I've been on the site for many months. I made a mistake at ever going on this site. Black men create profiles and pose as white men in the pictures. They create a white mans face and list them under African American.
I'm not opposed to dating outside my race but not on that website. They are dishonest and it quite obvious, POF doesn't staff enough people on their own to stop this. You end up doing the work for POF should do in removing fake profiles. They are 16th on the list of dating sites for a reason. You couldn't pay me to use this site.
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If the photos don't put you off, then the headlines and profile rants certainly should. I love how they all want to find the one and have a fairytale ending despite their legion of baggage,,,,, They make it perfectly clear their children will always be the most important thing in their life. They then state, If you're not willing to accept their children, it's your loss,' lol,,,,, By the time you filter out the single moms and the overweight ones, there's no one left to message.,,,,,, I should have guessed it would be bad when you see them putting tattoos as a hobby.,
I can't believe I was stupid enough to join premium
I thought I'd be able to send unlimited messages to people but apparently I need to upgrade again to prestige to do that...
What's the point of having a premium option when it still only let's you message one person every 24 hours? They even want more money to boost your photo. It's never enough with them. Always wanting more money off you. Premium is a waste of time. You can only see who has liked you with that. Still only 1 message a day
They all think they're princesses and they're all looking for a spark. They won't actually say it but what that means is they only want a guy who is incredibly good-looking. ---You only have to look at the photos of the women demanding a spark to realize they're all wanting someone way out their league. ---Why would a good looking man be interested in an average/unattractive woman?... If you're a man, I'd wait until the women message first... If you contact them first... You'll either be ignored, find someone that is incapable of holding a conversation... or just run into unattractive oddballs...---TLDR? FULL of short curvy women with tattoos who want a tall good looking guy who will make them laugh on command...
They're all low quality but have incredibly high standards. Its ridiculous, they're all either divorced or separated - tattooed -unattractive - single parents -out of shape -Low class- and all have a ridiculous high opinion of themselves. All have the nerve to make a shopping list of requirements and ask where are all the decent guys! They all want Mr Darcy despite the fact they all look terrible
I don't understand why you would join a dating site if you're going to be conceited and unpleasant? Imagine putting 'if you don't like curvy and tattooed women it's your loss' I saw that a lot... The ones who say you have to make them laugh and have good banter have neither of those things themselves in my experience... No one cares that your children are your world and the fact you make it your conversation starter is even worse. Nobody cares you can't see likes either, that's not our problem... Do they all use the same template?... What's with all the shopping lists of requests?... It's out of control. No ONS, No liars, no cheats, no one under 6 feet tall, no with who is bald etc etc etc. Then look at what you get in return if you want a laugh. It couldn't get much worse... Ps what's with all the women closing in on 50 still wanting children? They must have been on the site for 15 years.
Pof serves a useful purpose as it keeps the messed up weirdos all on one site so you know who to avoid... If you think of all the bad traits that would instantly rule out a potential partner then the women on POF have them in spades, most of them have multiple red flags and they don't even try to hide them... I've never seen so many dysfunctional angry and emotionally stunted people in my life, all expecting that the man of their dreams will miraculously inbox them... There's probably a few okay ones on there but you'll have to search through thousands of dreadful ones to find them and it's just not worth the effort.
I didn't realize there are so many single mum's in Western Europe and they all seem to be on POF. Virtually every bio on there says their kids will always come first and they can't see likes. Just an auto ignore. By the time you filter those out and the ones who are morbidly obese or using pictures from 2018 there's very few worthwhile women on there to message. You certainly shouldn't be paying POF premium for another 25 messages a day. Most on there really struggle to hold a basic conversation. It really is a hell site full of the worst people that exist
The women are spoilt brats who watch too much tv see a hunk and think that's what they can get *** Asking the earth of a man he must be tall, in perfect shape must have a good job and his $#*! together own home own flash car While they sit there with 3 kids from 2 different men and have daddy issues and have every picture with makeup and filters to $#*! like they have a PHD in it **Lost count of the amount of fat ones who call themselves 'curvy' and the others who say 'chunky but funky' and 'sassy but classy' Let's be honest if they were half as special as they thought they were they wouldn't be on here for the years they have and have had a ring on their finger years ago ***I was on the app around lockdown and surprise, surprise there they are the same exact women on there still. You'd think after that long they'd realise he ain't coming by now.
