insert_name Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Wow, speak of the devil and she shall appear. She even describes herself as a "Demisexual" on OK Cupid. Interesting read. I got as far as 'always up for friend zoning guys...' What a winner, she has no idea about how to market herself. Mind you, she has probably got far more messages this week than I will get in a lifetime off OLD so I guess that attitude is probably working out fine for her. Link to post Share on other sites
TigerLilly78 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 yes,serial daters,fat woman,ugly personas,woman with issues.Woman who can't make up their mind on what they want.Woman with a long list that you must be able to cover the check list. And all the men are "fit healthy in every possible way no lists of standards no issues Mr universes who know exactly what they want" they are in essence platinum catches? :laugh: Link to post Share on other sites
TigerLilly78 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 And does that make her a "low quality" person? Well lets be honest here if it walks like a duck and all that its rare that it turns out to be a lama now isn't it? if anything women who continually take very scantily clad photos of them selves and then post them to a "dating" site are advertising for something and its prob not how great of a homemaker they would be..lol Of course its their prerogative and their right to do as they please but others might judge them on it thats just how life goes..it swings bouth ways the dudes who post the bare chest selfies with their jeans hanging down to thier cracks are not much better but it is what it is.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Even the name Plenty of Fish speaks volumes. have you ever been to a POF event? its a bunch of low-class rednecks who know more about harleys than the world around them 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I got as far as 'always up for friend zoning guys...' What a winner, she has no idea about how to market herself. Mind you, she has probably got far more messages this week than I will get in a lifetime off OLD so I guess that attitude is probably working out fine for her. She's just showing she's just as attention starved as a lot of women on these free sites. What's funny is, she says she can't stand narcissistic men and I'm thinking "Pot calling the kettle black!" Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 She's just showing she's just as attention starved as a lot of women on these free sites. What's funny is, she says she can't stand narcissistic men and I'm thinking "Pot calling the kettle black!" indeed Link to post Share on other sites
Jethro Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I get all sorts of women trying to message me from my POF account. Almost all of them I would be horrified to be related to let alone on a date with. Nasty, low life bottom feeders. Free sites are the worst dating sites by far. Match is only slightly above, but at least with women carrying a subscription you know it's probably not someone living in a cardboard box and spending all their welfare money on Mad Dog wine and generic cigarettes. Gross. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mangina Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 In my area plenty of fish has nothing but tattooed girls with piercings flicking off the camera 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NJ123 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 In my area plenty of fish has nothing but tattooed girls with piercings flicking off the camera POF is pretty bad. That site just has a very sleazy feel to it. OKCupid is a bit better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mangina Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 POF is pretty bad. That site just has a very sleazy feel to it. OKCupid is a bit better. Yes okcupid that's where I met both my girlfriends. It has a lot of pretty girls with well written profiles. Now their standards maybe a little unrealistic, but they don't seem like the trashy type. Link to post Share on other sites
NJ123 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yes okcupid that's where I met both my girlfriends. It has a lot of pretty girls with well written profiles. Now their standards maybe a little unrealistic, but they don't seem like the trashy type. Yeah, that's the whole problem. The women in online dating have even worse standards than in person. I'm only 5'7" so probably 80% of women through online dating would eliminate me automatically due to being able to put the preference of only taller guys to see. Link to post Share on other sites
Mangina Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yeah, that's the whole problem. The women in online dating have even worse standards than in person. I'm only 5'7" so probably 80% of women through online dating would eliminate me automatically due to being able to put the preference of only taller guys to see. My roommate and best friend is a very handsome guy he get a lot of girls often very pretty. He's 5'9" online he couldn't meet with any pretty girls. Some looked pretty in their pics but when he met them they didn't look anything like in their pics. The girls on there are on there because they are not interested in guys they meet in person so they get on to see if they can meet cuter guys taller guys more money or all the above. Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 You know what's ironic? Spoke with this woman I knew for a while at a Meetup event last night. Said she's currently dating someone she met online and has a "No dating within Meetup" dating policy. Rather sad. Imagine purposely avoiding human interaction as opposed to the callous and impersonal online dating option. Link to post Share on other sites
CrystalShine2011 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I like OKC best....seems like a more wide variety of people... Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I like OKC best....seems like a more wide variety of people... Personally, OK Cupid has a limited amount of people popping up in my area. I usually look in the margins of whom I'm browsing at THOSE profiles. Link to post Share on other sites
Sunberry Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Compared to OKC, I don't think it's that great. Link to post Share on other sites
