Plenty of Fish

I just want to find someone to kill time in lockdown, however always meet scammers. That is a good way to make scammers more active.

I am 70, male, have a degree, widowed, physically fit and financially secure (I put this in my profile). I have been on and off POF about 5ish years. I work and my work takes me out of town thus I don't have the phone app nor do I want it so I use my home laptop... anyhoo, I have met/dated appx. 10+ women on POF. I have never had a bad experience, never met a woman that did not look similar to her photos (maybe a few pounds more or a little older) however fortunately no horror stories to tell. It normally is chatting on the site followed by exchanging text numbers, then texting, then talking then meeting. By then you should have a gut feeling if all is on the up and up.

Well, it's free to join. After you join, you can post photos, have a minimal profile or spill your life's story. Right off the bat, you can send messages. You can search by age group, ethnicity and location. Most of the profiles have photos. I usually don't even bother with profiles that don't have photos. Plenty of Fish does have a few gimmicks to get you to upgrade. Let's face it, you don't need a dating site to do the filtering for you. Plenty of Fish has plenty of members and in a medium-large city, there will be pickins. You have to realize one important thing. You may not like the majority of the members based on their looks from photos. Those viewing you may not like what they see either. So it's hit and miss all the way. If you send a message, lower your expectations for a response. And be at least courteous to those who message you and you have no interest. It's free. No stupid credits, tokens, likes, kisses, interested etc. to suck up your money.

U went through several days of the "meet me" list and at least 60% of the profiles I clicked on were inactive more than a year. Not real good at matching you up with people who live nearby.

Preface for clarity- I have been using plenty of fish on and off since 2007 and it used to be extremely good, I met a lot of good and nice women off of there. But it seems that it has been going downhill since around 2008. The plenty of fish that is around now is more like tinder which is a bad model to want to copy, it still is better than tinder but it used to be one of the more top-tier dating sites to use.

I never had a problem with their customer service so I cannot complain about that, I think if they went back to how it used to be then it would be so much better. But of course don't blame the website or the folks that made it for the quality of people on there, still better than most but one of the more recent problems is the l; ive feature just a bunch of thots and wanna be influencers use it.

You have to pay or you can't send messages or see likes. It's misleading when the little counter gives the number of people interested in you but just because someone looked at your profile doesn't mean they are interested. You can't control the distance. Most of my choices are from over 100 miles away. I frequently get "likes" from other states but I've never heard from any of those people when I respond. Most likely fake profiles just to make it seem this app had a lot of potential matches.

I'm going off how POF was several years ago. I don't know how the site has changed or if people still use POF. Maybe its become unpopular like AdultFriendFinder, but the main contributing factor of AFF's decline was and is membership fees. I'm not going to spend a lot of time complaining about the other users on POF, because it's been proven that Internet dating works best for single people that don't actually need to use the Internet to find a date.

Yep, you read that right, if you need POF or Tinder to find a date then your chances are slim. If you want Internet dating to work better then its best to develop your social life and hobbies. Make your own life fun and develop your best self. If you're using an internet dating site to find someone because you're boring yourself, then you'll most likely bore your date too. However I digress, if you're an angry person or you're looking for perfection then nothing will work for you.

The site functioned fairly well, but there were a few random hiccups from time to time. However, there were other problems such as it was easy to get kicked off POF if your profile was blocked by too many users. The problem here is some people may block a user because they just don't want to date them. Misconduct is not the only reason a user will get blocked.

I was on POF when the site was beginning to find creative ways to charge people membership fees. This wasn't a great idea because the site was built on being free. POF had begun to enforce email limits and taken away a few other perks that free users had. I'm sure things probably got worse after POF was bought by the Interactive Corporation.

First it was $#*! cause the horny desperate losers would spam all women
Then they implented a feature- live streaming so girls can earn some money
That's how they pushed off the beggers
Good for them they are improving little by little

It would be a great dating site. Has too many profile with 5 years pictures & same spelling errors.
Matching" way off. The Want nothis serious - no comment. MISS LEADING "
People don't really care to post a decent current pictures of themselves or it's fake. Otherwise the site doesn't operate details verification before posting profile.

It is now Feb 2022. I have been on and off POF since 2015. Mostly off as I work full time (professional career field). I have seen numerous women, (60%) with the same pictures today as in 2015. Wow, that's eight (8) years! Plus how long have those pictures been on since I first saw them. That concerns me regarding "reaching out" to them. Apparently they do not care about their profile as they show no concern about updating it. And yes, they show "on line" so it's not like they have left the site years ago. I have met several women on POF. I am not looking for marriage and NO, I am not a serial dater. I have never been scammed nor had a woman ask for money. The majority of women I have met (85%) look like their pictures. I have read some frightening, negative reviews and believe each one is true. I consider myself lucky thus far and do my "homework" before meeting. Best of luck in all your online dating endeavors.

