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

Banks01
Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
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A friend HERE is having fun there and reccomended/suggested/encouraged me to go look

I've always shied away from dating sites, just not my thing.

And now I've got 15 or so "wants to meets" people yet NONE are ones I want to meet.

Anyone had success there? I'm doubting this is an effective way.
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  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    Whoops. Make that 18
  • Jesea
    Jesea Posts: 376 Member
    I met my husband 11 1/2 years ago through yahoo personals! Met 3 great guys, one kinda creepy one. It was a great experience.
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I had great success on there :) still with the love of my life 25months later and planning our future
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    No, but your profile must be pretty interesting to get that many responses. Good luck!

    I don't think I could ever do a dating site, but that's just me and my personality.
  • skierxjes
    skierxjes Posts: 926 Member
    I only get booty call attempts from POF
  • yarn_nerd
    yarn_nerd Posts: 26
    6 years ago I joined EHarmony, we chit-chatted for a couple weeks, went out on a date, starting dating exclusively, we bought a house in 2010, and got married the day before Thanksgiving of 2011. Totally wasn't expecting to meet 'the one'.

    Good luck :D
  • JennATC
    JennATC Posts: 64
    My mom met her husband on Yahoo personals. You never know.
  • liftingheavy
    liftingheavy Posts: 551 Member
    I met my BF on POF. I just ignored the "matches" that were of no interest. He wasn't even a "match" we had very little in common.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I have to say that if I were looking for a man, the fact you have a golden would be a huge thing for me! LOL. I am such a golden retriever lover and any man who has one by his own choice can be nothing but good!
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    I have heard bad things about POF. That being said, I am sure there are some good dating sites out there. You might have to pay for a quality site though.
  • chandra38
    chandra38 Posts: 110 Member
    I don't know what POF is, but I've been married to my online experience for 11 years. We met online before it was "normal" to meet people online. Forget the fact that he was from Massachusetts and I am from TX. It's been AWESOME! Take a chance, and have fun. You never know who you might meet!
  • mary2184
    mary2184 Posts: 6 Member
    I had no luck with POF - just a lot of unwanted contact from creepers. Ended up on Match.com for 2 mos...A handful of dead end dates later and I finally my now b/f of going on 9 mos! I feel like paying helped weed out the creepiest of the creepy. Not foolproof, but helped some.
  • fguillory
    fguillory Posts: 291
    Okcupid is a much better site. Pof is a site where people are just looking for *kitten* basically lol
  • jbella99
    jbella99 Posts: 596 Member
    I only get booty call attempts from POF

    Yep me too........
  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    I have heard bad things about POF. That being said, I am sure there are some good dating sites out there. You might have to pay for a quality site though.

    I don't really want to be on a dating site per se. I've been pretty happy finding dates traditionally. You know, actually meeting and talking to someone lol.


    It's kind of an exploration of a new side of me
  • sparklefly74
    sparklefly74 Posts: 40 Member
    I was on Match.com. It tried to match me with my ex-husband, lol. The majority of people I met on there were players. It was kind of good for an ego boost though.
  • McLifterPants
    McLifterPants Posts: 457 Member
    Met my fiance on OkCupid (which is free, by the way). Met a lot of great people on there over time, actually, and some are still friends! But the last one happens to be the best thing that ever happened to me :)
  • quink77
    quink77 Posts: 87 Member
    I registered on OKCupid almost a year ago. Of course, there are creepers out there, and you have to be careful, but the majority of men I have met have been really great. The best thing about OKC is that it is entirely free.
  • niknak0508
    niknak0508 Posts: 425 Member
    I got stalked by someone on POF......but I meant my current BF on Match.com and swear to everyone I talk to he is the LOVE of my life and SOULmate!! Love that man to pieces. So there is success out there, but it takes time and a lot of searching :-) Good Luck!
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    I have friends who met their now husbands/wives on eHarmony and OKCupid. I guess the pay sites weed out a lot, but not all, of the creeps/bootycallers.
  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    I was on Match.com. It tried to match me with my ex-husband, lol. The majority of people I met on there were players. It was kind of good for an ego boost though.


    Omg. That's hysterical.



    I'd be mortified.
  • KristysLosing
    KristysLosing Posts: 683
    I met one awful loser online and my husband online. I have heard good things about EHarmony. There was a time when I wouldn't have considered it, but I don't think it's so bad.
  • Des92
    Des92 Posts: 309 Member
    My friends made me a POF account as a joke, because I had been single for so long! I forgot about it then checked it one day, and had pages and pages of creepy messages, and one interesting one. So i answered it and things went well, we're still together :)
    In general I didn't like it much, but you just never know!
  • honestlysweet
    honestlysweet Posts: 221 Member
    A friend HERE is having fun there and reccomended/suggested/encouraged me to go look

    I've always shied away from dating sites, just not my thing.

    And now I've got 15 or so "wants to meets" people yet NONE are ones I want to meet.

    Anyone had success there? I'm doubting this is an effective way.

    Why don't you want to meet them?
  • Pokermom10
    Pokermom10 Posts: 78 Member
    I only get booty call attempts from POF

    Me too
  • cyclingben
    cyclingben Posts: 346 Member
    If you want to meet some "interesting people" use POF - you get what you pay for.
  • thoma74
    thoma74 Posts: 187 Member
    11yrs ago I met someone in an AOL chat room. We were together for 6.5yrs. Had problems so we split up, but remailed friends. After that, I met a few nice guys on POF. Nothing serious though. Ended up getting back together with my ex alittle over 2 yrs later and that was 2 yrs ago. And we are better than we were the first time. My brother met his wife online, my niece met her husband on POF. It's hit or miss sometimes. Good luck!
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    I search on Craigslist. Look under heading "Babysitting".
  • bitty1taz
    bitty1taz Posts: 309 Member
    Give it a try. You never know.
  • tigerbabe2
    tigerbabe2 Posts: 93 Member
    I've done dating sites and all the men I met thought they were God's gift to women. I actually had a guy tell me I was too much work, cause I wouldn't give it up after r second date. You wouldn't mind I cooked him dinner, bought him a six pack of beer & we watched a movie at my home. First time i am a good girl look where it gets me, omg. I went out w/hmm approx 11 men, over a span of 2 yrs. All of which were too busy loving themselves, to pay attention to me. One date at a dance club, the guy who said he looked like Brad Pitt btw, left me at the bar after going to the bathroom. I gave up on dating sites, but best of luck to you babe.

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