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Kansas
1 review
27 helpful votes
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No name
May 3, 2016

Ill tell you about this sight I was on it off and on for Two years and their nothing but sexual predators psychos liars skanks and all they do is lie about what there about and what they do. Most men and women are married or have more than one partner and some I bet a lot have lots of STD s. This sight is no good and it's dangerous! And the people who run it won't do anything about what happens when you meet someone. They blocked me because I cursed them out and I snapped on them to. Someone needs to shut this sight down because their always elugal things that goes on on this sight that shouldn't be going on. The FBI and police needs to monitor this sight. Because women for sure have been raped killed and god knows what. When it comes to sights like this one it's a hot spot for sex offenders and rapist..

Date of experience: May 3, 2016
GB
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Too picky and too bitter
September 12, 2022

The women all want a perfect guy but why would anyone even half perfect want anything to do with them?

99% are unattractive overweight -covered in tattoos and have multiple children out of wedlock, but most importantly of all they're not nice people, there's no happiness or kindness in their profiles they are just bitter. Most are way, way past their best yet act like they're still 23.

Most can't even be bothered to to fill their profile out and tell you to ask. They spend more time telling you they can't see likes than filling out their bio.

It is literally the bottom 5% society has to offer who believe they're entitled to the top 5% of men. Absolutely insane behavior

I recommend you play pof bingo,

Can't see likes
My kids will always come first
Make me laugh
I'm independent and don't need a man
Can't see likes
I know my worth
Not prepared to settle
Photos up only of their round face
Where is my prince charming?
Did i mention they can't see likes?
Photos from 2017
Lying about their age to get a younger man

Date of experience: September 12, 2022
Indiana
9 reviews
30 helpful votes
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No women without kids
August 20, 2022
Updated review

I have no kids and no family. Found women who have 9 grandkids were interested in me, but found in my age bracket there were only 53 women without kids or grandkids. Even had one not attractive woman in my age bracket tell me I was limiting myself by asking for a woman with no kids and no grands as they are called on their. Gee, I am the one who paid for the membership? After 2 months of getting matched up with smokers as I quit in 83 and having young women in their 20's saying they were 50-60's I deleted it today. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Date of experience: August 20, 2022

Waste of time and money
June 16, 2022
Previous review

I have been on this site when it was owned by Markus? Now that Match owns its a waste of money and time. I thought one last time and got a 1 year membership for $120. I found the same people with the same pics from 7 years ago. Most have their messaging disabled meaning you have to like them or can't send a message at all. I have also found a ton of young women posting their ages 30-40 years older than what you can see in their profile. It might be OK for younger people, but its scary how many women my age or younger have more wrinkles than a bad pair of pants.

Date of experience: June 16, 2022
GB
1 review
11 helpful votes
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No grip on reality
March 10, 2017

Full of single mothers, divorced women and mediocre women looking for attention with no intention of meeting up.
Expectations ridiculously high - unemployed or menial type job, several children to different fathers (and still under 30) and they are they demand that you have a millionaire lifestyle.
Also full of girls looking for sex but say they're not and want you to be a "gentleman".
So if you're just a normal, no totally sleazy guy you meet them and are respectful but fun etc they tell you you're "too nice" because you haven't tried to bang them in a toilet.
A tip: If you want sex just be honest - don't tell guys you want Prince Charming then tell him to jog on when he behaves like that.
A lot of confused women out there.
Met a girl on the site, spoke for a month arranged a date, date went great, had a second coffee date then she came and stayed for the weekend. Told me how she met a guy on a Tinder date and let him do her up the $#*! on the first date
Never put out with me. Weird weird weird.
I would only use this in conjunction with real world dating because 95% of them are at it.
Finally unless you are super lonely and desperate don't go near any female with kids - they are after casual sex (even though they might not admit it) or someone to be a father figure.
If its a half-decent looking girl - establish the sexual parameters early on or they will ditch you and look for a another guy because you've been too nice.

Date of experience: March 10, 2017
Wyoming
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Nothing but catfish
February 12, 2023

I tried this app for 2 months and the only people that messaged me wanted money, when I called them out, they reported me and had my account deleted! I think the whole system is a scam!

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Kentucky
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Most people on the site Women are nice, but who or whom adminsters the site is less than desirable, aragant, non-resposive, will boot you after 3 or so conversations, whether plesant or not. I have couple friends converse with, have them on facebook, have conversation with them they boot you 3 days. If find better one let me know, match pretty good. Administraors on POF needs be more pleasant and/or cooperative. Hope they heard me.