E-Squared Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I have had an account on there since late 2009 and I question why I still have an account on there sometimes. I still have an account on OkCupid, too, but I'm going to discuss POF right now. I have my gripes on that site and I'm going to start with the "Meet Me" feature. I don't trust that feature one bit. Here's why: I remember messaging one girl who allegedly "wanted to meet me" and I think I might have clicked "yes" or "maybe" once. I got an email once saying that we both "want to meet each other." So I once tried contacting her, and all I got were short two-to-five word responses. I even looked at her profile. I saw that she was a single mother of two and all she wrote on her page was "I'm just tired of all the bull****." That's it. So after a bit, I gave up on trying to contact her and then not long after, she closed her account. She probably had persistent guys trying to message her, maybe sent her creepy messages, I don't know. All I know is that I wasted my time messaging her. You could say that I stereotyped her, but I have a feeling that this girl was someone whose baby daddy probably abused her or something. I could continue trying to use OkCupid, but sometimes I feel tempted to read some of the questions on a woman's profile to see if I should consider messaging her. I sometimes have beefs with some questions like "Would you prefer to date someone within your own ethnicity?" or "If a potential match was overweight, would that be a dealbreaker?" Link to post Share on other sites
Targetlock Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 i have so much trouble trying to get responses on PoF then i only get messages off well not exactly great women that either go nowhere or act strangely. Link to post Share on other sites
Popsicle Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 There are 3 good things going for POF that the other dating sites (at least the couple I've seen) don't have. And those are that they allow you to set up your account so that 1. you won't receive messages from people who don't have any pictures. 2. you won't receive messages from people who are not within your specified age group or country. and 3. you won't receive messages that are shorter than your chosen desired length (i.e. to filter out those messages that say "Hi" and nothing else). Of course, you can turn any of these settings on or off, but I think it's a good idea and think all dating sites should have those options. I wish they would allow you to turn off the "Meet Me" feature. I don't even look at these, I just delete them. I prefer written messages and I don't even have the setting turned on to limit the length of a written message. The only other thing that's bad is that (and I had to learn this the hard way) because it's free, there are people who are incarcerated on there. Of course, that sucks, but I realized that if you never ever, without exception do long-distance and limit your messaging with a date to 1-2 weeks or less before you meet face to face for a date, then you will eliminate these people. Many paid sites offer free trial periods that incarcerated folks and scammers can sign up on too, so they are no better. Just go for the site that has the most people on it, and I'm guessing that will be Match.com. It also helps to never ever look at who has viewed your profile. It'll only make you think too much, and never good thoughts. Link to post Share on other sites
E-Squared Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I wish they would allow you to turn off the "Meet Me" feature. I don't even look at these, I just delete them. I prefer written messages and I don't even have the setting turned on to limit the length of a written message. The "Meet Me" feature annoys me and I forgot to mention more about my beef with that feature. What I have noticed is that the "Maybe" button is "Yes" in disguise. I remember clicking "Maybe" on many women, but then I found the list and there were more women who I clicked "Maybe" on than "Yes." Link to post Share on other sites
Nikki Sahagin Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I honestly think when it comes to dating sites a paid membership is better. Someone who is willing to pay is odds on more likely to be SERIOUS about looking for a relationship, or just very stupid with money. Anyone can sign up to a free dating site which means the quality/intentions/availability of users is a mixed bag. Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The only other thing that's bad is that (and I had to learn this the hard way) because it's free, there are people who are incarcerated on there. . Or bums off the street can go into a public library and sign up for POF. :laugh: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Some people wish to keep the two separate, like not looking for dates at work. I don't see that there is a problem with this. Actually, there is a bit of a problem when it comes to this..it depends on the maturity level of the individual and their ability to deal with it. Usually people who lack maturity in with dealing with such things take issue with dating within their social circles. Work is something different, and doesn't compare to Meetup as there are no real big consequences by dating within Meetup. It won't affect your livelihood...it could get awkward if you see them again at future events if things don't work out, but in life there are risks and some just need to suck it up and deal with it. Edited February 17, 2015 by LookAtThisPOst Link to post Share on other sites
LookAtThisPOst Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 What's interesting is, after having taken a break from POF and OK Cupid, I decided to hop back on...still the same faces of the women I had already emailed before. I decided to send them another email, no response obviously, so I'm discovering that people on online dating have these unrealistic expectations as well. Some aren't even much to look at. Link to post Share on other sites
Bfef Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 What's interesting is, after having taken a break from POF and OK Cupid, I decided to hop back on...still the same faces of the women I had already emailed before. I decided to send them another email, no response obviously, so I'm discovering that people on online dating have these unrealistic expectations as well. Some aren't even much to look at. I have found this to be the case too. I live in a fairly small town in the UK so the dating pool is a bit limited but even so I see the same women on POF month after month, some even a year later [i went back on it after a year break]. Even paid sites have the same people on with users signing up to several at once. They are obviously still active because I see new photos or a slightly updated profile but really without realistic expectations why do they bother? It just seems lazy that they think just having a profile is enough and Mr Right will eventually drop by with a minimum of effort on their part. If they just want to do that why not hang out in a bar a couple of evenings a week? Link to post Share on other sites
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