Thank you mzrosie. You are quite right.
However, many of the "ladies" showing up as from your city, are fakes. Many will "admit" that they are elsewhere right now due to some mishap, and will ask for money to "help them get back". Others just out right ask for online gift cards, and they are obviously from other countries. Those that ask for your cell #, will run you through some verification service, that I think they receive payment to promote. In the end, 90% of the "girls" here are to get money out of guys. This place is infested. I am out of here. Its mostly a waste of time.