Date of experience: July 17, 2017
GB
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I would like everyone to know that i have been treated badly by the plentyoffish site. I have been a member on there for 2yrs trying to find my soulmate, then suddenly they block me from using the site, no giving me a valid reason. I am a honest, reliable and nice person who would not do any harm to anyone. They think i have been harassing someone on the site which is not true. I promise i wouldnt harass or make fun of them.so i am asking everyone not to use that site and use other dating sites like midsummers eve or freedating or smooch for instance.

Date of experience: October 6, 2009
GB
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Do not use this site
October 13, 2015

I have been emailing POF as they have taken an incorrect amount. They have no customer service number and you can only contact by email. I have sent several emails explaining my situation and they haven't had the decency to respond. They took £81 and as soon as I received an email informing me of this, I tried to cancel the transaction. I got a message saying you cannot cancel within 24 hours - very suspicious. I cannot afford this as I am a single parent. Something has gone wrong and I didn't want this, I was only going to subscribe for 1 month. I cannot get any response from them. This in itself should make people wary of using the site. Most reputable companies will have a Customer Service number. I am now £81 worse off. I cancelled as soon as I could after the 24 hour period, but still no refund.

This company does not care about putting things right. They are unethical. I have had to ask my credit card company to look into this for me.

DO NOT use POF. Go on a site that will listen to genuine concerns and have a decent refund policy or cooling off policy.

Date of experience: October 13, 2015
GB
1 review
14 helpful votes
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I've had a profile for a few years now and use the site irregularly. In this time I've met one girl who was on the rebound from her boyfriend of many years who dumped her because he turned out to be gay, so she clearly just wanted to meet guys and mess around.
I've exchanged numbers with a number of other girls who never wanted to meet, so a complete waste of time.
I'd say because of the high volume of men even the mediocre girls can be very fussy with who they respond to.
If you have a distinctive look e. G fit into a sub-culture such as emo, rocker, goth or whatever, don't even expect girls of a similar look or background to respond to you as I've experienced. They can meet guys like that within their social circle and in actual fact are more likely to hook-up with "Jack the lad" types for something a bit different.
I think unless you put some serious time and effort into browsing and sending messages you get little out of it.
If you are simply using the site as a means of augmenting other firms of dating and meeting girls then just keep it as such.
Full of time wasters, single mothers and though I hate to say it a lot of damaged goods. Every girl I've spoke to has issues with ex boyfriends etc.
Plus a lot have ridiculous expectations when they have little to offer themselves.
I'm a university graduate with a decent enough job, intelligent, good chat, good looking enough, lots of interests and hobbies etc and yet get little results with the site.
So if you are looking for someone stick to meeting them when you go out.

Date of experience: May 29, 2016
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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PLENTY OF PHONIES
May 24, 2019

PLENTY OF SCAMMERS, TAKE YOUR CHOICE, NOT ONE REAL PERSON ON THIS SITE IN OVER 2 MONTHS, A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT, LIARS, THEY LOVE YOU WITH IN 2-3 EMAILS, THEN LATER HIT YOU FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PROVE TO THEM YOU CARE... LOL

Date of experience: May 24, 2019
GB
3 reviews
69 helpful votes
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I have been trying to use pof for about a year now and to this point all the women I have contacted and there have literally been thousands by this point have all turned out to be the most horrible people I have ever come across they have all been man hating Gold diggers. And dont get me started on the prostitutes on this site I have never sent a inapropriate pic or message that was rude in any way yet again without explination or warning my account was banned and I can not even make a new one not that I would want to that is. I mean the women on this site are more than the scrapings from the bottom of the Barrel they are the filth from underneath the Barrell they are both horrible in personality and in looks I would advise any man to avoid this site unless you enjoy abuse and ill behaviour.

Date of experience: May 10, 2015
Illinois
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I joined this site about five years ago, two years after the death of my wife. The site does not delete members who have stopped subscribing or not logged in for years. There are a very small percentage of active users and very few new subscribers that stay active after a couple of months. The "meet me" feature is computer generated to get free subscribers to "upgrade". I've met about 3 women a year on this site. 70% are asian women looking for a husband to stay in the US. Three were either scammers, or american women using different identities, all were in Florida. The rest were scorned from prior marriages and pigeon hole all ment to their ex-spouses habits, even if you have never been divorced.

After being a member for more than two years, same women are matched over, over, and over again, even if you have blocked them.

Geographical locations don't work at all. Women in my area are shown to be 20 miles away, women 80 miles away show up as 1-3 miles away.

