world after spending too much time staring at a screen. I am looking forward to the spring already to experience the activities outside.

I hated the way the site is run because I literally said I don't have a lot of time to go to meet ups and was talked around cause "With this deal even if you go to nothing for 3 months it still makes sense!" There weren't very many events I liked and EVERYTHING needed more money, it's either go to a bar and pay for your drinks or sign up for an event and pay for the event, I'm sorry but for $75 a month I could find my own events to go to if I have to pay for them regardless. Then it's the events, it's basically the same thing every time maybe one different thing a month. Also I signed up for the NYC chapter....that would be held around NYC right? WRONG.

Whoever was creating these events either has no clue how hard/long it would take to get to the events that were planned or just knew something we didn't because the amount of things that were over an hour away was ridiculous. Speaking of over an hour away, I was happy to hear there would be some hiking events....EVERY SINGLE ONE was held in the same park on Long Island and it's impossible to get there without driving (and then also paying for parking at the park) or Ubering, so still paying for the "free" hiking event, I was waiting for some sort of "walk through central park" thing and it NEVER HAPPENED, you want to hike you find a way to get to long island.

Next is the people. I don't mind making friends older than me, but for all the events I went to I've seen only 4 other people in their 20's. They said they do a criminal record scan or something? Don't know if they do cause a man at least 20 years my senior went to the group message that was sent us with our photo of finishing an escape room, figured out which my number was based on area code cause at one point we were talking about how long it would take us all to get home and started texting me. I'm sorry but I don't feel safe when that happened so I don't know how they do this screen but it's not working. And as with most things there more woman than men. Then there's all the no shows at events so a restaurant trip that was supposed to be 15 people turns into an awkward dinner for 4 and things like that, and just the people not really mingling or knowing what to talk about with the big age gaps not helping.

Remember me not wanting to fight them about money? Yah, I finally found someone contact through the site and I said how much I hated the service and that I want to cancel my subscription. "You can only cancel when your 6 months are up." "Yes please do." Well my 6 month were up...and I was charged again. I go on the site and contact them again, month after that I'm still charged again. I call my credit card company and have them dispute these charges, well after this finally when I go on MSC it doesn't let me view a calendar, finally I'm free! NOPE, WAS JUST CHARGED AGAIN even though now I can't even look at the calendar. I'll probably be fighting this $75 for the rest of my life because there's literally no way to contact anyone and have them stop charging you so keep and eye on that credit card bill!

The following month I was travelling and unable to commit in advance to any of the offered events. The month after, MSC severed all communication with me. I was not sent the monthly email, I was not contacted at all by them and although I could log into the calendar, there was nothing of interest or availability. I was able to sign up for one single event in the first three months. But not knowing the area, I found it was 1 and 3/4 hours from me. I was not wishing to make friends so far away and subsequently cancelled. The payments continued to be made to MSC via my credit card for the remainder of the six months.

The promise from MSC is that they will contact you after six months. No one contacted me. Not even an email to let me know when the calendar was published so that I could plan for the events. I was charged an additional three months beyond the six months after my commitment contract. MSC offer no phone number to call. There is no way to contact MSC if you have issues, My experience with MSC is that is it a scam. They took more from me than I pledged and there is no customer service whatsoever. I strongly advise any likely participants to look elsewhere for social outlet. Also I have never seen on the calendar any advertised events such as cooking classes or hot air ballooning. Overall what I have seen is meet ups in bars/restaurants and walks in public places. Nothing outstanding and out of the ordinary about MSC in the planned events.

- D

As she got into the financials and I was finally able to respond, I said I "would think about it". Her immediate response without even a pause, was "well think about it means no". She indicated you go do whatever you do to socialize now. Absolutely shocking behavior...insulting, arrogant and completely unwarranted. I was a potential customer, in a vulnerable place, I might add...who cares if I wanted to consider the offer further..the customer is always right. I remain appalled and will never, ever recommend or pursue this "service". Freaking shocking phone behavior... Check your recording to verify... It is all there as clear as a bell.

I went to two events, first was at very expensive hotel that did not present much for icebreaking, the second was at a dive bar. These people I came in contact with were of means and I'm still on a budget. I felt My Social Calendar doesn't give you the chance to try it out, you sign up and you feel like it's a used car sales. I came out of loneliness and I left in debt. Currently I have arranged payments to get this behind me. I say this review, because I paid 600, and now I'm working out arrangements to pay the 2500 left to get this behind me! I feel that a social experience, should not be something that hurts you economically. As you can see I'm not happy and I warn anyone I know, to avoid this contract for felt not treated fairly.