You will not want to read this, and if you do the chances are you will be triggered. But hold on as it's not personal and you may even thank me for it. I am not having a pop at you (i may actually be helping you if you take in what i am writing). The truth and for free. I ask nothing in return and am just feeling generous so read on (and completely disregard if you want).
POF is dog poo. But it's the best we have and you can go spend your hard earned cash on a paid dating site and get the same disappointing results. Look at it this way, yes it sucks but at least you still have your money in your pocket. I am writing from the view of an average looking fella, i scrub up well, i can write well, and i have a sense of humour. My strongest point is i am polite and take an interest in the other persons profile. Now, you can shoot me down all day if you want but i get results on there all the time. Hell, i even married a good looking leggy blonde from there and have numerous girlfriends all from on there. I have absolutely no morals btw so carry on and slate me for being a womaniser but if you want to know how to be successful you need it from somebody who gets results. Else why bother? And for free. I get nothing from giving this golden nugget too you. Take it or leave it as i do not really care as it's nothing to do with me. It is, however, the truth. Harsh possibly but it works.
Effort. You cannot just bung a half decent photo and pretty detailed profile on there and just expect the fishes to all come and bite on your line. That can happen of course but it's a matter of time. And you cannot rush it. To be a succesful angler you need to realise you are in for the long haul and it comes in fits and starts. The mistake people make is they give up during what i call a dry spell. Just hunker down, keep hitting the likes, save that one daily only message for the very best person you see. BTW do not limit yourself with this by thinking she/he is out of your league. Sure, the chances are maybe 1 in 10 that they will respond but if you do not try then how will you know? And you could hit that 1 out of 10 person at some point. You have to accept that it will take time and this is where most fail. It's a war of attrition, it's a numbers game and you have to invest just like in anything to get the results you want. If you are prepared to do this even Quasimodo looks will have you balls deep at some point. But it's how long you are prepared to wait and chances are you are already triggered and thinking you are special and why should you invest in that time? There you go, my point exactly demonstrated. On average when i feel like going for a fish on there i already know it could take a few weeks. I have the photo and profile thing nailed down tight and as you read this even if you hate to admit it i know how to write (punctuation/grammer notwithstanding but who gives a crap when i am giving you this gift). What i also have is strategy: hit the like button. Spend an hour or so each night and just plough through it. Don't think to hard just go gut reaction from slightly below average to stunning. Nobody can judge you here you hit like to what ever moves you. I do not mean go low standard i mean just expand your possability envelope. Be honest, if you'd hit it then press that like! It takes a lot of likes to get a mutual match so thats why you have to invest. And as i keep saying, if you want instant results you will ultimately fail (i am talking from a fellas point of view). Remember not to lose faith as the odds are stacked well against you so be easy on yourself. It will happen and she'll be laying it all open for you as long as you know how to treat a lady and be nice. The fact you are a complete user like me has nothing to do with it! You can take this advice to the bank though as i am proof it works. Yeah, haters gotta hate: all the women i nail are slags, fat, skinny, desperate, old, single mothers, low rent... blah, blah. Like i give a crap what you think. I am getting my fill and you are sitting alone watching porn and feeling worthless. That is for the haters. Not you. You are a decent guy not a serial user of women like me. You have high standards and would not lower yourself to go average. I can dig that but I hit most in the average sector which incidently is most people. So get over yourself as average can scrub up good. The thing i have found to be almost true is the model looks female is drama. Personality is low, expectation is high and although i have nailed a few (silver tongue aren't i?) they are too much effort. Yes me, Mr Effort, has a point at which i stop. But the point is i put the effort in on POF and it works. Your target area is average, don't go below average as you will hate it. Who wants a munter? Leave those for other munters to meet. Average is your best chance but do not limit yourself as there is that rare creature out there who is stunning and has a nice personality. She is the ultimate vein of gold so whilst you are putting in the effort you may as well enjoy yourself until you find her. If you find her...

So, in summary...
>Put up your best photo and take time to fill in your profile.
>Be prepared to know it will take weeks (possibly a couple of months) to get positive results.
>Be prepared to go a little under your target expectation (but for Godsake have some diginity) and do not, repeat not, date a munter. But also do not ever limit yourself as you may find that model who is nice. I know it's complicated!
>Hit that like button. Wear that sucker out. Put YouTube on and watch car, sport, funny cat videos as you use that finger on the keyboard. That finger is your ticket to ride. But you have to really smash those likes.
>Do not, repeat not, lose the faith. This is the crucial thing and most important thing. Remember that you will hit dry spells but then you will hit times of abundance.

