7 cups is not so great and has failed me many many times
First of all, I've only used 7 Cups off and on periodically when I've needed to process some things that were on my mind.
I'm an older adult male. I've contacted several "listeners" appropriate to my age range and issues. And they have failed to respond. No messages of any kind from any listener I've contacted. 7 cups is a failure in my eyes, because it has failed me on more than one occasion. I will continue to try and find someone to hear me out, but will not continue to do so for much longer. There is absolutely NO WAY I'd ever pay for anything on 7 cups. It's not any good if no one listens.
For some links you can use to find listeners who have good reputations, see: Find a good listener I think there is also a post somewhere in the forums about it, but I can't find it right now.
Check listeners' profiles before messaging them to see whether they are on a break from listening. Some listeners keep their profiles active while they are on a break so that they can continue with other work on the site, but they should make it clear if they cannot take chats.
If a listener doesn't ever respond to your contact, and there's no indication in their profile that they are on a break, report the listener by e-mail to community@7cups.com. Then the admins can hide the listener's profile until they return to listening.
Message me, if you like, and we can chat some time.
@wittyLand5674
@wittyLand5674 I would also want to add to what @RarelyCharlie has said, that you can see on a listener's profile when they were last active (I believe the most current it gets is "in the last week") so that's another place to look before messaging, just in case maybe they left and didn't put anything in their profile stating that. Listeners are only human, and only volunteers, so having people leave without warning or just not respond can happen, unfortunately.
@RarelyCharlie This is the link to a forum post on finding a listener.
I wasn't meaning to be harshly critical. But the past 3 weeks have been exceedingly difficult for me and I really was just wanting someone to hear me out. I appreciate everyone's suggestions and advice regarding contacting listeners. That's helpful.
I was just more than a little frustrated when I posted my first message to this thread. The last 3 weeks have not been good to me or good for me. With any luck things will turn around.
@wittyLand5674 I have been frustrated with some of the listeners I have been connected to as well. I've also found some really great ones. I hope you find one that you click with!