There is NO matchmaking service here at ALL, it is only they schedule events to try to get their "members" to show up to (nobody wants to because of the awkward age disparity) and even if you are a "member" of MSC, you still need to pay separately for whatever event you are showing up to, then what's the point honestly?

You're better off not dealing with MSC as a middleman (that's all they are, a MIDDLEMAN) that offers a pointless and useless service. You could just as easily go to the bar or the clubs or whatever with friends and it would STILL be better for you socially than this awkward mess that they try to shoehorn all these older folks together into. With all these problems and awkwardness, it's always telling when attendees are dwindling, nobody likes showing up, and the events constantly get cancelled. MSC is fraudulent, the salespeople are straight up liars. They polish this ** well if you get on the other line of the phone with any of the sales reps. Awful, just awful. Just go to the bars and clubs with friends, you don't need to waste $900.00 with this "membership" to nothing. If you are in the 30's or younger, there is nothing here but disappointment. Don't waste your money.

South Florida location. If you sign up, just pay month to month. No lifetime membership! Unless you plan to be in the group and lonely for life.

I grew up in NYC so I have never had the opportunity to go horseback riding or kayaking which were fantastic. There are many types of people from many age groups but that's okay. They do have age specific event for Members. Some are for Members 39 and under which fits me perfect. I have met many great guys and gals like me and have enjoyed the no pressure, relaxing group environment. After trying the some dating sites and phone apps back in NYC, I would highly recommend MSC to those folks who had bad experiences with those things and want to meet REAL people and not people who pretend to be something they are not. 5 stars!

Sometime later I received a voice mail message from a man who told me that I had no basis for a refund and for me to read my contract. If my health is no basis I don't know what is. I attempted 2 events, one was very far from my home and the other was at some dive bar/bowling alley that was not clean and not in a great part of town. I haven't attempted anymore contact with them, and just recently thought to look here and see what I could find. Well, I found more of the same issues I am having. I would never recommend this site to anyone. They are very cold and the priorities they base refunds on is a joke.

The group is very highly priced and it also had a monthly charge. The pricing changed right after I joined to a significantly less amount. I tried to get feedback and refunded so that I could leave the group after only being a member for less than two months, but customer service is NONEXISTENT. It is nearly impossible to get in contact with anyone. The events they choose are good but half seem to get canceled. Interesting concept but nowhere near worth cost investment. Hopefully this will help someone not make the same mistake. This is one of my biggest financial regrets. Do not join this group. I am hoping to get a partial refund since I have only been to three or four events.

After he did his pitch, he told me I sounded like I'd be a great fit and asked me if I was interested in signing up. He didn't offer up any membership fee information so I had to ask him if it cost money and how much. And from what I've read in other reviews, it sounds like there's also a contract involved which he did not mention. When I told him that I needed to think about it and I was just trying to find out more information about the company because at this point my summer was pretty much filled with activities, he said "awe, come on, why are you calling us to begin with" and at one point called me a 3rd wheel. Emmett's condescending attitude he not only missed out on me signing up but also the other people I probably could have brought along with me to join.

Last night we went and saw "Mr. Chow" from the Hangover movies and he was a blast! What a great stand-up comedy show. I went through a pretty dark time after my divorce, but thanks to MSC the lights are back on!!! Not sure how anyone could give a bad review about this club. I realize some people would have complaints about damn Disney World there's not much you can do. But trust me if you are 30-65 and looking to get out and meet other singles this is the best way out there I have found and I have tried a lot the last two years. Not only do they have over 20 events per month but they will divide the events up by age groups which is very smart. I have a buddy who is 55 and went to a meetup event and everyone was 25! Check it out. It's way worth it.

Original Review: June 21, 2018

Please read reviews before signing up with My Social Calendar. They called me into their office in order to sign up, and I found myself in a very high pressure "used car salesman" type situation, and I was suckered into joining. I was already in a vulnerable state post breakup, and immediately regretted my decision. Even with paying a high monthly cost, almost all of the events cost an additional fee. Many of these I could have just done on my own. I've even called multiple times about having them freeze my account (I'm a teacher and the cost over the summer was not working for me) and each time they've promised to call back, with no return call. Please do your research if you are considering signing up!