As i said, POF is dog poo but its the best we have. Effort, time, and faith are your weapons. Now go get 'em tiger!

It's not like common swipe apps or Facebook. So I think people have unrealistic expectations of the site. I thought it was decent at what it intended to do. Unfortunately the site is really bloated and slow at times. I wish it was more streamlined and flexible for users. Lastly, I'm not fond of how difficult it is to completely remove your information.

I've been on this site for couple weeks now and it's not free. Once you have started a chat with someone they all start the same, Hey there, then it's automatic. They give you the link to another site and want to to go there. If you don't, then that's it. Chat is finished. Seems to me that the due only promotes a variety of other sites. And when you are really interested in someone you get blocked by the company until you pay. It's bogus if you ask me.

POF has the same people as on Tinder Match eHarmony Bumble. I bought the subscription, the selection did not change. I thought buying the subscription would show me. Different guys that were interested, but when I could see them they were guys I was already talking to.

Has a lot of fake profiles and rules aren't enforced but you can meet a few decent people on there. Me I've met two people I really like as friends now over two years but I don't pay for a membership. I am sure paid memberships find a lot of people.

Like all online dating sites it's all about the money and they will try to nickle and dime you to death!

Pof pure scum. All the woman are professional liars great actor's. No intention of meeting any one. One way to deal with this get POF hacked wiped out. Not POF plenty of $#*!ed up people

Plenty of Fish or POF is not that bad, yes the layout and the script is not as fancy as other websites but still works. I've managed to meet a few ladies from there, just regular ladies, not Miss Universes or something like that. Real people for real times. Yes, there are the picky ones and also the mean ones, like any other website but its free and you can get almost all the benefits without paying (there are a couple of profiles when you are told you have to upgrade to chat with these which I consider somewhat of a scam but these are only a few) therefore you can get something done for you.
POF has potential if you give it a try.

Ladies, women, beware and STAY FAR AWAY from a man with the username flairjess, 25 years old on POF. He put his place of location as n/a, Illinois. He uses women for sex. He PRETENDS to be a nice guy until he uses people enough times for sex. Afterwards, he wants his space, he becomes hard to reach by phone and will start becoming extremely emotionally abusive and verbally abusive. Eventually, he will get to a point where he doesn't want to be bothered anymore. Something is terribly wrong with him! He devalues women he uses for sex. He DOESN'T want a relationship. Furthermore, he enjoys making fun of women. Women, DON'T give flairjess, 25 years old, any of your time. AVOID HIM. HE IS EVIL.

Sadly the site is now being bombarded by fakes and scammers, It's got worse since the Covid-19 pandemic started. Also, there are reports from returning genuine members that they've had profiles hijacked, And this seems to be true... As the profile wording seems normal (plenty of effort put in) but then has photo's of some 20 year old girl when the genuine person was 50 years old. I've seen so many say... "Back again as profile was hijacked"... There are also 1000's of new profiles where the persons photo's have been copied from Russian dating sites. My advice to POF... Step up your game before your site becomes as bad as some of the other well known awful sites that are 80% full of fake profiles and devious scammers.
Devious as in... They are copying a photo... And are then rotating it so the person is looking the opposite direction... This is to fool. Google image search. So they can't be caught out... Luckily, YANDEX image search is quite clever and still brings up the image no matter which way it's facing.

Ladies beware of a flairjess, 25 years old in Flossmoor on POF. He is on there preying on women for sex. He pretends to be a nice guy just to earn a person's trust. Then he uses them for sex. Once he gets sex enough times, he starts playing the hot and cold game, and eventually he doesn't want to be bothered. He doesn't want a relationship. He also degrades women. He disrespects women on social media also.

Hi guys dont be fooled like I did. There's a chick on here stay away her names jeralee Scott from mandurah her user names his with some numbers. She used my profile agents me. All see wants is money it took 7 mouths too figure her out so don't believe anything she tells you its bull $#*!. Once she knows your broke she is back on here cleaning you out

This site is one that works if you are prepared to sort the wheat from the chaff. A lot of dross on here, but hey it's free - in the most part.

After I've been moving to a new city I joined bunch of online dating sites to meet new people. POF seems to be one of the largest dating sites and I've found many members from my new home town so in my opinion it is really worth joining. However, I did not meet anyone using POF. In the meantime, I've met several people using Mingle2day and eHarmony so compared to those two dating sites I'd give POF 3 out 5 stars. But as mentioned it seems to be large so it is always worth a try.