This website isn't best for dating~Most single people on this website look for friendships and possibly develop one of their friendships into a relationship if they are comfortable with that person.
Personality to some extent can be "judged" through words,hobbies and interpersonal relationship. Also many members here are super shy...female members whose profile pictures are themselves are more likely to be harrassed by creepy members.
Yep. Succeeded twice. Not short term either. Just like IRL, if you put yourself out there, you'll succeed. Though note that odds are it'll be a LDR, and those are always harder to work than the norm.
iv heard of success stories of couples leaving the site because they have each other
more often though they hook up and break up, as how it goes irl often too
so yeah, the site works to connect people, but if you wanna date someone you have to take the initiative