Now you may ask what the membership fees go toward? I'm not really sure since most of the events that are published through the monthly calendar are pay as you go (dinners, happy hours, sporting events, etc.) or pay in advance and non-refundable (theatre tickets, exhibits, etc.). Please take the next statement that may or may not be spoken during your interview (yes, you have to interview for this club but I haven't heard of anyone being denied membership) with a grain of salt. The statement is a reference to dating and how there have been "success stories" of people meeting and getting into a serious relationship or marrying. I have met 2 couples who met via this club but for the most part this club is meant for socializing and friend-making.

Why spend thousands of dollars to join a club to make friends when there are MUCH less expensive avenues (cough cough... Meetup.com) to meet new people and have much more transparent interactions with fellow members? I joined My Social Calendar shortly before finding out about and joining several Meetup groups and there is a difference! Of course everyone's mileage might vary, different strokes and such, but I have had a better time meeting people via MU than MSC. This is in part due to being soured on MSC because they seemed to stress more of the relationship possibilities (which was what I was hoping for when I paid almost $4K for a 3 year membership) but this isn't the case. A tenured member of almost 4 years told me that management does speak of the dating possibilities but in reality most of the current members are there for purely platonic endeavors.

While I have made a handful of friends through MSC, I have made stronger bonds with people in my various MU groups. The events I attend with MU lend themselves to growing friendships and bonds with people I consistently spend time with. This is in direct contrast with MSC events which are clouded by not knowing the RSVP limit and not seeing some members for months at a time. Other than the cost of MSC and signing a legal-binding contract, the biggest difference between MSC and MU is transparency. There is no way to know (other than being an event host which is dictated by the calendar coordinator) who has signed up for events with MSC. MU lets the members create profiles in addition to the ability to message other members through the website.

I asked a fellow member of MSC why there isn't transparency for just attendance and was told that some people wouldn't show up to events if they knew certain members were attending. Really? Aren't we all adults and capable of being civil with one another? Surely there will be times that someone annoys us but in a group setting it is possible to socialize with other people. VERY ODD!

Some MSC members chose to stay in touch via FB (which is way more personal than messages in MU which do not show email addresses or contact information). Another tenured member even has a separate FB group for current and previous members where activities are proposed and scheduled. I guess if you don't have or use FB then you can't be one of the "cool kids"! Although I have been told that I should not discuss MU with MSC members I have not signed any form of confidentiality or no-compete contract. If asked what I think of MSC I will give my opinion - whether it's a brief synopsis or a novel like here! Since MSC has my money I'm trying to make the best of it by attending events that interest me and meeting new people who are open to friendship!

Sadly nothing has changed in over 2 years and my opinions are still 100% the same. I agree with Dave that there should be changes; however, I feel the problems don’t rest on Vanessa’s shoulders. She is trying her best to schedule fun events for a club that has members in three states with several members scattered among each one. Dave’s comment about wanting to play pool but then not having enough people makes sense. But then he complains that the events being scheduled (including playing pool) are repetitive and boring. Not sure which side of the coin he is on at this point. Nonetheless, I believe the issue comes down to the members who are currently active.

Most of the members do not want to drive over an hour (sorry, Dave, 30 minutes isn’t that bad) to an event where it turns out to be them and the same two socially awkward members that go to everything on the calendar. Maybe the powers-that-be could concentrate on one or two areas in which have the highest attendance rate and schedule more events there. I know I would much rather see some repetition on the calendar (as in trivia nights) than random events at a dive bar in the middle of nowhere, New Jersey. What it comes down to for me is that I joined hoping to find that special someone or at least make friends in the process. Why would anyone voluntarily pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to a social club that doesn’t provide the social. Bottom line is that My Social Calendar is NOT the Real Life Social Network.

If I do something it’s usually a Friday and Saturday night and there’s always something. They have a lot of variety that I like. It’s always something different and fun. My friends and I always coordinate with each other and we meet up. There are always new people attending the event and I like that I'm able to meet new people too. I always have a good time. But I always feel like it’s a gym membership. I also go to a gym and I have to force myself to go. It kind of feels like My Social Calendar is the same thing. It’s a membership and so I gotta use it.

I like to tell people into going with My Social Calendar because the more, the merrier and it would be a lot more fun. It would be great if I went to an event and there would be 30 people there. But sometimes, I may get something a little more intimate and there might be six to 10 people there, which I also enjoy. I get to meet new people that way.

