The overall reputation of Plenty of Fish (POF) is largely negative, with customers expressing significant dissatisfaction regarding the quality of profiles and user interactions. Common concerns include a high prevalence of fake profiles, rudeness, and entitlement among users, particularly women, who are perceived as unrealistic in their dating expectations. Many reviews highlight poor customer service, including issues with account management and a lack of effective support. While some users acknowledge the site's potential for connecting singles, the overwhelming sentiment suggests that POF has declined in quality and user experience, leading many to seek alternatives.
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Totally ridiculous website if you're a man. These women ought to date themselves as no man on POF is good enough for them
Sent a dozen messages to women I actally found attractive. I asked how they were etc etc. All looked and ignored me.
So then thought I'd see how bad this was. So found 2 dozen average looking females sent them the same pleasant message
Again all of them looked at my profile and ignored me again. What a joke
WALOFS. Even the dogs on here are picky. As if I'll be ignored by this lot. Talk about freaking deluded ignorant woman
In the outside world these women wouldn't dare have the cheek to ignore me yet online they think they are amazing
They should be grateful I sent them a message. This shows me 2 things. There's too many desperate men on here chasing after too few women and 2/ the women on the site are ignorant and out of touch with reality. Absolutely rancid women all wanting Channing Tatum. I hope the internet breaks
To any guys reading this don't waste your time messaging on here. Much better looking nicer people and less ignorant women to be met offline
Plain and in most cases unattractive women with issues and baggage can't get a guy in real world. There is a reason they are on a dating site, normally have issues, anger issues, attitude problems, lack of intelligence, looks and class etc etc. Most however dont seem to be lacking for food looking at their photos
So they join POF, suddenly think they are stunning babes and develop a complex. Expect to be messaged by male models. Get angry when said male models don't materialize but still refuse to compromise on standards so turn down every guy who messages them as they aren't Mr Perfect. Years pass no man can meet the criteria and they get old and have to buy a cat for company
Doesn't enter the head that if they were so great in first place they wouldn't need to be online to get a guy
I sent a message to 1 women, she replied I am not interested you fat b*stard. Not only I am not fat I am 76kg! But how can you speak to another person like that? You wouldnt say that to someone in real life
The next profile said no mingers, which is slang for ugly. This was from a women in late 30s who was very average at best. How can she expect any decent men when that is her headline?
It probably gets even worse but I had had enough and deleted my account
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This should be called plenty of attitude not plenty of fish as every female profile I looked at they had entitlement attitude and ridiculous demands
Let's be honest there's some reason they're single, they have issues or their job ruled their life and now they're panicking they'll be single forever or they have commitment problems or they are too independent or they lack the social skills to talk in the real world, or they're overweight or just not attractive
If they were a decent catch a decent woman they wouldn't be on pof in the first place they'd had been snapped up years ago. I laugh when I see some 38 year old not realizing she doesn't have the same market value as when she was 23 but still acts like she's a great catch. She peaked in 2003 but hasnt realized it she's still demanding like she's a hottie
This is basically full of women who are misfits, unwanted and damaged. The idea they can be so demanding when it comes to their ideal man is truly hilarious
Agree with all that's said below
The standard on this site is shocking. I did speak to one women and she told me she literally gets hundreds of messages a day from men begging for dates and sending things like poetry. It was like getting blood out of a stone. They all seem to lack social skills. If they are unable to converse on mail how bad would they be in real life?
Another one said she was tired of getting messages from ugly men. When I told her she was no oil painting herself she blocked me and I'm guessing reported me as my account got closed. Happy days!
Full of entitled divas and desperate men pandering to them. AVOID
This has to be the WORST place for men to find someone
2 reasons
The women on there are dreadfully ordinary yet think they are amazing and 2)
There must be 5000 men for every 1 woman
It took me a week to realise this but then straight away closed my account. I'm not chasing after substandard women who judging by their profiles are unattractive inside and out. As if you can be plain as hell yet have the cheek to make the demands they do
I agree with other posters on here. If It wasn't for the internet nobody would go near these women. They might think they are supermodels but trust me they are bottom of the barrel
If you are an unattractive picky independent female with tattoos and a huge chip on your shoulder you will love this site lol
POF is loaded with low quality women. I would not give any of these women the time of day if I were to meet them on the street. Yet in spite of their poor condition and quality, due to their extreme numbers advantage, they expect you to be Prince Charming. Guys, it's high time we get off the couch and ditch these types of sites! If you're coming up empty handed it's not your fault.
I can not count how many times I've been stood up at the last hour before we were supposed to meet... and those who send the cancellation text are the ones who have a small shred of decency. Many don't even show up, or bother to let you know anything.
Then you hear the same stuff from the women. They say men only want one thing, sex! What they don't realize is that if they do catch someone out of their league, that catch is temporary and unrealistic. A great looking guy does not want to be seen in public with some fat out of shape nasty woman. If a guy does go out with an average looking woman who lured him with a fake picture like pof is famous for, then he will try to have sex with her. The girl thinks the guy likes her so she puts out. The guy ditches her. The cycle continues.
