Ok. So I've never done a dating site. POF experience after 1

feb06momma

Okcupid is a much better site. Pof is a site where people are just looking for *kitten* basically lol

This! I met my bf of 11 months on OkCupid. There seems to be a better quality of people on there than POF.

coe28

OK.....wth is POF?

brendansmom1

You never know what you are going to find, that is true. Many people try free sites like POF before they invest in a paid one.....Personally, I was on POF for a few months, met one guy who I am great friends with still, and met the love of my life too...we have been together 2 years

Just be careful and be smart.....and have fun meeting new friends

jchrisman717

Plenty of Fish - online dating site. Did alot of online dating before I met my husband. Lots of weeding through on POF - no great matches but met some nice guys. I actually did a fitness site that worked better for me - as far as guys were better quality and seemed to be sincere about meeting for long term potential. No match there either - but it was a fun dating time. Met my husband in a little hole in wall bar - lol. You just never know!

Banks01

Ok well. it has been INTERESTING to say the least since its only been since last night. I really don't think I could put up with this much interaction very long and I feel a little bad hitting "no" on the meet up requests.

I've actually seen a couple of profiles of people I think I've seen before. This is a small area where I am

Pro tip: Intimate encounter DOES not mean standing in your personal space. Use that with caution because BAM, flood of messages. Haha.

I really don't know if I'd follow through with meeting someone from there but it has opened my mind a little to the concept. I mean the last woman I dated I met here, and the one before that was a friend of a friend on FB so what's really the difference.


POF = plenty of fish .com

coe28

Plenty of Fish - online dating site.

thank you, LOL

jchrisman717

Also - I was not into it to "chat" with people online. So I had a rule - a few e-mails and either we set up a meet for a drink night or I deleted them. It is no different than meeting someone in a bar, at a grocery store, etc. You can just cover more ground. Be picky and know what you want and don't be afraid to either not meet someone because of a feeling and ask to meet soon - if they are truly on there to find people to date - meeting and seeing whether that connection is there in person is a must.

SyntonicGarden

I did the online thing before I got married. One site matched me with two guys I worked with. I took down my ad in a matter of minutes because they were ok co-workers, but weren't good matches. Used another site and the only positive thing to come of it was a really cool friend I still keep in touch with. Ended up marrying a guy I've been friends with for a gazillion years and had always just hung out with. Go figure.

I did get a heck of a lot of good "first...and not gonna get a second date" stories using online dating sites though, including one about this guy who started making a bunch of racial slurs about the other people in the restaurant, not knowing that several of my family members were married to people who fell into the category of THOSE people. (Yeah, No second date for him.)

Then there was the other guy who ordered everything I ordered so that he "could experience what was eating." He then asked me what I enjoyed doing and said those were the only things he enjoyed doing too. He ended the date with a hug that lingered too long and could best be compared to that scene in "Of Mice and Men" where Lennie hugs the puppy.

And my husband did the online thing before we started dating. His date ended up sharing her complete medical history in the first half hour of the date.

If you go into it with an open mind and don't expect anything, it's a fun and nice way to meet people to talk to. I've got several friends who are with people they've met online. We're going to a wedding this fall for such a couple. Another set of friends met playing "Mafia Wars" on FB.

My advice? Get a disposable email address that you can pitch if/when you need to. Nothing that tracks back to your full name or what you do, in case you find a creeper/stalker chick that you need to ditch. (They're out there.) Assuming you're looking for something to eventually turn long term, make sure that your screen name on the site doesn't completely scare away the type of person you'd like to meet, either because it screams "I'm a male wh*re" or "I'm irresponsible" or it quietly wimpers "I have no backbone and would like a lot of grief."

Good luck with it!

lmd172

I just got this in a message on POF, like seriously just this morning, and um, what do I say back haha

Oh glorious beauty who's beauty is glorious and everlasting, I would ride a rabid
elephant through diamond-tipped thorn bushes while fighting off Plutonian Killbeasts
with only the vision of your loveliness for protection, all for the chance to fight the
dinosaur robots who held you captive in their inpenetrable fortress of penetration and
conquest.

really? just wow! i can't even imagine or try to put into words how you'd respond to that garbage? i'd probably delete it! (-:

i was on PoF for a while and like the OP my phone blew up with all the messages and 'meet up' etc. i met and dated (for about 6 mos) a pretty nice guy last May but it didn't work out for us...

good luck banks -

cobes24

My boyfriend and I met over 2 yrs ago on POF--he's by far the best guy I've ever dated. I never would have met him otherwise--we live about 45 mi apart, and he's much too cheap to ever be on a dating site that's not free.

I had used online dating a few times in the past, and I have to say i thoroughly enjoyed it. I am very laid back and love talking to new people, so it suited me well. I work in healthcare so mainly with other women, but I"m not a fan of mixing dating with work anyway--too much drama if it doesn't work out. I met some fun people, and even enjoyed the bad dates (and boy did I have some bad ones!) I feel a bad date makes a good story, thus "Two Date" Shane and "I Wrote a Math Textbook" Mike will never be forgotten.

That being said, there are plenty of creepers on POF (esp since it's free) but there are plenty of weirdos at the bar too. If you like talking to new folks and you're wanting to meet people that you wouldn't otherwise, online is a great place. If you have a hard time talking to new people or have a lot of preconceived expectations for every date, or tend to fall in love and plan your imaginary wedding with every person you meet, then it's not the best idea.

zoedallas

I just got this in a message on POF, like seriously just this morning, and um, what do I say back haha

Oh glorious beauty who's beauty is glorious and everlasting, I would ride a rabid
elephant through diamond-tipped thorn bushes while fighting off Plutonian Killbeasts
with only the vision of your loveliness for protection, all for the chance to fight the
dinosaur robots who held you captive in their inpenetrable fortress of penetration and
conquest.

OK, that guy gets points for originality and humor. Online dating is very different for guys. There is a ton of competition and they generally have to do the chasing. It's hard for them to stand out in the crowd.

This guy was funny and I'd answer. If nothing else, just to see what he comes up with next.

Banks01

I just got this in a message on POF, like seriously just this morning, and um, what do I say back haha

Oh glorious beauty who's beauty is glorious and everlasting, I would ride a rabid
elephant through diamond-tipped thorn bushes while fighting off Plutonian Killbeasts
with only the vision of your loveliness for protection, all for the chance to fight the
dinosaur robots who held you captive in their inpenetrable fortress of penetration and
conquest.

OK, that guy gets points for originality and humor. Online dating is very different for guys. There is a ton of competition and they generally have to do the chasing. It's hard for them to stand out in the crowd.

This guy was funny and I'd answer. If nothing else, just to see what he comes up with next.

Seems like trying hard for something so basic as an introduction. Maybe I'm doing it wrong because all the women that want to meet me, I don't want to meet
I have sent a few emails and a few have responded.


Ymmmm. Prob not for me

But I'm keeping an open mind.