Overall, it’s been a great experience with My Social Calendar. As I got into it, my social life really improved. What makes me happy is that I always have something to do, whether it’s through the club or with the friends that I’ve made through the club and doing stuff outside of the group. When I meet somebody special it’s like icing on the cake. It’s not forced and I'm not being set up. It’s very natural. I don’t really want to date people I work with. It gets harder and harder as we get older to meet new people, and I don’t want to go to a bar by myself.

I’ve been to a wine tasting and football game. I went to a trivia night and a beer and burger festival. There was such a wide variety of events from athletic to social to cultural. I have been to the new member icebreaker party which was a ton of fun because it got a lot of new members who signed up when I did and I met the existing members as well. And another thing was they take big trips. I signed up for their long Sedona weekend in Arizona and that’s coming up here next week.

The fact that I didn’t have to plan anything and they were professionally organized were what I am impressed with My Social Calendar. And there was an event host who greets you as a new member and then introduced the other members to make the event a little less daunting. I’m not the most outgoing person but they’ve made me feel welcome to get to know everybody. Then I got to go to the office and I met the event director who asked some personal questions but more importantly, to see if it was a good fit for me and for them. I would highly recommend My Social Calendar to anybody who is new to a city or single people who are looking to meet new friends that are quality and like-minded individuals.

I've flown a plane for about half an hour which was really cool. Also, I enjoyed the D.C. area which has a lot of great events. I've gone caving and zip lining as well. I was on the trip to Costa Rica and Alaska and both were excellent. In addition, the laser tag is always a big one. I also generally do trivia a lot and as well as going out and finding a new restaurant. The problem lately is that our events are coordinated by Vanessa, who I think has a ton of other things she's also doing. Also, the event's attendance has gotten to the point where we don't really have enough members to support events during the week. I wish we could go bowling or play pool more often but there are only three people there and the drive to the bowling alley is half an hour.

About a year ago, there were events that we knew were going to cancel or had poor attendance and the schedule these days is more of going to a bar, hanging out and playing pool on a Friday night. There's not a lot of variety on the schedule. Also, everything is pay your own way. I got adventure dollars from a great adventure trip that was canceled last summer and I can't get rid of them. What's the point of adventure dollars and the ones that aren't pay your own way that are the bigger ones which tend to get canceled? I have friends I know with over 400 adventure dollars. Our trick is try to find events in D.C. or New York that actually take them. I have a lifetime membership so I don't pay anything for it and I have friends who are in the program as well, but I wouldn't recommend My Social to anyone new.

When I go to large groups though, I feel isolated especially DC events. I don't enjoy them. There are so many funny situations but DC people know each other so nobody has time for me. And sometimes it's based on where we are to meet more people. Even when I was in the new members' mixer and there were tons of people, I was still lonely. Also, most of the January and February events were in far Virginia. Everybody is from different locations so I suggest they make it 1/3 of events in Virginia, 1/3 in DC and 1/3 in Maryland. Driving from Orlando to Virginia after 5 is tiresome. I liked the dinners though. I go there. The main thing for me is just to talk to people, so any sort of group talk, I enjoy that. My Social Calendar is nice but the schedules are repeated. What we had last year, we have again this year. Even the same place and the same situation. Still, we are meeting different people and having fun and I like it.

When I started, I really wanted to go out, hang out with people and have fun. And one of the things that I like is that they have to pay a fee as part of membership so then I know they know their information, they are members and they can afford it so I will go out with people that can go to the movies or that they can do events without a problem. I found out that many of the people are working and they have their own business or a position or job - some things that make the company talk in the same language. Before, we used to have an interview and I like the idea because they were able to scan people. But since I’ve been a host, I know what the host has to do. They have to let My Social Calendar know who came to the event and if the venue treated us well. If there was any problem, we report the members. I have been able to meet people and make great friends that now I see them outside of My Social Calendar.

The administrators were like the same people so I have liked it a lot. When I host events, it’s a really nice environment. I have enjoyed a lot of events. There have been better events than others but I like the idea that they have sports in one way and they also have coffee, games, and they also have movies and bowling. My favorites were when I went bowling, which was my first event, then the icebreakers and the wine tasting events. We get together and book for wineries and have a little wine tasting on a Saturday or on a Sunday. There was a time that we went to Brazil and went salsa dancing, and then we used to go to Adephia’s as well in the summertime.

