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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/3/2008 9:33:08 AM | I have been on about 6 dates in the year or so that I have been using the site
personally, I like to do some im or phoning with a person (or both) before agreeing to meet them in person
in only one case have i seen the person past the first date.......in a couple of cases, very nice men but no spark, one guy was extremely narcissitic and i couldn't wait for the date to be done, the last date i had pulled something EXTREMELY inappropriate that probably should have been reported to the police
i did meet one extremely special person who is still a part of my life..........i am no longer looking, but love the forums and like to keep in touch with some folks from here
i do believe, after paying for a site or two in the past, that they are all pretty much the same; i really don't think you get much different for results at paid sites, but maybe that's just me............people are people, and the "fishpond" doesn't change, just maybe how you find and get the fish that are in it
just be sure to respect the wishes of your prospects with regard to their need to feel safe on a first meet or date (see the "Safety on the first date" thread under "Dating Experiences")
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/3/2008 10:26:25 AM | Been on one date and the guy had told so many lies before hand, it was a total disaster. But its alright thirty something women throw themselves into his bed, so I know he is alright. 
or is it when you ask how many women they dated off this site and they reply nine in one week YUK ALERT cos none of them wanted him, whats wrong with him????
Over analyzing happens way too much in the written words stops a lot of dates, too much I WANT goes on too. Really unless you are well clever with the written word you aint going on a date off the cyber world. | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/6/2008 8:54:04 AM | Ive met 2 guys both last year, 1 was just a cuppa never met again there was nothing there. Neither of us wanted to meet up again. There other I saw a few times. I dont want to meet a guy just for the sake of meeting up. I like to get to know someone before arranging to meet up, call it cautious! Saying Hi is grand and being able to say about something I have written in my profile so that I know he has read it! | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/6/2008 6:14:05 PM | | My best dates have been from POF! I have gone through eharmony, married.com (match.com), chemistry.com, and others, but POF has been good. I actually was never looking for dates, but they were fun. I have to state that I have fun pretty much anywhere at anytime, but that's just me | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/6/2008 9:01:31 PM | I have only been on this site for about a couple of weeks now, and I can only state that most of the men that I have heard from are those that I had sent an e-mail to.
Being that this is a free site, I have to state that I like the fact that it seems to be very well run. Many paid sites are not as well run as this (but, I am still a newbie to the site and my opinion can change).
I have not met any men from POF in person, but to tell you the truth I think that it is a good thing - good because I would like to take my time and read through the profiles.
Someone (or a few) mentioned that you can tell when someone puts a lot of thought into their profile. I would like to hope that is true. Now, it does not have to be a novel but it should be engaging enough to illicit the right people to send messages/respond to messages.
The best part of it all is that you can meet new friends in the forums (which I enjoy to read all of your comments and advice). :)
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/13/2008 6:59:58 PM | | I met my last girlfriend online.Not here but another dating site about 18 months ago.She asked me out and I said ok.We ended up dating for 6 months.We had about 4 e-mails and a phone conversation.We just found we weren't ment for each other.We parted on good terms though. | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/13/2008 7:23:44 PM |
Who has been on a date? How many emails, phone calls, im's, or whatever before you went on the date? What was your experience? Also a question to the ladies, how do you like to be approached on a first email from a user? Is showing too much interest scare you i.e. sending a bunch of gifts or saying you'd like to meet in an email.
Zero dates from this site, although one man skulked around my workplace a couple of times. I dated from other sites 7 years ago and had a longish relationship with one man. I had a previous profile here with photos and got many emails and IMs. I think because the site is free, men are flippant and cheap with words on POF.
First email? Write something that shows you read the words in her profile - very, very rare. Use spellcheck and good grammar - also very rare (in my neck of the woods).
