Plenty of Fish

I had been on POF for years, both as a paying customer and free member. I met several very nice ladies and a few losers. But over all I found the site worked good for me. (And I am in the very senior catagory) Of all the dating sites on the internet I felt it was the best. And actually free for the most part. A lady I met through this site initiated a complaint against me and I was banished for life. No information or appeal process. And it's permenent. Later the lady contacted me and apologized, but it was too little too late. Shame, because I was within a few minutes of becoming a paying customer again. Oh well, stuff happens. Try it, you will like it. I was listed on their site as "Ross_Sl"...

I really like this app. It's one of the few that lets you see who is online, and it's quite easy to use. I've been using it for years and have met some great people through it.

POF is a decent site though there are a lot of fakes that is almost unavoidable when it comes to dating sites. It still provides a decent service when trying to meet local women.

Plenty of catfish and foreigners who can't speak English. However, even if you're not a paid subscriber you can opt in for only paid subscribers. The site also provides an option for voice calls through the app. I'm going to try the site out for a month or so, then may upgrade to being a paid subscriber. POF has really improved its website since I was on it a year ago. Have fun and meet someone!

I found that woman I actually met and dated on POF the first one turned out to be crazy with some kind of mental illness? The second one I was embarrassed to be with the thrid one turned out she was homeless. POF is mostly full of scammers and crazy woman!

I used Plenty of Fish for a couple of months - back in 2018 - my view is that its actually pretty good -
I got a few dates on it, and although there are a few doubters - I did well -
I recommend NOT paying for it ( you don't need to) and just give pleasant replies / messages -
And see what happens - frankly there are far worse out there!

Plenty of fish has been part of my single routine more than one go around Until Feb 15,2020 I received a message from a no pic profile after the worst valentines day ever. Tired of being lonely, tired of dating liars, not wanting to give up. That innocent conversation lead me through the murky waters of the pond of POF I had found my now husband! Married Feb 14 2021!
I love him more than anything in the world! He loves me just the same!

Thank you POF!

I've spoken to all kinds of men on here and met up with quite a few. Lots lie about their height by adding a few inches, but that is probably true on all dating sites. Other than that, nobody was much different to their profile, so I can't complain. I paid for a while and don't recommend that as its not that easy to stop paying! However, I've done just as well without paying and I am now in my second decent relationship thanks to POF. Obviously hoping it's my last.

Plenty of Fish is often ranked as one of the best dating websites. There are a lot of incredibly beautiful girls there, but there are also a lot of con artists. You might find the person who will become your lifelong companion on our online dating service.

While I certainly cannot say it is the best site for online dating I cannot also say it the worst. It is just not for everyone.

While not a paying member, I have been using this site for a couple of months and have met some nice guys.
There are some who write and immediately want my phone number/email address. I insist on staying on the site for initial communications. Some never write back after that. If they're that impatient, no great loss. Others do not read my profile (in spite of the fact that I attempt, patiently, to direct them to it), and insist on asking me questions that are answered on my profile, or they say they've read it and have ignored the important parts. Sometimes I just give up on those guys (I'm thinking, "What, you have a Master's/PhD?"). And then there are those who say something like, "Ask me anything", and they don't answer when you ask, even twice.
I've also seen two or three profiles (probably with phony pictures) that say exactly the same thing, word-for-word! They say they have "No pets", but write glowingly about their dog, Max!
There are lots of guys on there who are from other countries, and some don't say what they mean (or the opposite!). They are so difficult to understand or communicate with that I generally try to steer clear of them, without being rude.
I still have hopes of meeting some really nice guys I've been corresponding with/talking with on the phone, and others as well. Sometimes schedules just don't mesh! And even as a non-paying member, I found that I can write to those who
"fave" me, by clicking on the tabs and their pictures/screen names. Sometimes they even show a picture of someone who "wants to meet" me (click on the number of views at the top of the page), and if they're new, I can find them on "New Users" and click to see their profile.
If you join, happy fishing! Maybe you'll find me!

Con's Its not what it use to be, Pros you can still find a lot of people, seems to have hardly any fake profiles at all.

I had been on pof for about 8 months. Had quite a few disaster dates. I decided I would close my account as there were a lot of players, time wasters and liars. I had one more try with a guy I had noticed who lived in the same town as me. I sent a flirt. Within an hour I received a reply, we chatted for hours then decided we would meet 2 days later. On 20. 6. 2018 we met in the local pub, chatted for hours and set another date. We are still together and spend most of our free time together. We have now set and booked our wedding day for 20. 6. 2020. I would like to thank pof. There are genuine people on the site, just a shame the idiots spoil it. I had to kiss a few frogs before I met my Prince, the most amazing man I could ever meet. Be patient he/ she is out there for u

It's free and I'm talking to a real woman. I've had good experiences with women here. Great experience.