None of the match criteria is considered. I am white, and all my matches are to black, asian, or hispanics.

In short, don't waste your time or money on this site, find an alternative way to meet that person you're looking for. POF is a waste of time, even if it is free, and a waste of money if your considering an upgrade.

Date of experience: January 24, 2017
Texas
1 review
25 helpful votes
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I've been on POF for over five years, and I've noticed thousands of attractive, beautiful, educated, women who are all looking for one "good man." to be with. The problem with that common thread on all their profiles, is that they haven't found him in over five years I've noticed this by the thousands. (There were two really decent women, I knew who did find that "good man)

How is it, that after five years, all these want- to- settle- down- with- one good-- man- women can't find him.

Could it be they are difficult, uncompromising, stubborn, inflexible, incapable of dealing with men that actually have a spine. Could they actually be "players?" Women? Oh my.
Oh dear. Are they just looking for the BBD: Bigger- Better- Deal.

Well after five years on POF, that's my opinion. And after seeing on the news enough high profile divorce settlements where the feminine gender has no problem turning into a three headed hydra, I've decided to forget about finding a good woman, and instead am going to try to find the Lost Dutchman: I'll have a better chance at finding that.

Date of experience: May 8, 2015
Washington
1 review
7 helpful votes
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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.

Date of experience: July 17, 2019
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Plenty of Fakes
February 11, 2017

There is nothing wrong with POF for the most part, but you must be your own dating site screening manager. One thing that sticks out is, not just misrepresentation, but misrepresentation to the point that many of the members are fraudulently representing who they really are. Therefore, initial screening of anyone who makes contact is paramount or one might find themselves going on a few very disappointing dates.

The most common and evident misrepresentations among the female members of POF are the categories of weight, smoking, alcohol use and employment status (if completed). I found that the self description of weight was often understated by 50 to 80 lbs, where they stated that they had a few extra pounds yet were horribly obese. Smoking was the second biggest misrepresentation. But POF itself is responsible for this. They even advise smokers to indicate that they are non-smoking if they are light smokers or are in that never-ending process of quitting. Watch for the drinking! In 100 percent of the time, the social drinkers I went out with could put me under the table in record time often consuming four to six drinks in a couple of hours on a first date. Finally there is employment status. In 100 percent of the time also, the women I first met significantly overstated their employment status and economic situation to the point that, if the meet-up turned into a relationship, she would have been totally financially dependant.

There are many good women on POF, but they seem to get lost with those who are so desperate for a man that they will say almost anything to get that first date!

Date of experience: February 11, 2017
Pennsylvania
4 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Not a good experience
November 6, 2018

Pof is a joke an I say this cause no one seems sincere also most people are to far away to travel also there's profiles with no pic and very little about themselves

Date of experience: November 4, 2018
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lying Pepsi floozy
November 7, 2021

She goes on POF… meets guys. Fuks em right off bat not even challenge… was with her 2 days later something wasn't right… DRD giving b1tch… nd she says she dont like condoms…. But yet she dont want u to cvm in her… confusing b1tch… so watch ur d1cks boys… stay away from her.

Date of experience: November 7, 2021
California
1 review
9 helpful votes
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SCAM
July 29, 2022

POF is filled with fake pics, fake profiles, bots, and scammers.
In fact, I feel certain that POF employees make the fake profiles and then chat with
People to try to get us to spend more money. The reason I say this is because it was IMPOSSIBLE to get anyone to meet in person... they always had a million excuses as to why they couldn't meet.
What a horrible waste of time and money.

Date of experience: July 29, 2022
Florida
21 reviews
17 helpful votes
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Not for me
September 2, 2017

I mean this site is good for random fun. I would stay away simply because I think the people of here are crazy. The don't know how to start a conversation and just seem to be in rush...

Date of experience: September 2, 2017
Georgia
1 review
20 helpful votes
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Beware!
April 13, 2016

Plz_Stop_Hatin_206 age 45

Single father 50/50 joint custody is MARRIED... and gave my sister WARTS!
He sells drugs and uses ALOT of alcohol. Bankrupt and uses many aliases.
He will ask request money and try to get you drunk so his biker freinds can have fun with you too. Our family is devastated and may God bless All women who have come in contact with this man.

Date of experience: April 13, 2016

Overview

Plenty of Fish has a rating of 1.3 stars from 1,957 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Plenty of Fish most frequently mention fake profiles, customer service and credit card. Plenty of Fish ranks 655th among Dating sites.

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