Apparently men are visual, but please refrain from commenting on how hot she looks in the first email. It's a definite turn-off. Good luck. | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/13/2008 7:37:34 PM |
Some guys will send emails and every one of them says not much more than, "Hi. How was your day?" and tells me nothing. I'll answer in some detail and make sure there is a question that he can answer....same thing....and no answer to my question. .. I still don't know anymore about him than I did with the first email! It's not about the quantity of emails....it's about the quality. Some men just don't get it.
HUGE DITTO. It leaves one wondering "Did he actually read what I wrote?" This very thing (and one other) changed my focus from dating to just playing in the forums. | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/13/2008 8:05:57 PM | I've been out with 2 women from on-line since my wife and I split up. One was from , the other from here. The first one was 11 years older, and she decided that she didn't want to date someone that much younger than her, plus we lived a little over an hour away from each other.
The second one, the one I met on here, our first date was last night. We talked once or twice on the phone, and exchanged a few e-mails. My brother and I were planning a bonfire, and I invited her and any friends she wanted to bring, you know as a nice safe social thing. Nobody else showed up except her, my brother and me, but we still had a good time talking. We're planning on getting together again soon, possibly Tuesday night, and talked about getting together beyond that too.
The bad e-mails aren't just from guys either. I had one woman e-mail me saying "hit me up if you want to." I looked at her profile and it want' any better than that. | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/13/2008 8:12:35 PM | Met quite a few men from online. Don't know where else to go: most of the activities I'm involved in seem to be women-dominated. Mostly good experiences even if I didn't want a second date. Was stood up once which is a really rude thing to do to anyone.
Met the last guy I dated here. Did not end on good terms. I felt he was the man for me, but he couldn't hold up his end. Very disappointing!
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/13/2008 8:21:37 PM |
Some guys will send emails and every one of them says not much more than, "Hi. How was your day?" and tells me nothing. I'll answer in some detail and make sure there is a question that he can answer....same thing....and no answer to my question. .. I still don't know anymore about him than I did with the first email! It's not about the quantity of emails....it's about the quality. Some men just don't get it.
Perhaps some don't, can't be helped I reckon.
But I've sent out several emails that weren't carbon copies or anything and mentioned a few things of that particular female's profile and at the best I could recieve was just "Read". To be honest, I'd rather get Read Deleted because at least then I'd know where I stand. | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/15/2008 7:10:23 PM | | been on here for a year or so,,,,,met 20 or so ladies,,,,,dated or took out probably 6,,,,and i'm still single...WTF?? lol | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/15/2008 7:43:53 PM | It usually takes more than just 4 or 5 emails for me to consider a date or just a meeting. I like to chat with the guy on msn or whatever before I meet them in person, so I can get a better idea about them. I think I've only been on 3 different dates so far with guys I met here. One was a totally creepy guy who was a single father, and another one I've remained in contact with and whom I consider a distant friend.
Scaring me would be asking to meet in person in the first contact, or sending me a bunch of gifts proclaiming their "love" for me even though we've never spoken before. | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/15/2008 8:31:45 PM | Oh yes, unless I am completely uninterested, I will meet someone after one message. What's the point in waiting after all. So long as you meet someone in a safe, populated setting and don't give out your home address and phone number, etc, you shouldn't have a problem.
In actuality, for a period of time, I met every person who expressed interest. I decided that maybe I was not meeting someone special because I was hung up on a certain type.
lol That didn't work either. :-p
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/15/2008 9:06:24 PM | | I have met a few really nice guys from this site...prefer to talk to each other for a little while so the first meeting is not so awkward and always meet where I know everyone! But so far, my experience here has been a positive one...must admit, though, I am mostly in it for the forums. | |
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| How many people have actually went on a date using this site?
Posted: 7/15/2008 10:23:09 PM | Good question , went to coffee three times with a bloke ,seemed nice told him i wasn't into one night stands , never seen him again . had a fella arrange a time and didn't turn up
. track record pretty damn sad and i am no dragon so i really can't say i have had a proper date lol
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