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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POF was a member there 14 times never had any luck, wish i could get some flesh, no one paid attention to me there,dave
Yes, and the being banned from the forums thing is a joke too. I agree with kd on this. Some have been banned for just being truthful, and not being mean at all, while there are some nasty people who do nothing but bash posters constantly and nothing ever happens to them. I have first hand knowledge of this. And it’s crazy how they can judge to bann you for as much as 3 years for not much of anything, even first time, and unintentioned small offenses, with no warning at all. It’s a harsh and cruel joke. Plentyoffish has really disappointed me. And i feel the creators should really take a hard look at what they are allowing their site to become. It’s a meat market. And some of the moderators of the forums should have to give warnings or something. And allowing things to go on like they do while stiff-arming others is crazy. There just is no clear outline or rules they seem to follow. The same punishments are not given to everyone, and they don’t seem to care. And This is just chaos and madness to me.
I agree, plentyoffish can be an awful place to meet decent people. I met and dated a guy i met on pof, i was swept off my feet just to be dropped on my keester. But only after he convinced me he was deeply in love with me, and my kids. The guy said so many things, planning out our future together. Marriage, future children, the whole 9 yards, and then basically dumps me. Turns out he was still looking for women the whole time, among other Dirty rotten underhanded things behind my back. Wanting a long-term relationship, my big fat fanny.
And there are plenty of others like him out there. They use you up if they can. I am sure i wasn’t the first one he did this too and i won’t be the last. I hate it! How a lot of the men on there lie about what they are looking for. And prey on so many of us women who just want to find that special someone. I am certain there are women of this variety too, but i have never had so many players approach me on other sites as i have had on plentyoffish. Thats not to say i haven’t met some wonderful people and friends there too. I have. But i have been more disgusted with this site than any other.
Presently i have been talking with a so far very nice and promising guy on here, but at anytime i suppose my view could change. It seems like a lot of the men on there have polished their performances to a high gloss, and it seems it becomes close to impossible to weed out the good from the bad. It’s scary, and way too much drama for me to deal with. If this honey of a guy I am hopeful of, turns out to be a poisonous snake, i may lose all faith in finding that certain someone, and completely abandon plentyoffish all together.
I am beginning to think they should change plentyoffish’s site name to the viperpit.com,And the logo to a place where you are used, abused and confused. It’s a sad thing when you are the one fishing and you become the eaten bait, and so wrong. Plentyof fish need a place on your profile where you can email, the people in charge of your conserns, without having them posted for the public, where all users can give their concerns and have their problems addressed by a real person from the group of site managers. And actually have them do something about these people, because so far any concerns I have had and have sent them have gone unanswered and unaddressed. It’s dispicable and I am fed up with all of it!
I wouldn’t recomend plentyoffish to anyone who really wants to find someone who won’t spear you through the heart. It’s just awful.