I on daily bases receive mutual matches form "meet me" feature with ladies that I have never clicked YES on nor I ever would or even seen their profiles. Seems like POF tries to promote profiles of those least attractive ladies whom receive least number of messages by faking things. The hard part of it is that these people contact you and want to follow up and then you have to under go the embarrassing process of letting them know it has been a mistake which upset and offend some. This is why I don't become a paid member which I tried and was even worst.

I've tried many of them eharmony, match, and POF with varying degrees of success. Thankfully there weren't any safety issues but some of the dates just didn't work out. That's just the way it goes. With POF, I actually met someone who I married almost 2 years ago. Again my expectation was quite low, but for being a free site I figured I had nothing to lose and also knowing how to be safe when meeting someone for the first time was something I was well versed in. Thankfully the guy I met who is my husband turned out to be an amazing person who I eventually fell in love with although it wasn't until a few dates in that I let him know my actual address. Its a mixed bag with dating sites but my best advice is to follow your gut, if its giving you concern then walk away.

Hey :) am an average gal, few extra pounds etc. Intelligent, sense of humor, 2 kids, single by choice until I meet the right guy. Have met quite a few guys through POF, just not the right one yet... IMO ALL dating sites have an issue with fake accounts - OKCupid, Be2 (the worst!), Tinder, etc.

Have read a lot of comments by disgruntled men here... jeez, try being a woman online dating - have had to learn to report/igore/block many because of totally inappropriate (or just disgusting) requests, but seriously, POF is no worse than any others (no I don't pay either). Some people just leave their accounts up and don't check in, not fake, just inactive & I suspect they leave them there to keep their numbers looking better. Learn to recognise the fake ones - poor English, pushing too fast but never available to meet, time zone differences (late nights/early mornings), request for email address or messaging account instead of mobile phone number to communicate. Ladies and gentlemen, if they do insist on emailing you, research how to get the IP address from the email header, then find the IP address online... it can at least tell you which country they are sending the email from, it is in the packet information in the header of the email (yeah, have a degree in IT... said I was smart!). That skill has saved me wasting my time with scammers already. Have reported them too (with some success).

Just be smart about on-line dating. Keep your expectations realistic and don't try dating on-line if you are desperately lonely... it is not the role of some other person to fill that hole in your life... that's your job!

If you don't hang out at the bars, casinos or clubs this might be another avenue to look into. Though its not perfect it is better than some of those paying sites. You can filter the ones you are looking for such as type of religion, marital status, age, area, no pictures, ect...
I would recommend this site, but like any website use it wisely.

Now I've been on several dating apps and I can tell you this is kind of basic. I mean you can still message people or see who like you, but it still has those upgrades that you don't really have to pay for. So then why am I giving it four stars well I'll tell you why. This site is the most real dating site. You don't have to wait to message someone, you don't have to be 100% compatible with someone, you just talk and get to know someone. I should know because I've found someone on here and we've really hit it off. We both really like each other and I can't wait to see where it goes. So if you think this isn't the right dating site for you just remember, I found someone on there... think about it.

I subscribed to POF. I lost my phone like 2 weeks later. I tried to call and email them. No response I didn't want a refund be just to which to a new profile. What a joke! All they care about is money. I don't even have the profile anymore and they still took money out my account! They need to be investigated and shut down! I'm going to make sure I call my bank and red flag them for scamming

Great site all free amazing but true rare in 2017 satiesfed 100<<% will join any other site like pof.com

Plenty of fish is not bad and offers some cool features for free whereas others make you pay. But word of caution beware of scammers and fake profiles. But there are genuine and real persons on the site but in my opinion Mingle2day, QuickFlirt, and Match simply work a little better. They initially cost but the relation of real profiles vs fake profiles seems a little better.

The POF site itself is good. It was created to bring people together. However, bad people go anywhere good people go. It's sad that POF is flooded with scammers, creeps and freaks. I have been on the site on/ off since 2007. Met some nice friends on POF. But as of 2016, All I have came in contact with is aggressive scammers, creeps and freaks. One really creepy guy that I was talking to started talking to me about he worked in a morgue and how he watched a man have sex with dead bodies. How sick is that! Another guy wanted me to talk dirty to him so he could sleep at night. Another guy wanted me to help him out on his rent because he was between jobs, this is only after talking to this man just two weeks. Then there's the African love rat, who create fake profiles, using other people pictures they stole off the Internet. I was talking with a handsome white male from my hometown but when I actually heard his voice he had a horrible African accent. The voice did not match the picture. Plus this guy did not know anything about the town he said he was born in. I tried to navigate through all the scammers, creeps and freaks to find a nice man friend but it was damn impossible to find a good person. And there is the old ugly winkle beer belly men who want to be players going from one woman to the next. Also you got rapists, ex-cons, narcissistic people, drug addicts, alcoholics, sex workers and the mentally ill people all on POF. It's good people on the site but you gotta go through hell to find them.