Online dating is a waste but pof is the bottom of the barrel and the worst of the worst!
Basically this is full of ordinary women who would struggle to get a date in the real world so they join this pof lark and boom they start to think they are a diva with all the attention they get.
I think it must like a kid at Christmas for them and they revel in the attention they've never had and start believing they're an actual catch
You only have to see how many of them in their late 30s have put their longest relationship is under a year that's a huge red flag. They either got issues or nobody offline wants them. A lot of them brag how independent they are. That too says A lot why they are single. There's a reason no man wants them
Definitely much better females in the real world. Ain't worth the aggravation of signing up to chase after women you wouldn't give a 2nd glance at if you saw in a bar
Guys, don't waste your time with these mostly ugly "princesses" who think they are Goddesses. They are looking for a superman offering 200 lbs of fat and IQ about 60-70 in return. If you want to find a true lady, try sites with Eastern European girls -
You will see that these girls are hot, smart, feminine. They are excelent wives and mothes. They come from different culture, more family-oriented. And yet, they are educated and not spoiled. I think this is the kind of ladies that most of our men deserve!
I sent about a dozen messages. They all got looked at and ignored me. I asked they were and what they were upto. Not one had the decency to reply. I'm not freaking Shrek. No point wasting my time
I did see this profile before I logged out which made me laugh
She was below 5 foot so basically a midget and had a menial job in a care home and and she couldn't spell
The best bit of the profile
Looking for my genuine guy
Blue eyes are my 100% dream but if your (sic) personality is 10/10 then eye colour doesn't matter ( how gracious of her)
Personalty (sic)
Tanned
Must have hair
A few tats
Nice teeth
Looks after themselves
This from a 4 foot munchkin who has the brain capacity of a turnip and is quite happy to toss a guy aside if his eyes aren't the right colour.
Can you imagine this behavior in the real world? No I'm sorry I'm not interested as you don't have the right colour eyes.
Huge disparity on plenty of fish between perception and reality
Reality is the women on there are either low grade 2s/3s or way past the best too old
They however perceive they are amazing and a great catch and therefore have unrealistic expectations and demands. Online dating has created a whole generation of women who offer very little but think they deserve a stunning looking fella. Absolutely insane
I will add One woman on her headline said she is tired of men offering to pay her bills. If that is true the desperate men should hang the heads in shame
Most of the profiles are fake or scam and this app is only a waste of time.
This is my experience of using this app for couple of days
Always issues trying to log into this site. They steal your photos and then use them to make fake profiles. Don't waste your time paying for this filth when the majority of other users are free. Many of which are prostitutes and escort agencies posing as regular women. If you ever watch the TV station Investigative Discovery, people have been killed from using this horrific site. Lots of fake profiles, sociopaths and an overall nonreputable site.
First profile I randomly clicked on was a woman who was pregnant with a horrible attitude.
Tons of average looking women who are maybe a 3 out of 10 but act like they're a 10. That's the biggest problem with this site. Women thinking they're better than they actually are.
I despise women with an attitude problem but it's even worse when the one's with the attitude are very very plain looking. Who the hell messages these women?
Dreadful standard of females.
Not even worth signing up for. Free is too much to pay
I WAS on here about 4 years ago and I left because it was awful. It's now even worse which takes some doing and amazed it's got 3 stars. The women are ruder pickier nastier, act more entitled and just worse than 2015. The lists of what you must face to qualify has gotten longer as has the demands such as MAKE ME LAUGH or ONLY SAY HI AND YOU'LL BE DELETED.
I swear within 10 minutes of browsing I saw tons women on POF from my last time in 2015 with the exact same photos as then. So not only are they lying about how they look but how can they be on a site totally overloaded with men and not have found anyone? Are they that picky that they been on here 4 years and not found anyone or are they just on pof for games. They must have had the opportunity to go on hundreds of dates and still not found Mr right. Either they're the unluckiest women ever or theyre standards are stupid. I bet if I log on in 2023 they'll still be on there with photos years out of date
I still saw the women complaining about getting messages about men only wanting sex and they were still in bikinis and flaunting their assets in the photos, What do they expect ffs no common sense
Add in the #metoo movement these days and you've got a website full of feminists all demanding a young Leonardo DiCaprio lookalike and refusing to compromise in the slightest
They'll be 50 soon and bitter with just their cats and it'll serve them all right
Jeez, I've never come across so many rude arrogant disingenuous women in my life. Talk about attitude. No wonder they're single. I find it funny that these tramps get away with being so unpleasant. I can't work out if they're so rude because that's the way they've been brought up or just because there are that many men messaging them but either way I've no interest in this vile site
I did find one person that seemed okay but sadly she had the social skills of a slug and couldn't reply with more than one word each time.
Don't waste your time on here it'll be time you won't ever get back. The women arent worth it. You're not missing out on any decent females. They're all rude, trash and unattractive inside and out.
POF keeps deleting my profile for no reason just minutes after I spend sufficient time creating it!
Men wonder why there's no attractive women on it but the moment there is, they all accuse you of being fake!
