Lots of people, guys and girls, recommend Plenty of Fish online dating (which I dub Plenty-Of-Flesh) because it’s free. I’ve been a member there twice now, and I haven’t been impressed either time.
The site places a lot of emphasis on photos, which has led to people judging one another not by their messages, but solely by looks. I’m not impressed with the forum moderator either, who has a firm yet obnoxious and stuck-up attitude to posts that raise questionable suggestions issues, even with the site.
Many of the people there have been rude and/or full of hot air, both in the forums and through messaging. Even the friendliest of messages went ignored - the sent messages list proved extremely helpful in finding out just where they were going.
Plenty of Fish advertises itself as a dating site, which is my biggest disappointment: the only people who’d enjoy Plenty of Fish are the average loud, outgoing people who already have “great” lives and have no intention of being serious.
As with most other places I’d suggest someone experience it for themselves, if only for them to reach their own conclusion. I’ve had much better results with Match and Perfect Match.
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livingthedream on POF was quite a scary date and I left a testemonial to warn others but it was never put on his profile.
He bite me several times quite hard and yanked my hair all in a public Jazz club. What might have he done if we were alone? If a person is a sadist they should state it not say they are gentle as he did. He was far from gentle
I joined POF in late 2005. I conversed with a number of women and met one who turned out to be a complete flake. Not only did she have to drink to meet me but she showed up around 9pm when we were to meet a 3pm. then she told me how she goes to the casinos in upstste NY and about buying Valium from Canada via the internet. She was to call me again and never did because she decided to go out instead. So I waited at home most of the night while she was out gambling.chatted with a few others that vanished. They just left the site with no goodbyes. Met ones who were looking for talk/emails and thought: This is a DATING site if you want to just chat join a chat room. Met a few nice women, met some with horror stories both on and off the net and loads of baggage. Only met one decent woman on there. POF, you get what you pay for that’s for sure. Also, I’m no prince but none of my matches looked anywhere near what I had required.
I have to agree with what the majority here are saying. So far, in three months, I’ve met 3 people. One turned out to be very odd (I should have paid more attention to the red flags–he had more than the Kremlin!). The next two were alcoholics in denial (one had 8 drinks during our 2.5 hour date–and thought nothing of it).
I don’t see as many completely illiterate people there as on other sites. My thought: the best strategy is to go on the pay sites, but only stay on for a month–then change sites. Or change your photo fairly regularly.
No two ways about it: internet dating is NOT for the faint of heart.