Nothing good can come from joining POF if you're a guy... Lots of women in their forties looking for a connection {which I guess you must be attractive} I chuckled at how they expect guy to take care of himself yet you've got to accept them for how they are. The guy must be in must be in perfect shape and good looking but you've got to ignore the fact they're aren't. {How many fit men do you know who would be happy dating someone overweight?}... The funniest ones are the women who tell you that you have to make them laugh and make an effort... Hahahaha Nah that definitely won't be happening. Not with what's on offer in return
It's up to you if you join but heres my take... Being on POF is turgid stuff. Talk about the scraping the barrell I got so bored of seeing the same things all the time. It's like Groundhog Day on there. *I can't see likes* or *my children will always come first* was on every single write up I saw. I just ignored anyone with this in their bio. There's no originality and no attempt at humor on there. There's also way too many rude people on there. If you pay extra all that means is you'll be able to message more people you don't like. You get 25 messages a day instead of 1
I was on this site years ago when it was free to message and had very good experiences and met lots of women. Now it's just a money grab by Match.Com who bought every free dating site to eliminate competition. You get one free message per day and that is not enough to get a response. I've had 2 whole responses in 6 months. And the fees at $20/ week? Ridiculous, that's $1000/year.
How many homemakers with tattoos can there possibly be on one site? What happened to good manners & making an effort? There's no humour or personality anywhere to be seen on there Nearly all the women have a dreadful attitude & seem very self absorbed. The profiles are lazily filled out with little worthwhile information that would pique anyone's interest, who wants to read "just ask" or "can't see likes"? The conversation starters are as bad, why would I want to hear about your children? Some even tell you to contact them for their OF. I lost count of the messages I received that were awful. Most couldn't even be bothered to say hello, it's just 'u ok? And that's it.
It's like they can't think of anything to say. (The funny thing is judging from their photos you'd think they'd make a bit more effort as they certainly won't be winning any beauty contests)
I'll keep this short and sweet. If you saw these women offline you wouldn't give them any attention, yet online they act like hot property. It's extremely bizarre. If, on the remote off chance, you find someone even half okay looking, then you'll see they either have other mens children around them or are just messed up. It's hideous I honestly don't get who is messaging these women to give them such a large ego. I can only imagine there must be lots of desperate men. I'm not interested in dating such an awful quality of person regardless of how great THEY think are
99% of the site are what I'd call distinctly average/ very plain or even worse... I had very little interest in messaging any of them but after constantly seeing "if you message and I don't reply it's because there's no spark and I don't find you attractive" It just made me laugh... Do they not own a mirror? How can they be so conceited when they are so plain themselves?... This could only happen online. No way they would act like this in the outside world. You'd have to be feeble minded to message anyone on that site
I don't understand the mentality of the females on pof. Why bother joining a dating site & telling everyone you're looking for "the one" only to then either have a blank bio section or for it contain so much complaining and unrealistic demands that you just alienate all the men anyway It's a website full of drama, misery and delusion.
EVERY single woman on the site thinks she is a princess and won't accept anything less than the man of her dreams who makes her knees go weak. All this only works one way, though, as the men are expected to ignore the flaws of the women. The fact the women dont look and certainly don't act like like princesses is ignored, If you think I'm joking, message some below-average lookers, and unless you are Brad Pitt, they will ignore you.
You will not find a decent women on this site It's not the site to blame its the trashy people it attracts
POF is rammed full of ghastly women with no class, ninety percent who are single mums. /They all want the man of their dreams and claim to know their worth despite all being nearly middle aged. Its hilariously bad.
It's funny to see them all wanting to settle down with Mr Perfect now they've had their fun.
Nothing else to say. It's full of crazy egos and attitude.
It cannot get worse than this for dating. It's a website full of the worst women in the world
Talk about having tickets on yourself. POF is the bottom 30% of women all demanding someone way out their league. They all want someone tall dark handsome + funny. In other words they expect to date the top 5 % of men in the world. Theres no hope of it happening and just sums up how little actual common sense there is on there. Isn't it amazing how once they reach a certain age they ALL want to settle down and find the one.?
Lot of crazy people in the world and most seem to have ended up on POF
This typifies what one can expect...
A woman has one pic up and she says it's the worst one of her she has (it's half blurred and you can't see her eyes) and if you want to see better ones you'll have to get to know her. The profile was blank so nothing to gauge from that. That's the mentality you can you expect to find on there... Another one was the man must be over 6 feet 3 tall, not drink alcohol, love cats and Disney, be funny, take good care of himself and work out. How many grown men who are 6'3+do you know who like Disney and cats?... I can't deal with the amount of stupidity and nonsense on show... All I got off POF was a headache... FWIW Any half attractive woman will be snowed under with messages that'll she won't be able to respond to them all
All I saw was CAN'T SEE LIKES x1000. Also a lot of No Timewasters or ONS as headlines as well. Rather than use precious space to create a good vibe or attract men most of the women just complain about this right away. The blunt truth is they can see likes if they choose but they won't pay to access the premium feature. So they'd much rather be cheap and complain. After a hour of negavite profiles I'd had enough of seeing it. If they can't make the effort neither can I. Sums up the type of petson on there to be honest. >>>>>Nobody can be bothered to make an effort yet they still expect Mr Right to miraculously drop into their laps
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.