They do events that are also age-related so they can tell you 30 and under or 30 and above so you won’t be hanging out with people that they’re in such difference of age. We do the icebreakers where it’s nice to talk to every single person. But sometimes I think that is nice for the younger crowd to do other types of events and in different venues, then for adult people to have more events that were oriented to our age. I’m not into board games but I see that a lot of people go to the board games or they go trivia. I also wouldn’t do any of the sports events. But when they have done events and I hear the comments of other members, they love them. You have to be open. If you're signing for a social group like this, you have to be open to having events with 10 or 15 members or events that they’re only going to have five or six and I usually have a very good time in any one. I highly recommend My Social Calendar.

I’ve been able to attend some of the outings that My Social Calendar had and I liked them. One of the first events I attended was a dinner at a seafood restaurant in Alexandria. That was a pleasant experience because I got to order dinner, sit down with a couple of people, and find out what different people's jobs were and their experiences. I work in education and it was very comforting for me to talk about the educational field. It was also very interesting to hear what other people did. For example, this one young woman drove a truck for a living in which she delivered various products that I would never think would be delivered by a truck like chocolate or eggs with the liquid already taken out. Normally the things that I would see delivered via truck would be gas and water. I went to the golf experience out in Alexandria, too.

Then, I was trying to find events in DC so I could learn to drive down there because a lot of people know DC like the back of their hand. One of the events that I attended in downtown DC was the one at the Cameroon Embassy of Africa. The buffet that they had was amazing where they had fish stew, white and fried rice, hush puppies, and flavored sodas from the region of Africa. This is my favorite event so far because there was a diverse background and there were foods there that I would never put together like the fish stew. I like stew and I like fish but I wouldn’t necessarily put them together.

Another event that I attended was in an Italian restaurant in Bethesda where all the members met, sat down, and had dinner. After, there was a comedy show. It was good but the vulgarity of the men in it was excessive. I understand there’s a certain amount of vulgarity when you’re doing comedy shows but they were relating a lot to their mid-section and hearing that multiple times was more than enough. They should pick comedians who are a little less graphic. Then this past weekend, there was an event at one of the local places in Bethesda where they organized a game called "I lost my marbles." The people were given an opportunity to share the experiences that they had, then we had a chance to mingle after that. .

The experiences that I’ve had with My Social Calendar has been very enlightening. What I’ve been trying to seek in doing some of the activities is trying to meet women in my age bracket, and that’s been very interesting to do. I would tell friends that I've had great experiences with My Social Calendar. Not only did I get to partake in the festivities, I also got to meet different people from different backgrounds and see what they did for their jobs.

With them, I could always look at the calendar and have things to do. I just wish they could exert more effort to get more people when there are events that few people signed up for. It would also be helpful if the MSC had some type of algorithm. For example, if there were four men signed up for an event, they could send emails out to other women saying that this was an event they may want to sign up for or to get a better balance. Other than that, I had very good experiences with them and recently there has been a dramatic improvement since their rep, Vanessa, took over. I’d also recommend them to others especially if there'd be more emphasis on trying to get people or bigger groups to go to an event.

I tried curling for the first time. They teach you how to do it then they let you play with the other people in the group. It's my favorite event so far because it was the most different and outside of what I would normally have done. Some events I went to were food-based and there were restaurants. I also went to a Math Grad Ball then I went to a New Year’s Eve party which was really nice. We were a big group and we joined a larger group but it was nice to have that group to hang out with and do things there. I went on a hayride, too, where there was a big group of people. It was also nice to have our own group that we knew more specifically.

We had a transition in management from the original person we had when I started to someone different. I don’t know if it was because it was a new person, but the communications went a little downhill as far reminders of events. They’ve improved afterwards but because I have met someone, it wasn’t as important to me to pay attention to it.

I’ve met a lot of awesome people at My Social Calendar and I still keep in touch with folks there. I could carry myself socially in general so, I didn't have a lot of issues, and if I did, I was able to resolve them right there and work with My Social Calendar's management if there were any issues. I would recommend My Social Calendar and if I had friends who didn’t know the area, I would tell them to go ahead and join. However, I'd ask them if they had the commitment level to do it at least once a week because of the cost of the events and of enrolling in general. Either you do it and you attend the things or you waste your money.