POF verifies you at the beginning of creating things, but then just deletes your account with no explanation, just logs you out! Then you can't get a hold of anyone in their office to ask anything!
Done with this stupid site!
After few days in of creating a profile, I was getting over 200 messages a day. My account got hacked and I couldn't login for days and trying to contact support they had me on hold several calls and the calls would hang up after 5 min each time. They then called and said a dude hacked it but they can't delete it unless I have access. He then said I have to pay $15 to do something with my iTunes I'm like ARE YOU SERIOUS? He says I need to walk to a store to get their ip location I'm like wowwwww.After being on the phone for an hour with a hard to understand Indian accent I gave up. So pretty much my identity is being used on POF and nothing pof can do to protect me.
The women on pof are 99.9% very average looking or even worse. That wouldn't bother me if they had a nice personality, a gsoh and were friendly but they're not. They're bitter, nasty, rude and big headed. Plain types on a dating site thinking they are some great catch.
They expect a guy to jump thru 50 hoops and have a checklist of a dozen things you have to tick before you can even message them. No wonder they're single. I swear they're trying to do their best to deter anyone from messaging them. Don't they realise you're meant to be pleasant in your profile? Not complain, throw shade and generally come across as picky nasty and unstable? If they like this now imagine how bad if you met them? I've seen friendlier guard dogs
Everyone has flaws but the severely flawed women on there want a guy that has no flaws. It's utterly ridiculous behaviour
If you saw a girl in the real world and she said sorry you're only 5 foot 10 & I only date guys 6 foot and over despite the fact I'm 5'1 and chubby. You'd laugh at her and walk away
Or if a girl starting snarling at you while asking what job do you have it better be a good one? Do you drive cos I'm not gonna be your taxi then you would point and laugh at her.
But that's how these women are on pof. I don't know how they dare act like they do. I guess it's cos they are in an online bubble and not outside with real people. What kind of men message these women?
Average looking deluded and unpleasant is not a good trifecta
Don't feed their egos by messaging them. The bottom line is there are definitely much better looking and more friendly happy women in the real world in the local bar or even in the supermarket. Anywhere is better than online
The first profile I came to was a 43 year old woman and the headline read 'if all your (sic) going to say hi then don't bot'
I'm guessing it meant don't bother but she didn't realise you don't get 500 characters for your header
This wasn't the last profile I saw with woman with an attitude/ chip on the shoulder either. And we're not talking high class ladies here either.
I came to the conclusion that in order to get away with being so rude to people you're meant to be trying to impress then the site must be overrun with guys desperate for a date. I can only imagine the ratio men to women, I'm guessing 15:1 if not more.
What kind of guy would message a woman that is rude and picky before you've even spoken to her? I think the women must get so many messages from men that they seriously believe they're a real great catch. I noticed a lot in profiles the women demanding things and being aggressive. You'd need a screw loose to have to want to message them. I saw very few warm and friendly profiles, just snarling bitter ones
For the calibre of women on the site it's not worth the hassle. Easier to find a female in the real world
Answer: Oh yes, they want you to upgrade and pay! But when you pay you will see these profiles who you liked or who liked you disappear. They were nothing but bait-and-switch. You gain nothing when you pay, it's the silliest way to spend money. Are you looking for hook up or relationship? I wanted a relationship and I was really frustrated by Pof. Eventually I found what I was looking for on https://j4l.com/402007 But I've lost nearly a year on Pof. Not to mention emotional drain and money!
Answer: I just deactivated my account. This site is a sewer. Do not pay anything for this site or any site. I searched for free on other site( even paid ones you can search for free) and I saw the same guys on most of the other sites as well. I'm gonna grow old alone unless luck steps in and maybe I'll meet my guy IRL.
Answer: Yes its possible
Answer: Delete AND contact the company. If you know who took your pictures be sure to include the name on the profile that your pictures were used on, so they can deal with that person. Once you have deleted your profile, everything is GONE. I have never had anybody use my pictures on any other sites. I'm no great beauty, that could be the reason, Still, once your profile is deleted, everything is gone.
Answer: You cannot do it from the mobile site. You need to use your search, example safari and look up pof desktop version and go to the help in the top left. It will walk you thru it, if I remember correctly. Good luck
Answer: First, write to POF and explain. Now, and I mean NOW call up your credit card company and tell them what happened. I am sure POF will not contact you. Make sure to use the word "unacceptable" when describing the consumer service to the CC company about POF. Keep all emails too. Please keep me posted. Thanks Ann B.
Answer: STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCAMMING SITE! Any good you hear from or about it... DUH ITS THE SCAMMERS THAT WORK FOR EM. I been booted so many times due to unpopularity cuz i wont date trash so i get booted they keep your money they are garbage
Answer: Fake doesn't really describe them... more like downright liars!
Answer: Golden rule #1: Do onto others as you would have them do unto you Golden rule #2: Anything that sounds to good to be true, is not. Golden rule #3: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Answer: POF is not free at all, you have to upgrade; become a paying member to be able to do anything interesting.
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