She said she receives calls from men seeking male partners and women seeking female partners. Dart has clients all over Northern California, from as far away as Yreka and Shasta Lake down to Nevada City and Chico. Some of her far-flung members come to Eureka for monthly dinners on the town. She organizes group trips, and a group will go to Bangkok next year. She has led groups to the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Panama Canal, Costa Rica, Columbia and Jamaica.
Members join for a single lifetime fee and an annual update fee.
Members fill out a lengthy questionnaire about themselves and their interests with space for a photo and places to list personal qualities and pet peeves. The front page of the profile lists only first name and phone number to protect members' privacy. But it does pay my expenses and a trip occasionally. It lets me do what I want to do-go out to dinner with friends. Some members just like the social network the best and don't really care about dating.